Passion and sistus

[mooksool]

A passionfruit flower and more abstract shot of a sistus (i think)...

[Bald Eagle]

mooksool, I have been folowing your progress via pictures, and I have to say the second image is fantastic, very sharp, awesome colors, You should be very proud of that second shot. I would.:D :D :D

[BigAl-SA]

Nicely done. As a matter of interest, what Fstop were you using on these?

I would maybe have tried a slightly different angle on the grenadilla flower. It feels a bit too head on to me. Keep them coming !!

[dancinec]

I like the first shot best, interesting kind of passionflower. Well done.

[mooksool]

Thank you very much BE - as i've said elsewhere it's pretty daunting posting stuff when you see the talent on show...these are actually some of the first with my new 20D...the canon 100 2.8 hasn't arrived yet so i'm using a friend's Tamron 100mm.

Cheers BigAl ...thanks for the advice...I shot around it...here's another - Pic one was 20....The second was 5.6.

Thanks dancinec...i think they're so out there...like a sci-fi flower.

[BigAl-SA]

Cheers BigAl ...thanks for the advice...I shot around it...here's another - Pic one was 20....The second was 5.6.You're brave trying 5.6, but I really like the effect you got. I like the angle on the 2nd grenadilla flower more (except you chopped the interesting bits off at the top :p)

[LordV]

Good shots, I was going to suggest try a better angle on the passion flower- 2nd shot of that is better. As for aperture you will find working around F11-F13 seems optimum for macro lenses for sharpness and dof. Many of us use ETTL flash to keep the shutter times high for bugs.
Brian V.

[mooksool]

Thank you for the tip Brian - I'm such a learner at this ...so this kind of advice is priceless.

[LordV]

Thank you for the tip Brian - I'm such a learner at this ...so this kind of advice is priceless.
mooksool, there are some tips stickied at the top of this forum that will be worth a read. I wrote a short piece on how I do my shots here.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/mimicry/discuss/66514/
Brian V.

[Leorooster]

Very nice shots. I love the dreamy effect of the 2nd one.

[kallousa]

Great shots. I like the second ond and the first at the different angle

THanx for sharing
Regards

[jr#8]

Awesome images all 3. Have you ever tryied 3D, IMO the 1st image would Make a really sharp 3D.

[racketman]

love the second shot, stunning colours. Passion Flower reminds me of a shot from the summer, coming into land:
http://imagehosting.hostrave.com/uploads/dbad376fb1.jpg

[jr#8]

racket that is one stunning image. WOW What timing

[mooksool]

Fantastic Racketman....agree about timing....now that's a shot to emulate.
Thanx for the comments....

[JohnnyG]

Mooksool, your flowers are very nice. Sharp focus and wonderful color.

Racketman, as it's been said, your timing is perfect. Well done for sure!

[mooksool]

Taking advice onboard for 3rd attempt...

[cowenbecky]

Love your flowers. Great shots.

[mooksool]

thanx a lot....getting great tips here (BE and Brian included)...cool avatar on your post.

[BigAl-SA]

That last one really does work!

Great shot Racketman, but did you notice how feeble his grenadilla flower looks compared to the ones from the southern hemisphere? :p :D

[mooksool]

That last one really does work!

Great shot Racketman, but did you notice how feeble his grenadilla flower looks compared to the ones from the southern hemisphere? :p :D

...like the rugby teams...go the All Blacks! :) :lol:

Thanx for the tips BigAl...made all the difference.