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Not a macro

Postby Oneputt on Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:54 pm

Taken with the kit lens.

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Postby kinetic on Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:50 pm

Nice shot Oneputt - I really like the colours in this image.
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Postby DionM on Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:58 pm

Very vibrant colours. :shock:

Are you shooting these indoors against a backdrop or something?

Dunno if its just the lighting, but the 'internal' stalks seem a bit out of focus?

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Postby Oneputt on Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:31 pm

Yup indoors against a black backdrop with angled and diffused fash.
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Postby E1Shane on Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:25 pm

Very nice, like the frame work too. Grow them yourself :D
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:53 pm

Nice colours and framing oneputt. If it was the kit lens then perhaps you were inside the minimum close focus distance because the petals are a little soft on my screen.

It would be interesting to have the twin flowers offset or change perspective a little so that one sits back from the other and experiment with variable focussing or selective focussing. Just to see what visual effect it might present.
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Postby Manta on Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:26 am

That's a stunning image John. If I was to offer any sort of critique, it would be to widen the crop a little bit as they seem a little crowded horizontally. I'm sure, however, you've made your decision based on what you had in front of you.

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Postby Oneputt on Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:06 am

Simon I'll own up that all I was trying to do was see what I could do with the kit lens. It is not cropped at all, and I gave very little thought to the composition :oops: :lol:
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Postby Sheetshooter on Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:16 am

John,

What a hoot. Always gratifying that something can perform tasks adequately which seem to push the envelope of anticipated expectation.

If you do have a means of getting closer I think there could be some additional great games to play with the negative space between the blooms and the network of lines therein.
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Postby Slider on Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:34 pm

Nice detail John. :D
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