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BlanceEMT
6th of July 2005 (Wed), 20:59
hey, first day with an slr... kit lens and quantaray "up-close" filters... +4, +2, +1 stacked... all the images are about 25% original size for web, and all but the grass-only pic are cropped for slightely better composition!

http://img301.echo.cx/img301/5664/img00585zy.jpg

http://img260.echo.cx/img260/8579/img00662az.jpg

http://img260.echo.cx/img260/4738/img00946rb.jpg

i think i like #3 the most...

Things ive learned my first day: manual focus not as easy as one might imagine, very sensitive... and WOW keepin my left eye closed was getting tiring/right eye also gettin tired and started to blur!!!
Ivan
6th of July 2005 (Wed), 23:45
WOW! Very nice! Another reason for me to get a DSLR! Nice shots!
michapma
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 01:47
Excellent colors, interesting composition.



Fewer exclamation marks. ;) :D
Mannytkd
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 03:26
Very very good for your first time, and if your going to do work like that it will only improve and i look forward to that......

If you don't i have done some work on your blade of grass and bead of water and as you can see your photo is top notch, if you don't have any thing like photoshop or paintshop pro then you'll need to get one or something similar???

Good luck. ;)
Bald Eagle
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 04:35
fantastic first shots with the new camera, be careful, macro is addictive. great work.
BlanceEMT
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 05:32
i think i may have used AF on the blade of grass though... kinda cheapens things up...
Mannytkd
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 06:39
All my macro shots are in AF mode. Take a look at my site....??
Leorooster
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 06:53
Nice shots!
queenbee288
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 10:55
I love the composition on the blade of grass and water drop.

Char
learjet035
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 14:27
how is the background black like that, it looks cool?!
Mannytkd
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 15:58
Are you refering to the original or the one that i've processed in photoshop, if your refering to the second shot then i used the highlight and shadow option in photoshop carefully to get the right composition.

how is the background black like that, it looks cool?!
learjet035
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 17:02
Manny, yours looks sweet, but in general on macro shots, how did he get the background black? Was this taken @ night?
BlanceEMT
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 20:25
they were daytime, aperature open as full as possible... so i guess some shading blurred out so much turned dark? i was layin in the (desperately needin to get cut) grass... so there was plenty of shadows
2goldens
7th of July 2005 (Thu), 20:42
Great first shots.
learjet035
8th of July 2005 (Fri), 06:42
Awesome! Thats very cool how that came out. Keep up the good work, I'm off to buy a macro =)
BlanceEMT
8th of July 2005 (Fri), 14:03
manny, i do like what you did, but its a bit too post prosesse for my tastes... too sharp b/t highlights and shadows... doesnt look real to me. my 2c
Avalonthas
8th of July 2005 (Fri), 15:44
i like #3 too, nice and crisp. good work
scrumpy
8th of July 2005 (Fri), 16:58
IMHO I think there should be a ban on interfering with other members postings. We surely have no right to download and 'improve' another persons work without their permission. Just my 2cents worth.
BlanceEMT
8th of July 2005 (Fri), 18:03
IMHO I think there should be a ban on interfering with other members postings. We surely have no right to download and 'improve' another persons work without their permission. Just my 2cents worth.

i have absoluetly no problem ith people tryin to improve upon my pics, its a learnin experiance... i just personsonally didnt have to tinker in CS2