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Hey Gang,

I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.

Looking forward to your comments and crossing my fingers that you like one or two.

jim

http://www.pbase.com/sandman3/the_weeds_of_troup_county
 
Sandman said:
I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest
gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty
images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and
all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting
light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.
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Jim,

You got good weed man ! LOL Uh ...er...umm ...what I mean is ,
your photos are quite good. I'll bet this was the first time in front
of the camera for most of these plants ! The light certainly was
favorable. I kinda like the backlit triplets the best. Are you still
liking this camera or are you still trying to convince yourself that
it's good? From the pics you've posted to date, I'd say you're
very happy.

Scoob
 
Sandman said:
Hey Gang,

I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest
gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty
images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and
all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting
light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.

Looking forward to your comments and crossing my fingers that you
like one or two.

jim

http://www.pbase.com/sandman3/the_weeds_of_troup_county
Click to expand...
Good job although I'm not crazy about frames..

I treated my weeds taken with a d360l a few years ago a little different on my web-page...
http://wwwbg.tripod.com/weeds.htm

--
George, K2EWL http://wwwbg.tripod.com
Pics at http://www.pbase.com/george_druther

C3000Z, C2100UZ, C700UZ, CP700, 2 crummy vivitar digitals and a whole bunch of antique film exposing machines
 
...couldn't ya find no steenkeen Daisies?...

...I'm convinced that you (and a few others around here) could capture interesting photographic subjects in a dark, empty room!...

...lack of broadband denies me the chance to go through all of yer shots in original size, but I really like the "Japanese prints"...esp. #1...what are the curvy dark lines in the background?...
...definitely wall-hangers...
...thanks, Jim...
newby
(R)...if ya think ya can, or ya think ya can't...yer probly right...
 
Sandman,

There is something terribly wrong with that E-10. Send it to me immediately ... postage paid ... and I'll see if I can fix it for you. All great pics and I sure would like to see what you can do with that camera in the swamp. Hope you are having a great day!

Erg
What if the Hokey Pokey is 'what it's all about?'
http://www.pbase.com/ergo/ergoimages
 
Jim,
Real nice job on these...I also find that the E-10 really shines in closeups...

Backlit triplets is my favorite...

Darn perdy weeds you have down there...keep up the great work with your new camera...

Bob
 
Looks like that E-10 is treating you right (or is it the other way around?). I like the daisy and berry shots the best. You also chose a good time to take those because the lighting is just right. It’s amazing the shots you can get if you just take the time to look. Here is a “weed” shot I took on an empty lot (not as nice, but same genre):

 
Once again you show the depth of your spirit in the photos you take.

I find the minutes..yeah even the seconds before and after a sunset to give the richest light and the most challenge to a digital camera.

I especially like this one..
http://www.pbase.com/image/2195283/large

Great work jim....

Thanks for sharing.
Sandman said:
Hey Gang,

I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest
gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty
images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and
all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting
light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.

Looking forward to your comments and crossing my fingers that you
like one or two.

jim

http://www.pbase.com/sandman3/the_weeds_of_troup_county
Click to expand...
--
RichO :)
San Antonio, TX
http://www.pbase.com/richo/
http://www.richo.org/LearningCenter/faq_olympus.htm
'Life is a dance, Love is the music.'
 
Sandman said:
Hey Gang,

I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest
gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty
images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and
all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting
light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.

Looking forward to your comments and crossing my fingers that you
like one or two.
Click to expand...
No, just giving you a hard time Jim. They are lovely shots of prairie plants or refered to as herbaceous plants. I have studied about prairies and native species for our biodiversity program at work.

Looks like you are getting a lot of use with your new E-10. The quality of the images are outstanding. The warm tones and how the light is reflecting off of the grasses and flowers is striking.

Prairie fields geek
--
Barbara (pbase supporter)
C2100uzi
http://www.pbase.com/barbarabreits/galleries
 
It was hard to choose a favourite but I think I settled on Japanese Print #2 even with it's spider web. Good shooting Jim..

John Q
--

John Q....C-2100, C-180 and a very old Yashikor wide angle lens that I found in a junk store for $5 Cdn
http://www.pbase.com/john_q
 
I absolutely love "right berry". It takes my breath away.

Christine
Sandman said:
Hey Gang,

I am shamelessly trolling for comments and critiques of my latest
gallery of images: The Weeds of Troup County. There are twenty
images for your consideration. These were taken with the E-10 and
all taken within 30 minutes of sunset. There is some interesting
light and different subject matter, all found in an open field.

Looking forward to your comments and crossing my fingers that you
like one or two.

jim

http://www.pbase.com/sandman3/the_weeds_of_troup_county
Click to expand...
--
Christine
http://www.pbase.com/christinegay
 
Tim,

Honestly I am trying to decide if I like this camera. I like the way it feels and I like the view through the viewfinder. I'm still not getting quite the level of sharpness that I want, but I still need to give this camera a few more workouts in better settings. I wish i had the time to get to my favorite gardens to do a days worth of macros and see if I am making progress. The weed series was in less-than-optimal light and the subjects were very small, and I was very close. Perhaps backing off just an inch or two will give me the sharpness that i am looking for. I may also have to resort to using a tripod, as much as I hate to. It is so hard to do a decent composition when you have to frame your shot using a tripod.

Overall I am pleased with the weed series, in that it shows considerable progress over the last shoot. But I still see (and I know you do too) see the room for some more improvement.

Thanks for looking, thanks for commenting, and thanks for your friendship.

jim
 
Judy,

I am having fun! Thanks for looking and thanks for your comments. At this moment, I need all the encouragement I can get!

jim
 
George Druther,

Thanks for taking a look and thanks for your comments. I took a look at your website! And I thought I was the first person in history to take pictures of weeds! LOL!

Thanks again,

jim
 
newby,

Thanks for taking a look and thanks for the comments. The stuff in the background of the Japanese Prints is, believe it or not, a dried up mud puddle. Around here, if a mud puddle gets really dry, the top layer of the mud cracks and peels upward along the edges. It was this background that really attracted me to this set of weeds to capture against that background. I think this illustrates one facet of the value of the SLR viewfinder. You really can see what's going to be in the picture and you get a very close approximation of the DOF. It is really fun shooting with this viewfinder.

But I am still struggling. This whole series should have been 10 or 20 percent sharper. I'm blaming my lack of sharpness on the learning curve for now. All of these weeds are very small subjects and I had to get really close, pushing the 8 inch focusing limit. Perhaps on my next outting, I'll try to pull back just a bit and see if that helps me get that additional 10 to 20 percent I'm after.

Thanks for your encouragement, buzzy. It means a lot.

jim
 
Bob S,

Thanks for the compliments and comments. If you get a minute, read my reply to Tim in the post above. I'm still struggling getting the sharpness I'm looking for in these macros. If you have a tip or suggestion, I would sure appreciate it. I'm definately making improvement, but I do want another 10 to 20 percent improvement in the sharpness on these.

Thanks again,

jim
 
Vol,

Thanks for taking a look and thanks for your comments. I'm still learning here, but making some progress. I'm still wanting a bit more sharpness in the focus, but perhaps this will come in time. The UZI took me a few months to learn (and I still learn something new almost every time I use the camera), so I should give myself a few more weeks at least to master more fo the technical aspects of this new camera. These weeds were very small, and I was pushing the 8" minimum distance for macro focusing, so maybe backing off just a bit will help. Hopefuilly I'll get a chance to test this out in the next few days.

Again thanks for your comments and encouragement.

jim
 
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