!! Thanks Bob, Most thorough reply. I agree with you and Paul about the DOF. Tricky, though because I was in the public orchid house, so it is frowned upon to bring in tripods and move the flowers around. Still, I might try a monopod next time.
D Bob Sullivan wrote: > 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. >> >> > > -- [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.
