*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

UdubBadger · 04-17-2011, 08:07 AM

scollins whats your PP on all those flower shots?

The1 · 04-17-2011, 11:20 AM

yeah, seems like we got into a trend for a page and a half there

lots of nice shots guys!

Weebl · 04-17-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fluidkaos

Wafer thin DOF. Wow.

Thinner than a wafer 100mm macro F5,1/60th and they were really close to each other.

adrean8j · 04-17-2011, 01:21 PM

^^^Tripod?

scollins · 04-17-2011, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

scollins whats your PP on all those flower shots?

Beats me, I just messed around with some random setting in Photoshop!

I think I even screwed up and forgot to save the PSD file...

I remember bumping the saturation and vibrance quite a bit plus some clarity and black adjustments in Camera Raw, then playing with "Curves" in CS4E

The attached JPEG is straight off the camera for comparison, only resized (I was shooting with the "Vivid" setting in the D3) (bottom picture) I shoot RAW+JPEG, makes it easier to quickly review and delete the non-keepers (and there are usually A LOT of non-keepers...)

SD Flowers full frame by scollins1868, on Flickr

Weebl · 04-17-2011, 03:01 PM

Tripod?
Nope, doing some weeding and found that Spring had arrived. Ran inside to get the camera and flash. You can see the halo from the flash and sunlight around the shell.
I think I was ~9" away. I wanted to get the full Monty insect porn.

Activ · 04-17-2011, 03:03 PM

I enjoy shallow dof/bokeh too!

Canon 20d
f/1.8
1/1000
iso 100

adrean8j · 04-17-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Tripod?
Nope, doing some weeding and found that Spring had arrived. Ran inside to get the camera and flash. You can see the halo from the flash and sunlight around the shell.
I think I was ~9" away. I wanted to get the full Monty insect porn.

Was just curious because of the slow shutter speed.

Full Monty....

The1 · 04-17-2011, 05:23 PM

that's the one thing i hate about the macro lens, you're too close to most things to get sufficient light in.

that's where i like the 7D, the remote flash triggering is nice with a small flash mounted soft box making for sufficient light for macro work.

Weebl · 04-17-2011, 06:02 PM

unless you use the MR 14 flash, it helps out quite a bit. (used on the romancing bugs)

The1 · 04-17-2011, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

unless you use the MR 14 flash, it helps out quite a bit. (used on the romancing bugs)

mmmm that macro flash is a very nice flash. I want to try one sometime.

dcstep · 04-17-2011, 09:49 PM

Lots of great shots lately. Keep it up everyone.

Here's bokeh that you can hardly see because of the blue-sky background, but it's shot at 700mm, wide open at f/5.6. If you look at the starling's tail you can see a dark object, which is another starling about four inches away. I was surprised that I got enough DOF for the bird and top of the post, but it worked:

European starling on signpost by dcstep, on Flickr

UdubBadger · 04-17-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by adrean8j

^^^Tripod?

no looks like doggie style to me...

M_Six · 04-17-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

no looks like doggie style to me...

^^^^Our local sodomy expert.

Weebl · 04-17-2011, 10:08 PM

LOL

dcstep · 04-17-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

I like the full shot better, Scott. Makes for a cool crystal ball.

Neat effect.

UdubBadger · 04-17-2011, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^^Our local sodomy expert.

well at least in my case it's with women, the jury is still out on Chewy...

The1 · 04-18-2011, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Lots of great shots lately. Keep it up everyone.

Here bokeh that you can hardly see because of the blue-sky background, but it's shot at 700mm, wide open at f/5.6. If you look at the starling's tail you can see a dark object, which is another starling about four inches away. I was surprised that I got enough DOF for the bird and top of the post, but it worked:

who was the lucky owner of that lens? how was it to shoot?

Chewy734 · 04-18-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

well at least in my case it's with women, the jury is still out on Chewy...

Where the hell have you been bish? I've been cracking jokes at your expense all last week.

UdubBadger · 04-18-2011, 08:31 AM

yeah my life has sucked the last 10 days...

Chewy734 · 04-18-2011, 08:34 AM

what happened? not enough man-meat?

UdubBadger · 04-18-2011, 08:38 AM

no, wedding planning took a turn south... lots of arguing and indecision.

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