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#1 Post by roger de dodger »

was playing around with close up stuff any advice welcome :D
will have a go at some fishy ones next (will smuggle my good camera out shhhhh!)
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#2 Post by Tony Fella »

Where you using a tripod roger? they seem a bit blurry
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#3 Post by Al »

Nice pics Roger :D
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#4 Post by cathald »

Agree with Tony fella here Rodger
For macro photography it's best to use a tripod as these are a little soft(blurry)
Your D.O.F is spot on in the shots,perhaps a little sharpen will sort them out for yee

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#5 Post by cathald »

hope you dont mind I had a quick 20 sec play around with it
just a bit of sharpening a a wee mess with the color

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#6 Post by simplywabs »

Hi Roger... It will help you post the setting you used.

BTW... what software was used on the alteration? Photoshop Elements?

Nice pics...

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#7 Post by roger de dodger »

i thought tripods where for fishing :lol: i also picked a very windy day and had to take shots inbetween gusts of wind :roll: i,ll invest in a tripod and give it another lash ,as for settings auto with the macro mode on (i,m only learning :wink: )
i used gimp to crop them :?:
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#8 Post by eyesreilly »

Well I think theyre lovely Roger :wink: , its just a pity that moth got in the way when you were taking the photo :roll:
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#9 Post by razor2 »

eyesreilly wrote:Well I think theyre lovely Roger :wink: , its just a pity that moth got in the way when you were taking the photo :roll:
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#10 Post by Davy Murdoch »

excellent shots Roger :D you must have steady hands :wink:
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#11 Post by Rayfisher »

lovely pic's, tripod would def help for macro tho
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