Derby, I think the Vivitar 105 macro has a good reputation and you show why. At the risk of being a bore, here are some comments... 1) Blue Pansy(?) - Nice. Did you see Ken Waller's comments about holding the whole exposure back on red birds so the red doesn't block-up. Your yellow has this problem. Ken talked about using individual channels and curves to fix it. Something about lowering the whole exposure and bringing the other channels back up later. 2) Orchid - Dreamy composition with single vertical pedal, but not enough in focus for my tastes. 3) Orchid branch/bunch - Sharp blossoms really draw the eye. Out of focus blossoms are a big distraction :-( This is a continuing problem when trying to get the composition you are shooting for. Keep working on it. 4) see 3 5) I think the subject is interesting but ugly. I'd lose the 2nd spike in the lower left of the photo. I think it detracts, competing with the main spike. I especially appreciated the contrast between the pointy/hairy bits with water drops and the creamy background. 6) Can you get more detail in the blossom? What works for me is the contrast between the blossom and the soft stem and background. 7) I like the composition with the two bright background spots. Stem is sharper but Lady Slipper Orchid blossom is not. Better might be more DOF to get both in focus. 8) My favorite of this set. The colors remind me of an abstract painting and showing all those bits so sharp is a real challenge. A difficult shot with a great result. I wish my attempts were so successful. Regards, Bob S.
On 10/20/07, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice lens. Fast becoming my favourite macro. > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_10/07_10_vivitarmacro/index.htm > > > And an OT PESO (it was taken with a Fuji F20) > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_10/07_10_fashionistas/01.htm > > D > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
