Dragons and Damsels -today's catch

DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
edited June 25, 2006 in Holy Macro
I stopped by the lake on the way home. No fancy post processing -I like to let the aperture and the light paint the background. No cropping -it's for people who can't frame...

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All taken with a Canon 20D + 100mm macro lens. All in aperture priority F8 -2/3 exposure bias. Some with an undiffused 430EX flash set to -2/3.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    Hi Welcome to forum great closeups thumb.gif and composition
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Hi Welcome to forum great closeups thumb.gif and composition

    Thanks!
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  • retroretro Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    #1 has a bit too busy background for my taste, the rest are great, however I disagree with your statement "cropping is for people who can't frame"...
    As i see it cropping or any pp is just another tool to make your photos better. If you think your shots are fine without it -good. If you can improve them in pp (and i belive almost all photos can be improved) go ahead.
  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    retro wrote:
    #1 has a bit too busy background for my taste, the rest are great, however I disagree with your statement "cropping is for people who can't frame"...
    As i see it cropping or any pp is just another tool to make your photos better. If you think your shots are fine without it -good. If you can improve them in pp (and i belive almost all photos can be improved) go ahead.

    First let me say that I agree with you -to a point. If you are in the habit of cropping your images then you might cop the attitude that you don't need to worry about composition since you'll just fix it later. Post processing should always be a tool -and not a crutch...
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  • retroretro Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    Dalantech wrote:
    First let me say that I agree with you -to a point. If you are in the habit of cropping your images then you might cop the attitude that you don't need to worry about composition since you'll just fix it later. Post processing should always be a tool -and not a crutch...

    Well said, now i do agree :Dthumb.gif
  • boogieboogie Registered Users Posts: 553 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    That 2nd shot is so special and pretty in pink.
  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    boogie wrote:
    That 2nd shot is so special and pretty in pink.

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2006
    retro wrote:
    Well said, now i do agree :Dthumb.gif

    :):
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  • flydragonflydragon Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited June 22, 2006
    #4 and #2 are my favorites. dragonflies are so pretty. nice pics. thumb.gif
  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2006
    flydragon wrote:
    #4 and #2 are my favorites. dragonflies are so pretty. nice pics. thumb.gif

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2006
    Dalantech wrote:
    I stopped by the lake on the way home. No fancy post processing -I like to let the aperture and the light paint the background. No cropping -it's for people who can't frame...

    All taken with a Canon 20D + 100mm macro lens. All in aperture priority F8 -2/3 exposure bias. Some with an undiffused 430EX flash set to -2/3.

    Yup gotta love them Dragonflies :D but the closer you can get in their face the better I like them rolleyes1.gif the heads of those things are just amazing, I am just stunned at how they are created....nice series on your part Dalantech....... Skippy (Australia)
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