They are interesting, and it's a good project to pursue, but to me the pictures are compositionally unsatisfying. As they loaded I was expecting to see the whole raspberry and it took a while for me to realise that that was all I was going to get. They feel unresolved to me.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Igor Roshchin > Sent: 10 November 2007 04:44 > To: PDML@pdml.net > Subject: PESO unusual raspberry > > > I took some pictures of raspberries. > (I actually spent several hours trying different light and lense > combinations.) > Well, these three pictures do not show just the raspberry, > but the extra > "creatures" growing on it as well. > I was playing with the new D-FA 100/2.8 lens: > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/IMGP9428.jpg > and then the same lens in combination with the 1.7x. > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/IMGP9503.jpg > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/IMGP9527.jpg > > The idea of using a TC for Macro imaging was picked from somebody's > recent post here. > I like it! > > I also tried to use a monstrous combination of > 100/2.8 - SMC 2x - SMC 1.7x, but I didn't get any that I like. > Also, I believe DOF was becoming too shallow, and when I tried to > close down the aperture, I may have seen some diffraction showing up > (although I am too lazy to estimate if I should see any noticeable > diffraction at those values). > If you are really interested to see some of those, take a look here: > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Raspberries/100-2_0x-1_7x/ > > > Disclaimer: No raspberries were harmed or eaten during the > photo session. > > Igor > > > -- > 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.
