Thanks guys. The macro is my go-to lens because I don't have to go far to find good use for it.
I had to use the 200mm lens for the magnolia because its flowers are a bit high off the ground. The tree grew vertically due to lack of light. The previous owners of our property who established the garden had rocks in their heads... Cheers, Dave > On Aug 27, 2019, at 11:33 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > A fine gallery, Dave. That lens does you proud! I'm greatly encouraged. > > Alan C > > On 27-Aug-19 07:06 AM, David Mann wrote: >> It's been several months since I picked up the dslr but our magnolia tree is >> going bonkers this year so I wanted to get a couple of pics. While I was >> out there I saw a few other opportunities so went back in to get the macro >> lens. >> >> Magnolia flower: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1066/#peso >> >> Rhododendron bud: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1067/#peso >> >> Rose Hips (technically not a spring one): >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1068/#peso >> >> Helleborus: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1069/#peso >> I spent a few minutes waiting for a bumblebee to visit this flower, which it >> did, but the photos didn't really come out well. >> >> This time I made a bit more use of the tools in Camera Raw while opening the >> files in Photoshop... very pleased with what it could do. >> >> Cheers, >> Dave > > > -- > 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.
