I liked the colour and out of focus in this.
I liked the colour and out of focus in this.
Yes had a few of them up this year. Shallow DOF works well, but the subject is crying out for someone to do something new with it IMHO.
I agree completely.Yes had a few of them up this year. Shallow DOF works well, but the subject is crying out for someone to do something new with it IMHO.
Have you ever seen one that was biting sharp throughout? I can't easily recollect such a thing and it should be possible with 6mm lenses and focus stacking both available.
Apart from it being a hackneyed subject the issue with this one is that almost nothing is acceptably sharp and for this particular subject I believe that it needs to be.
MickLL
not a dandelion, but my dad did one here of a thistle with focus stacking that shows the sort of thing you could achieve
That's the idea. Nicely done and very interesting.not a dandelion, but my dad did one here of a thistle with focus stacking that shows the sort of thing you could achieve
MickLL
Now that IS interesting. Like that a lot.
The lens used was an f2.8 pancake on an Olympus e420 body. I am not convinced this is that good a lens I have struggled to get sharp photos in most situations. This was a macro shot at around f5 and 100th. Maybe I should have set the aperture at f8-f11 for greater depth of field and used a higher iso setting to get that shutter speed up to 200th?
Don't know why you need 200th if you are on a tripod and in (fairly) controlled conditions? Fully closed would be the answer, but of course it would not get a stacking result. Far as I can see the very centre is pin sharp. This was my similar attempt, but with a bigger plant.The lens used was an f2.8 pancake on an Olympus e420 body. I am not convinced this is that good a lens I have struggled to get sharp photos in most situations. This was a macro shot at around f5 and 100th. Maybe I should have set the aperture at f8-f11 for greater depth of field and used a higher iso setting to get that shutter speed up to 200th?
Once more I agree with Mike.
I regularly use shutter speeds of 1/15 of a second when using a tripod and in the field. I almost never hike the ISO above 100 and use apertures of f8 and smaller and my lens is a 200mm macro.
It's all down to a solid tripod and a cable release plus choosing the moment even in a light breeze. One gets used watching the shakes through the viewfinder and then pressing the button during the odd still moment. With the right subject I even add the mirror lock up to the above technique.
Not all of the shots are perfect and so I take a lot if the subject stays still - then bin all but the perfect ones.
Let me emphasize two things. My tripod is very solid and I avoid touching it during exposure by using a cable release.
MickLL
Ditto, but I use an IR release.My tripod is very solid and I avoid touching it during exposure by using a cable release.
It looks as if I will have to have another go at this subject. Next time the results might be better. I might even try it with my Fujifilm F72 compact as well.
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