Toy Airplanes - Macro using Canon EF100/2 Lens, Canon 30D

pankajasundi

Hi,
Posting for the first time in this group. A newbie to DSLR world, and to the Macro world.

I have a entire collection of toy airplanes, that I photographed today at http://asundi.smugmug.com/gallery/4152103/1/242361496

Comments welcome




/Pankaj

Skippy

pankajasundi wrote:

Hi,
Posting for the first time in this group. A newbie to DSLR world, and to the Macro world.

I have a entire collection of toy airplanes, that I photographed today at http://asundi.smugmug.com/gallery/4152103/1/242361496

Comments welcome

Pankaj

This is a good shot Pankaj, the only thing I find distracting is the lines on the material you have used as the background.

Had a quick look at your models on your website,
got yourself a great collection there, I like those older style planes.

I'm thinking maybe a material that doesn't have lines would make a better backdrop ?? (just my thoughts only)

Thank you for sharing your hobby .... Skippy
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pankajasundi

Thanks for the suggestions. Will fix it fo the next shots..

/Pankaj

Skippy wrote:

This is a good shot Pankaj, the only thing I find distracting is the lines on the material you have used as the background.

Had a quick look at your models on your website,
got yourself a great collection there, I like those older style planes.

I'm thinking maybe a material that doesn't have lines would make a better backdrop ?? (just my thoughts only)

Thank you for sharing your hobby .... Skippy
.

teamracephotos

Nice collection!
I really like the shots of your model planes on your site. How hard would it be to hang / suspend them from a wire or fishing line and get some shots of them with the sky (maybe even clouds) as the back drop? I do not have any models to try this with but I have noticed that when I am out capturing spiders if I get my angel (usually that means getting low to the ground and shooting upwards) just right it makes the spider web disappear. Fishing line might do the same thing. I guess the hard part would be attaching the fishing line to the model without danaging it. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing. MM

TheMightyZog

You need more depth of field to get everything in focus - have you tried CombineZ - worth the effort if you want the best shots

Lord Vetinari

LOve the light and focus on the aeroplane but think the BG material could be better.
Brian V.

pankajasundi

MM I will try that for sure... Thanks for the suggestions
/Pankaj

teamracephotos wrote:

I really like the shots of your model planes on your site. How hard would it be to hang / suspend them from a wire or fishing line and get some shots of them with the sky (maybe even clouds) as the back drop? I do not have any models to try this with but I have noticed that when I am out capturing spiders if I get my angel (usually that means getting low to the ground and shooting upwards) just right it makes the spider web disappear. Fishing line might do the same thing. I guess the hard part would be attaching the fishing line to the model without danaging it. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing. MM

pankajasundi

I think CombineZ works only on PC... I am a Mac guy for all my photos Is there anything that works on the Mac?

TheMightyZog wrote:

You need more depth of field to get everything in focus - have you tried CombineZ - worth the effort if you want the best shots

pankajasundi

Thanks Brian, I will find some other material and try again...

Lord Vetinari wrote:

LOve the light and focus on the aeroplane but think the BG material could be better.
Brian V.

Cuong

Based on your toy plane collection, I assume you like airplanes. I think you might want to check out http://jetphotos.net and http://airliners.net if you haven't done so already.

Cuong