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Post by shoggoths on Oct 3, 2012 15:31:01 GMT -5
Hi gang (especially Devon ), I don't want to hijack your pics tread so here's some pics I took in the dark like you do. On this one we can see the background ... I would like to know what kind of flash light you use and also, how do you zoom close to a leaf ... I cannot get closer than this. Also, do you think there would be a trick to do HDR with this mode ? I find it really hard to focus overall on the plant. All comment are welcome. Tks Shogg
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Post by 31drew31 on Oct 3, 2012 16:01:45 GMT -5
Great photos Martin!
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Post by Devon on Oct 3, 2012 16:53:07 GMT -5
Wow! They turned out nicely! My favourites are #1 and #2. Is the first one P. gypsicola, or a hybrid of some sort? What kind of camera do you use? If you're not using a DSLR, that's probably the closest you can get with your camera. With DSLR's, you can change the lenses so you can have macro lenses which will allow for closer shots. For a a neat blue-ish look, I used an LED flashlight. For normal lighting, I used a normal flash light, but I didn't aim it directly at the plants. I used the edge of the lights for the softest look, if you know what I mean. . . Haha. I hope this helps. I am not very good at explaining things sometimes. Great plants and pics!
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Post by shoggoths on Oct 4, 2012 10:40:56 GMT -5
Thanks guys, It is a gypsi but I think I've some problem with it. I don't know if it is too much or not enough light, the leaves don't spread ... I find it nice nonetheless I use the Lumix FZ-35. So this is perhaps the max I can take out of it. I understand your explanation. I'll do some tests again. It's a cool way to take pics
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Post by Apoplast on Oct 4, 2012 21:25:52 GMT -5
Hi Shogg - Nice shots! Your first gypsi shot makes the plant look like it's glowing!
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Post by shoggoths on Oct 5, 2012 17:35:14 GMT -5
Tks Apoplast, There's something to do with this technics. Also, it seems to me like if the plant is in an aquarium under water.
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Post by hal on Oct 5, 2012 20:32:56 GMT -5
Nice shots and I really like your gypsicola. It has a weird growth habit that I haven't seen before. Almost looks like a petiolaris dew.
If you get a photo editing software like Lightroom, you can adjust the white balance and make your photos warmer or bluer - no matter what light you use. Some of the photo editing packages that come with cameras will do it as well.
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Post by shoggoths on Oct 7, 2012 8:34:40 GMT -5
Tks Hal, Like I said, I don't know why it is doing this. I hope to be able to compare it to my d. lanata soon I've done some test with iphoto and had good result. I'll try photoshop when I'll have more time.
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