Macro flower and spider

StustaffStustaff Registered Users Posts: 680 Major grins
edited February 26, 2007 in Holy Macro
C&C appreciated

I started off inside...

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And then went outside to find this spider

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Im really enjoying this macro lark
Trapped in my bedroom taking pictures...did i say bedroom? i meant studio!

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2007
    Good series- not mad on the composition of #1 but #2 &3 are excellent. The spider is especially nice and sharp :)
    Main thing as you say is to enjoy it .
    Brian V.
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  • StustaffStustaff Registered Users Posts: 680 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Good series- not mad on the composition of #1 but #2 &3 are excellent. The spider is especially nice and sharp :)
    Main thing as you say is to enjoy it .
    Brian V.
    Yeh 1 was one I was 50-50 on, I liked the flower but wasnt sure bout the vase above. 1 and 2 are uncropped but 3 had a slight crop.

    I suprised myself with three as it was hand held outside leaning on a step.

    Cheers

    ps any idea what spider it is?
    Trapped in my bedroom taking pictures...did i say bedroom? i meant studio!

    My www. place is www.belperphoto.co.uk
    My smugmug galleries at http://stuarthill.smugmug.com
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2007
    Stustaff wrote:
    Yeh 1 was one I was 50-50 on, I liked the flower but wasnt sure bout the vase above. 1 and 2 are uncropped but 3 had a slight crop.

    I suprised myself with three as it was hand held outside leaning on a step.

    Cheers

    ps any idea what spider it is?

    Leaning or resting on things is a great technique- I do it all the time :).
    Apart from saying the spider is an orb web weaver I don't know I'm afraid.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 24, 2007
    That 3rd one is so killer amazing loved it
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Stustaff wrote:
    C&C appreciated

    I started off inside...
    And then went outside to find this spider
    Im really enjoying this macro lark

    Ahhhhhh a BUG clap.gif now your talkin :ivar
    The flowers are so so, but the Spider is really cool :D .... Skippy
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  • StustaffStustaff Registered Users Posts: 680 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    Thanks guys, I love the spider one too some definite beginners luck involved though.
    Trapped in my bedroom taking pictures...did i say bedroom? i meant studio!

    My www. place is www.belperphoto.co.uk
    My smugmug galleries at http://stuarthill.smugmug.com
  • RandySmugMugRandySmugMug Registered Users Posts: 1,651 Major grins
    edited February 25, 2007
    1 & 2 i don't like the crops and the colors look blown (did u bump the color in PP ?)

    #3 is very nice
    Thanks
    Randy

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  • StustaffStustaff Registered Users Posts: 680 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Thanks Randy, agree on the framing(neither are cropped) of number 1 but I actually love the framing of #2 and neither had colour altered in Post, I adjusted WB and sharpened neither showed as blown on Bibble color histogram. are you sure its not your monitor?

    Stu
    Trapped in my bedroom taking pictures...did i say bedroom? i meant studio!

    My www. place is www.belperphoto.co.uk
    My smugmug galleries at http://stuarthill.smugmug.com
  • RandySmugMugRandySmugMug Registered Users Posts: 1,651 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2007
    Stustaff wrote:
    Thanks Randy, agree on the framing(neither are cropped) of number 1 but I actually love the framing of #2 and neither had colour altered in Post, I adjusted WB and sharpened neither showed as blown on Bibble color histogram. are you sure its not your monitor?

    Stu

    it's prob the texture of the flower and not blown
    it was real bright w/o alog of detail but it's a smooth flower
    Thanks
    Randy

    http://www.CarolinaSportsPhotography.com/
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