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Suffering from Slider-itis

Postby DionM on Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:38 pm

Dragonfly and other bug photos from Roma Street Parklands today.

20D, Canon 100mm macro, monopod.

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Postby mudder on Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:46 pm

These are all great shots, nice and sharp and smooth color, but I think he's posing for you in that first shot... Hmmm, is he smiling??? :?
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Postby christiand on Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:48 pm

DionM,

very nice ...
Slideritis ?
What tripod, plate, slider etc do you use ?

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Postby DionM on Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:50 pm

Thanks guys.

christiand wrote:DionM,

very nice ...
Slideritis ?
What tripod, plate, slider etc do you use ?

Regards,
CD


Christian - it was a reference to a friend and fellow post here - Slider - who loves to post macros of bugs. 8)

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Postby Marty on Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:59 pm

Very sharp and beautiful colours.
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Postby Slider on Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:01 pm

Nice shots Dion. That first one is a pearler. I wasn't idle myself today. Will have a few up shortly :roll:
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Postby Heath Bennett on Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:07 pm

Very good, and perfect amount of PP.
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Postby ghost on Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:14 pm

Ooh yeah....excellent images.
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:52 pm

Lovely images, would like to see a zoom and crop of the first one :)
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:00 pm

some great shots here.

Second the request for zoom and crop of the first one.

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Postby shutterbug on Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:04 pm

hmmmm, very nice macro pics. The lust is coming back for a macro lens :)
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Postby Manta on Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:20 pm

Wow! Brilliant stuff big D.

Love them all but the bee is a pearler. Macro for my birthday maybe... :roll:
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:31 pm

Nice ones Dion :D
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Postby marcotrov on Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:00 pm

Terrific images dion. Sharp, well composed and great OOF background to highlight subjects. The bee is my pick of the images :)
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Postby DionM on Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:17 pm

Thanks guys.

I was wishing for a longer macro, the 100mm just isn't long enough, especially when you are leaning over into a lake trying to get dragonflies on reeds!

I will try and get a crop of the first one up.

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