Posted by David Taylor on August 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM
..Number two of a series of three taken in between pruning my apple trees.
Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F18
1/160s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 22, 2009 at 5:05 AM
This one for some reason David all looks a bit unatural for ma.
Major.
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 22, 2009 at 5:38 AM
I like this - I find the detail achieved with macro quite astonishing - am looking at insects in a different light these days!
Posted by Barry Southon on August 22, 2009 at 6:09 AM
David
Very nice detail but does the brown leaf over power the image?
Posted by David Taylor on August 22, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Thank you for taking the trouble to comment.
Major I find with my images you need to stand (or sit) at least one and a half metres away to view them without the colours being too much 'in your face'.
Great Kim, that is what I try to achieve with the indispensable help of Sigma & Foveon technology.
Barry, I liked the leaf and fly in equal measure , but that is purely subjective.
Just wait till you see my third image tonight, hopefully.
Thanks again for commenting it is very nice to have feedback to help me progress.
Posted by Craig Jones on August 22, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Like the eye again,you have caught it very well very nicely presented image
Posted by Austin Thomas on August 22, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Lots of impact in this image David.
I agree with Major that it has a kind of unnatural look, which is what I thjnk gives it extra impact.
Cheers
Austin
Posted by David Kjaer on August 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Hi David
Great detail as usual - I quite like the lighting as the eye seems to have really picked up the flash giving the impression of slight side lighting from a fairly low setting sun!
Discussion
7 repliesSigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F18
1/160s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5
Major.
Very nice detail but does the brown leaf over power the image?
Major I find with my images you need to stand (or sit) at least one and a half metres away to view them without the colours being too much 'in your face'.
Great Kim, that is what I try to achieve with the indispensable help of Sigma & Foveon technology.
Barry, I liked the leaf and fly in equal measure , but that is purely subjective.
Just wait till you see my third image tonight, hopefully.
Thanks again for commenting it is very nice to have feedback to help me progress.
I agree with Major that it has a kind of unnatural look, which is what I thjnk gives it extra impact.
Cheers
Austin
Great detail as usual - I quite like the lighting as the eye seems to have really picked up the flash giving the impression of slight side lighting from a fairly low setting sun!
David