Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hardly ever shoot a Friday Flower beyond 2.8, usually f 2, unless I'm shooting with the little Oly zoom lens, then I'm wide open as it will go. http://www.sonc.com/friday/index.html -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > Hi Herb, > > I have learned that same lesson about close-ups of flowers. The EXIF data > for your posted image shows 1/4000 at f/2.8. You could have stopped down > to > f/8 or f/11 with no problem. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 5:52 PM > Subject: [Leica] Friday Flower > > > I may as well join the mob. I don't know what the flower is, but I am >> pleased with the lighting. >> >> This was a learning experience. After complaining about too many wilted >> flowers around here, my wife suggested going to the Stanford Shopping >> Center, where the gardeners do not permit any wilted flower to live, and >> the >> place teems with blossoms. >> >> I don't have anything resembling macro optics for my M9, but quickly >> discovered that at minimum focusing distance, I get a bigger image with >> the >> 90 mm than with the 35. However, I didn't realize how utterly shallow the >> depth of field would be and used much wider apertures than I should have. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/Flower+5-27-1.jpg.html >> -- >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, >> for they are subtle and will pee >> on your computer! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >