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Many thanks, bondo, for your kind comments! Here is a straight full color image of the same flower from a slightly different angle. Thanks again. Leica 77Beautiful, '77 !
And an interesting mix of B&W and color.
I wouldn't even know how to do that, probably because I don't use Photoshop.
For postprocessing I use RAW converters only, e.g. NX, C1, Bibble and RawTherapee.
... or some saladsOh, shoot! I had visions of "Bondo meets tiger--up close and personal!"
Maybe you better start out with birds and small mammals.
Hello bondo,... or some salads
Nikon D300 • Nikkor AI-S 2.8/28mm • 1/500 sec. at f/2.8 ISO 200
Nikon D300 • Nikkor AI-S 2.8/28mm • 1/640 sec. at f/2.8 ISO 200
Many thanks for your kind comments, bondo! You have asked a right question. I enjoy using several DSLR cameras (Nikon, Fuji, and Olympus/Panasonic). For flower and people shots, I prefer using my Fuji DSLR for the reason you mentioned -- its lovely intrinsic colors. Recently, however, I downloaded the Nikon D2X color modes on to my Nikon D300 through one of the official Nikon websites. Nowadays, I frequently use the D2X "Color Mode I" in my D300. Once again, thanks so much for your positive words of encouragement. All the best, Leica 77Again very beautiful, '77, lovely colors. Nikon or Fuji ?
Hello Corlan F.,Bondo- good move, salad is on the safe side
Leica77- nice to see you around, very subtle shades indeed in the flower shots. Also a great contrast with natural complementary hues :thumbup:
From a former series here's a couple of test shots @f2.8 handheld, with wild beasts -though not as dangerous as Bondo's tigers- in action. Extreme shallow DOP, isn't it ?
In both instances the aimed focus was at the front leg, grabbing the flower :
The first one:
Another flower (same angle):
(sorry for the bad jpeg quality, some computer issues so can't work on larger files for the time being)
The last one here is kind of a performance from the camera standpoint, at real speed the eye can't catch anything else than what appears to be an ultra-fast flapping bee form. In fact it's a butterfly (please click):
OK, no more postponement (I cheated and used a 100mm, just for a start )Oh, shoot! I had visions of "Bondo meets tiger--up close and personal!"
Maybe you better start out with birds and small mammals.
Hello bondo,OK, no more postponement (I cheated and used a 100mm, just for a start )
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All the above: Nikon D300 • Zeiss ZF 2/100mm • 1/320 sec. at f/5.6 ISO 200 [/center]