First Macro

Never had a camera before other then some cheap-O junk one (HP 1.2mp)

Got the camera yestarday ... I know all the flower isn't in the picture.. but.. It's my first one !!! hehehe

ddd75 said:

ddd75 said:

Never had a camera before other then some cheap-O junk one (HP 1.2mp)

Got the camera yestarday ... I know all the flower isn't in the
picture.. but.. It's my first one !!! hehehe

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http://64.4.8.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=b1aa70741768c30411d0dae139904d80&lat=1043604998&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fcards%2ewebshots%2ecom%2fcp%2d45340203%2dCVvF%2dalbum%2f61816441iPqnWd

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--Beautiful shot.. Especially for first try.. Thanx for sharing..
Keep it up!!!
Vaughn T. Winfree

Digital Photography with my Sony f707 is my personal companion helping me on a journey of visual, technical, and creative adventures, leading to personal discovery.

Very nice, indeed--keep shooting and sharing. Thanks.
Sue
http://www.pbase.com/blazer904/717_first_shots
Oly330,S70,F717

Thanks!

Here is another URL if someone can't get it to work -- I know others couldn't get that link to work.

http://community.webshots.com/user/ddd75

Question:

I'm about to take some pictures and we have about 4" of snow right now.

Does anyone recommend some settings for this?

Thanks

ddd75 said:

Never had a camera before other then some cheap-O junk one (HP 1.2mp)

Got the camera yestarday ... I know all the flower isn't in the
picture.. but.. It's my first one !!! hehehe

http://community.webshots.com/image5/1/65/41/61816541rDrTMI_ph.jpg

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Nice first effort.
A couple of things to try in the future.

I have a friend who is a wholesale florist and he takes many many flower pictures for business use. He suggested that I should mist some water onto the flower before taking the picture. Any sprayer will work just set it for a fine spray so you don't get a stream and damage the flower. Gives a nice fresh, dewy look to the picture.

Maybe a f-stop higher, so the DOF is a little deeper. Yours was pretty close, only some softness around the edge of the flower. DOF is always a problem with macro, johann707 and I were talking about it on another thread, check out his scorpion.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=4259584

Again, great first effort.
Brooks
F717, HP315, Minolta Maxxum 5000i

'We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it -- and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again -- and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.' Pudd'nhead Wilson