Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is much more a close-up rather than macro... john -----Original Message----- Macro grab shots are not uncommon here on the LUG but in my opinion macro is hard. Way harder than it looks. And its hard to do a successful macro grab shot. The best macro shots I feel take a bit more time and require some technique. And require more shots which you pick from to get one which is good. Mark William Rabiner > From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:42:47 +1200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] (FF) waned > > Thanks Mark, it was a lazy shot (handheld and at low asa speed ;-)) > but I quite liked it > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > The muted colors are refreshing but I'd stop down so we have more > information to look at. All we get is a tantalizing sixtieth of an > inch slice of some of the globs! Our eye keeps searching for detail > and its now quite sure where to look. > Also its best if the areas which are in focus in macro work be in the > forefront. In front. In the foreground. As our eye goes their first. > To have stuff in the back be soft we expect that. As its in the > background we're less worried about it But having stuff in the front > where we look first look soft is jarring. > Its like there are soft blobs "in the way". > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 15:30:49 +1200 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] (FF) waned >> >> I cannot match the bright colours of the northern hemisphere >> currently, so here is one past its best.... >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Chiaroscuro/Flowers/waned.jpg.html >> >> C & C welcome (as always) >> >> John >> >> Canon 5D MkI (new to me), APO-Macro 100mm >> >> >