ps Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I purchased a new camera and finally got a decent photograph of a tulip that I wanted to share... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracy96 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 WOW! Nice pic. It looks so professional! Love that color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 That is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 very pretty. I like the black ones myself ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 That's more than decent, it's wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheobe Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Beautiful picture! What kind of camera did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Thanks, the camera is a Canon 40D with a 100mm 2,8f macro lens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheobe Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I hope you'll post more pictures using your macro lens. I've been thinking about buying one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Anyone interested is viewing more of my flower photos, please click in the following... http://www.geocities.com/~paulstan/macro.html Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Those photographs are beautiful. Can you teach me how to do that? I am going to ask a dumb question, but remember, I am camera eliterate. Is that a special lens that you have to put on the camera or is just a setting you have to turn on. We have a very expensive digital camera and I hate it. I just learned about the macro button (I am assuming that is what it is) for taking close-ups. Guess I should get the book out and read more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Snellma.... Believe it or not, everyone of those flower photographs was taken with a FujiFilm A303 3.2 mega pixel camera in macro mode.... That is about one step up from a "throw away digital camera". I have won several photo contests, participate in arts shows, and have my work in a gallery of fine art. I have only been photographing flowers around my house for about a year now.... And to be honest, I don't know "F" stop from "door stop", and I am NOT an artist.... In order to expand the scope of my work, I had to upgrade to a DSLR camera with a macro lens, flash, remote shutter release, and tripod.... In addition to learning about using the camera (extremely complicated), I also have to learn how to use the photo processing programs like PhotoShop CS2 and Elements 6.0 to name a few.... The irony of all this is that my photographs are displayed in a gallery of fine art, and now I have to spend all my spare time learning how to take pictures..... I hope that this helps you... Anything else, please let me know... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I could use some help too. When I put the digital camera in macro mode to do a flower close up it always tells me I am too close. Half the time the pictures are fuzzy in that mode. I usually take them in the regular mode and then enlarge and crop them. I don't get what I want but at least they are focused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Lavender... One of the biggest problems with taking close-up photos of flowers that are in focus is camera shake... If possible try to steady the camera by leaning on a tree or brace the camera by resting your elbows on the ground.. Other that that it is probably something with the camera... BTW, will I see you at DACC on Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 You will barring bad weather. I will forward the e-mail I just got. I asked for clarification. Apparently munchkins and mud don't mix on a school day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSeussie Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 We have a very expensive digital camera and I hate it. I just learned about the macro button (I am assuming that is what it is) for taking close-ups. Guess I should get the book out and read more about it. If your camera's book is anything like mine, the book doesn't help. Take out the pages of foreign languages and all that is left is goobly-gook. I've stumbled on features accidentily. I couldn't tell you if I have a macro mode. If I do, I haven't stumbled on that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 I agree... those instruction books are very difficult to understand.... My suggestion is to practice, practice, and practice... It doesn't cost anything to take the pictures.... I am new to digital photography and I've learned a lot from several "photography forums" that I found on the Internet like: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/ Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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