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Postby Slider on Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:17 pm

Back off !! You ain't getting my kids!!!

D200 and Sigma 180 Macro

3rd is 5 bracketed images and HDR merge.

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Postby Oscar on Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:40 pm

Wow Mark - what a great find. Good spotting.

Great captures and sharp as (oh no - another lens to consider - oh woe is me) :cry: . Lovely bright colours.

So what type of beetle is it??

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Postby Mal on Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:44 pm

Wonderful shot, as already said well spotted.
For me number three is the standout
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:53 pm

Mark - superb photographer, superb subject and superb lens :)
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Postby Reschsmooth on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:06 am

Fantastic shots.

The macro/insect shots you guys have been posting just shows the diversity of a world we often don't pay attention to (except to maybe spray out of existence) :lol:

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Postby johnd on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:07 am

Mark, these are absolutely brilliant. My pick is also the 3rd. The 3rd with the 5 bracketed shots and HDR has more even lighting than the 2nd, which I guess is the effect you wanted. I haven't bothered barcketing and HDRing yet, but after seeing your results I'll give it a go. I can't remember if the D200 does 5 shots in a bracket automatically. If you'd been changing exposure time each shot manually you must have worked fast to stop the little critter moving.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:21 am

Wowsa!! These are awesome, hadn't consider HDR in macro photography but I guess it makes a bit of sense. May I ask which lens you were using ?
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Postby iposiniditos on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:35 am

Eeeeeexcellent!!
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Postby colin_12 on Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:51 pm

She looks like a harlequin bug Mark.
seriously nice shots.
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Postby Pa on Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:07 pm

there's no more superlatives left to use when writing about these.
well done mark.....i'm sure most of us will be having a look at the bargain page.
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Postby stetner on Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:34 pm

Awesome Mark!
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Postby Geoff on Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:39 pm

Simply sensational!!
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Postby Slider on Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:08 pm

Thanks for the feedback Folks, very much appreciated :D

Oscar, As Colin stated, it is a harlequin bug.

John, D200 will do 3,5,7,9 auto bracketing :D

Craig, Sigma 180 f/3.5 Macro (love this lens)
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Postby fishafotos on Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:10 pm

Beautiful, just incredible, the vibrance of the colors and the sharpness are awesome. Do u have the EXIF?
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Postby johnd on Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:52 am

Slider wrote:John, D200 will do 3,5,7,9 auto bracketing :D


Woops, time to RTFM again I think. :oops:
Thanks Mark.

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Postby Frankenstein on Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:18 am

Great stuff, Mark - the colours are great, a fascinating subject, and I love the soft background. I especially like the 3rd image.

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Postby Big V on Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:53 pm

Excellent photos and well spotted..love the colour in the first.
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Postby Slider on Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:12 am

Thanks again Folks :D


fishafotos wrote:Beautiful, just incredible, the vibrance of the colors and the sharpness are awesome. Do u have the EXIF?


All are ISO100
1st shot 1/60s @ f/32 with SB800 and LSII off camera
2nd shot 2s @ f/25 (no flash)
3rd shot 1/8s @ f/16 (composite image with the other 4 shots being 1 and 2 stops either side)
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:21 am

Excellent images Mark. Terrific subject and context. :)
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