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Offline sudheer

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Two small creatures
« on: July 10, 2012, 08:36:01 PM »
Hi Folks,

Posting 2 of the macros made at my native place.
Gear: 50D, Canon 100mm F2.8, Nissin Flash.

Please provide comments and critiques

1.) Common Fly

Flying Beauty by maverickmano, on Flickr

2.) Shot this in shallow DOF F4, love the BG blur

Untitled by maverickmano, on Flickr
« Last Edit: July 10, 2012, 08:40:04 PM by sudheer »
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 08:40:07 PM »
These have the image quality of a good macro lens. good takes.

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 08:47:17 PM »
Excellent takes Sudheer.
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 08:47:31 PM »
Excellent Sudheer.
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2012, 08:50:37 PM »
Lovely. Your patience is shown in the shots.
Regards,
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2012, 09:47:08 PM »
excellent shots. Really nice colors & liked the lighting.

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2012, 09:50:41 PM »
beautiful macros..:)

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2012, 11:45:34 PM »
Very good images Sudheer. The fly could be placed a bit closer to the right bottom corner.
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2012, 07:49:00 AM »
Gorgeous color, details and bokeh on both :)

Nit: you could try reducing the contrast in the grasshopper a little

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2012, 05:36:27 PM »
Beautiful shots...like both of them..very sharp.


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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2012, 05:58:19 PM »
Agree with udayan and hayath..........pics will look good after those corrections.
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2012, 05:43:46 PM »
Thank you all for the feedback.

Udayan, Hayath and Anand,
Point taken, will do the corrections.
Canon 60D, 50mm f/1.8, 100mm F2.8 MACRO USM, 55-250mm IS f/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50 F2.8, Nissin 622Di Mk2, Proplus TT900, Phoenix RF46C Ring Flash, Vanguard MAK 233.
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2012, 05:57:46 PM »
beautiful clicks, never knew this hated house fly can look so beautiful ;D
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2012, 08:52:09 PM »
Love the first one more... both are fantastic shots. I can see the improvements in your capability now... All the best.

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 09:59:31 PM »
Hi Sudeer,

Nice shots...

Are you using any Extension Tube ?

Liked the sharp images...

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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2012, 11:25:11 PM »
 very nice shots...like the sharpness and IQ
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2012, 01:24:09 PM »
Great shots...
Thanks
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Re: Two small creatures
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2012, 01:53:19 PM »
Thanks Asgar, Arun, Aravindan, Balawant and Ajai for the comments.

Hi Sudeer,

Nice shots...

Are you using any Extension Tube ?

Liked the sharp images...

TFS
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No, I am not using any extension tubes.
Canon 60D, 50mm f/1.8, 100mm F2.8 MACRO USM, 55-250mm IS f/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50 F2.8, Nissin 622Di Mk2, Proplus TT900, Phoenix RF46C Ring Flash, Vanguard MAK 233.
Just learning the art of photography :)

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