[Jacobs]Hort Park @ Macro Photography Outing 07th August 2010 (Photo)

[Jacobs]

Very nice pics bro! :thumbsup:

Quite surprised you are here for comment my work.
By the way, thanks for viewing..

Wow great pics! I love no. 1 where the water droplets has got reflections of the surrounding plants... thats awesome! :thumbsup:

Thanks for viewing.

 

[SHLEW]

Nice pictures Jacobs but however i feel there is a wb problem with ur pictures.... theres this yellow or green thingy in ur pictures as compared to others.....

Nice pictures Kelvinlin... Nice background n sharpness.....

Nice pictures SHLEW but i find ur framing is too tight in most ur pictures....

Hi Elite 77,
Thanks for your compliment. I'm a newbie in Macro. In fact, this is my third outing. I do not know how much to crop, so probably I have cropped too much. Thanks for your pointer. I will study more of other sifus works and learn some more.
Cheers.
LEW

 

[Jacobs]

Hi everyone,
Thanks to Jacob for organizing the macro outing at Hort Park. Although it rained a bit, we were able to get some shots and I believe those who came had enjoyed the fun.
Here are a few of my more presentable shots. C & C welcomed.
Thanks & Cheers.
LEW

#01

#04

That's all.
Thanks for viewing.
LEW

LEW, your shot have improved a lot, good attempt! :thumbsup:
Vote for Image #01 & #04..

 

[Elite77]

Hi Elite 77,
Thanks for your compliment. I'm a newbie in Macro. In fact, this is my third outing. I do not know how much to crop, so probably I have cropped too much. Thanks for your pointer. I will study more of other sifus works and learn some more.
Cheers.
LEW

No problem bro. Anyway the forum is here for us to improve cos i will tell frankly n won't just say " gd try... keep on shooting" as this type of comments won't get u anywhere far.

 

[Jacobs]

Hi Jacob, you have very nice and sharp pics. Kelvin and Lew too!!Thanks to Jacob for organizing such a nice macro outing and also for the sharing. To Nich, thanks for the diffuser. Even though i don't have any great shots :cry:, i really enjoyed the outing. Here are some shots from me, this is my first attempt, so please C & C.

#1

#2

#3 " Hey Jacob and Kelvin, how to get those reflection from the water??Look at mine, nothing........zzzz

That's all. Other than these, all blur blur hahaha....

Beautiful dragonflies and excellent shots. Well done...:thumbsup:

As for the water droplet shot, it's was underexposed when it has a loss of shadow detail.

 

[Minglink]

Kelvinlin your water droplet picture is beautiful
SHLEW #5 blue dragonfly is nice
peztilent #1, #2 is excellent
Jacobs #1,#5,#7 nice shot

 

[Jacobs]

Nice pictures Jacobs but however i feel there is a wb problem with ur pictures.... theres this yellow or green thingy in ur pictures as compared to others.....

Nice pictures Kelvinlin... Nice background n sharpness.....

Nice pictures SHLEW but i find ur framing is too tight in most ur pictures....

Hi Elite bro, thanks for your informative comment.

I also reliase my today shot have a bit oversaturated in colors..:think: But I had check my setting compare with previous shot are almost similar.

Don't know whether it's cause by the fill-flash? :dunno:

 

[Jacobs]

Not bad. Keep shooting guys!

Thanks for the viewing.

 

[Jacobs]

Here are 3 of mine.

1.

2.

3.

Great catch, Daniel..:thumbsup:

My favorite short #02..

 

[skylover]

Nice series Jacobs..

I simply love all your macro shots. Nature habitat is simply so healthy to the eyes.. ^^

Maybe if one of these days, I have interest in Macro will join your group to learn more.

 

[Jacobs]

Thanks to Jacobs for organizing this outing.
Thanks to all seniors for their guide as I am new to macro.
Here is what i got to share.

Flowers and plant
#4

Bugs

#8

Nice flowers & Bugs series..:thumbsup:
Vote for #04 & #08..

 

[SHLEW]

Kelvin: #1 water droplet is beautiful. :thumbsup: #3 the spider is good :thumbsup:- can see 4 headlamps!

Daniel: #2 is a good shot.

Ken: thanks for your liking my pictures.

Jacob: Thanks, learnt a lot from you. Yes, I feel that I have improved since our first outing at AMK.

Jesmen: I feel that your flash may be too strong on the flowers, however your bugs are good :thumbsup: in colour and :thumbsup:sharpness.

Cheers.
LEW

 

[zhsteve]

This is a great find. Never seen it b4. Nice shots anyway....

agree, it is very unique bug, never seen before, well done!:thumbsup:

 

[Jacobs]

Nice series Jacobs..

I simply love all your macro shots. Nature habitat is simply so healthy to the eyes.. ^^

Maybe if one of these days, I have interest in Macro will join your group to learn more.

Thanks for your comment & sharing.

 

[Minglink]

Kelvin: #1 water droplet is beautiful. :thumbsup: #3 the spider is good :thumbsup:- can see 4 headlamps!

Daniel: #2 is a good shot.

Ken: thanks for your liking my pictures.

Jacob: Thanks, learnt a lot from you. Yes, I feel that I have improved since our first outing at AMK.

Jesmen: I feel that your flash may be too strong on the flowers, however your bugs are good :thumbsup: in colour and :thumbsup:sharpness.

Cheers.
LEW

SHLEW: Ya, i agree, i am using manual setting on flash and i am not really good at it. But i love flowers and bugs so i will try harder next time. Thanks.

 

[Jacobs]

nice pictures guys.

can someone share what aperture settings were you using to get so much depth of field?

was the pictures cropped? i see the housefly pic so close up, is it cropped a lot?

thanks

Almost 30% of my shot was cropped from original size.
As for F-stop, normally I'll set between F11 - F16.
Mostly I shot by handheld, so the shutter speed will set between 1/160 - 1/200.

 

[kelvinlin]

jacobs, simply love your pic 1 water droplet pic :thumbsup:

shlew , your pic 2 is nice !

kenmaster , your pic 1 is sharp and nice ! as for the water droplet pic i juz forcus my lens till i can see the reflection clearly in my viewfinder b4 taking the shot ;p

peztilent , your pic 2 ( mating ) is lovely

Minglink , great capture for your pic 11 and love your pic 4 too. tks for holding the leave for me , remember ?

 

[rahmansaid]

These photos are awesome! May I ask if you were using the pop-up flash, or off-camera flash with diffuser? Anyone using tripod?

Thanks

 

[peztilent]

Everybody loves a mating pic... :bsmilie:

 

[SHLEW]

SHLEW: Ya, i agree, i am using manual setting on flash and i am not really good at it. But i love flowers and bugs so i will try harder next time. Thanks.

Jesmen,
I am glad you like flowers. Me too. They are very colourful. I have just started collecting flowers around my neighbourhood. We can share our take. Below are just some that I have put up recently:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewsinhoe/sets/72157624459194595

Regards.
LEW