Noobie just having some fun

bosco0633bosco0633 Registered Users Posts: 52 Big grins
edited January 2, 2009 in Holy Macro
I had a great new years dinner with this little flower on our table. Thought I would take a quick picture just to see what I could do. I am really new to photography and feel that there is only one way to get better, and that is through trial and error.

Details
Nikon D300
200mm f5.6
ISO 800
1/60sec.

some pp work done through ligthroom

I start my college course in 2 weeks and look forward to learning as much as I can. Thanks for taking the time to view my photo. I know that it is not great, but any input you give me, I will try and take another photo before the flower dies.

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    I moved this from the Whipping Post, since the WP is for your best work. Since you freely admit this needs work, it doesn't belong there. Come back with your best!
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  • bosco0633bosco0633 Registered Users Posts: 52 Big grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    DavidTO wrote:
    I moved this from the Whipping Post, since the WP is for your best work. Since you freely admit this needs work, it doesn't belong there. Come back with your best!

    I am sorry, I should have known better.

    Thanks for moving it for me.

    I shot this inside hence the higher ISO. I want to invest in a tripod so that I can take a longer exposure for these types of shots.
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    bosco0633 wrote:
    I am sorry, I should have known better.

    Thanks for moving it for me.

    I shot this inside hence the higher ISO. I want to invest in a tripod so that I can take a longer exposure for these types of shots.


    Did you change the shot? I would have put this in Other Cool Shots, but I remember the one you posted as being a Macro on the flower.

    In any case, I'll leave it and let Skippy decide if it should be put elsewhere. You're hard to keep up with!!! lol3.gif
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  • bosco0633bosco0633 Registered Users Posts: 52 Big grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    I just scaled it down a bit so it wasnt so bloody big.

    Sorry if I caused any problems for you mate.

    Happy new year
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    bosco0633 wrote:
    I just scaled it down a bit so it wasnt so bloody big.

    Sorry if I caused any problems for you mate.

    Happy new year


    No problems at all. I'm just getting myself confused, I guess!!! lol3.gif
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Pic as posted is a little small but here goes.
    Looks pretty good- nice colour and focus.

    The flower looks a bit tight in the frame - I would either have taken a closer shot of the center or moved out a bit to give the flower some room.
    Assume this flower is part of a small floral decoration which makes it harder to isolate the subject but I think a more open aperture would have helped give more BG blur.

    Having said that I'm pretty useless on whole flower shots- for me they need too much work on the lighting to make them look interesting.

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  • bosco0633bosco0633 Registered Users Posts: 52 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    thanks so much, I really appreciate the help. I only hope to get better in 2009, so comments like this really help me out.

    Take care, im off to the Butterfly Conservatory today in Niagara Falls with a friend of mine who is teaching me some things. He is an amazing photographer and I hope to be a sponge around him today.
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