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vikrantj · 21st September 2010, 10:12

Moroccan Candle stand. Shot with Canon-1000D 28-80mm Lens , F/4 , ISO400 in darkness without flash

pawan_pullarwar · 21st September 2010, 11:52

Shot taken during beer festival pared.

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shajufx · 21st September 2010, 12:27

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Originally Posted by aargee

..Are you using some zoom lens to shoot those insects from a certain distance? But then how do they appear like macro as if shot from so close?

All macro shots whatever I have posted on this thread are taken with a dedicated 1:1 macro lens except the last shot through a 70-200 at its 200mm f/8 using its minimum distance of 1 meter to the subject. I find the results as close to a dedicated macro lens, but it will never give a 1:1 ratio. Bit of Googling will give you a detailed info on this.

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Originally Posted by arvindmanju

Hemis Monastery, Ladakh

Loved the colors, CPL used ?

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Originally Posted by crazybiker46

Nilgiri Thar,shot at Eravikulam national park,Munnar

Good catch, any other shots of the same in your folder ?

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Originally Posted by vikrantj

Moroccan Candle stand.

An off-centre positioning would give it a classy look, just my feel.

This is how 'chicks' grow up

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clevermax · 21st September 2010, 12:31

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Originally Posted by manolin

This is a lap-held shot at Manali with a 70-300mm lens.
I tried hit and try for the focus, but needed some advice for focussing on the moon; since nothing shows on the viewfinder/screen, how do you guys focus? Same question arises for star trails.
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Nothing is seen in viewfinder when you zoom in to the moon? I get a clear view of the moon even with my 70-210 @210 mm. If the moon is bright enough, it will allow you to take very steady shots of the moon even hand held. Focusing on the moon is infinity focus, and for me it was very easy thing to do. Make sure moon is in one of the focal points, I prefer to center the moon for easy focusing.

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Originally Posted by pawan_pullarwar

Shot taken during festival pared.

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How I miss the Oktoberfest in Munich. I went there for two consecutive years. The lady in your second shot looks pretty

vikrantj · 21st September 2010, 13:05

Roses on my terrace ...

arvindmanju · 21st September 2010, 16:53

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Originally Posted by shajufx

Loved the colors, CPL used ?

thanks! yes I have used a CPL.

My weekend visit to my farm house.
Indian Silverbill

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Pale - billed flowerpecker

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esteemer · 21st September 2010, 18:14

This thread's seeing a lot of activity these days. It's helping me learn a lot. Keep up the good work people.

I had a query : Can bokeh be achieved with a P&S? I tried it but didn't come out very well. Google didn't help much either.

Klub Class · 21st September 2010, 18:36

It's raining awesome shots here. Kudos to all!

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Originally Posted by esteemer

I had a query : Can bokeh be achieved with a P&S? I tried it but didn't come out very well. Google didn't help much either.

A classic case of "know your equipment and explore". And yes, bokeh can be achieved in P&S camera.

I would suggest you to 'Switch on the Macro mode' and click everything that interests you. Only thing that you should keep in mind is that 'You need to focus on the subject and blur the background.

And, I guarantee that you'll end up mastering the art of achieving bokeh using a P&S when you play around with your camera

Esteemer, here is a picture taken using a P&S camera.

Amith

amitk26 · 21st September 2010, 18:45

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Originally Posted by Klub Class

I

Esteemer, here is a picture taken using a P&S camera.

Amith

great Macro , Actually Macro is much more easier in P&S rather then with DSLR with a normal non macro lens.
If you want to buy a proper 1:1 macro lens is much more costlier then P&S.

-GS- · 21st September 2010, 19:35

Some nice shots here.

Black Kite.

esteemer · 21st September 2010, 19:59

@ KC : Thanks a lot. I've been trying since days, but shortly after reading your reply I achieved my first Bokeh( and guess what, I didn't even change my technique. I did what I had been trying earlier which was almost the same as you mentioned, and it just happened

)

My first bokeh shot is nothing great. But I'll try and take some better ones and post them here soon.

harmon_bro · 21st September 2010, 20:03

Shots taken at a zoo..

-GS- · 21st September 2010, 20:07

Nice shots harmon_bro.

You have already posted these pics on 12th Sep.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ml#post2066633

harmon_bro · 21st September 2010, 20:14

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Originally Posted by -GS-

Nice shots harmon_bro.

You have already posted these pics on 12th Sep.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ml#post2066633

Oh! Darn. Slipped my mind. Dint realize I had posted this earlier. Thanks for pointing it out. Sorry all. Mods please delete this post.

pawan_pullarwar · 22nd September 2010, 01:18

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Originally Posted by clevermax

How I miss the Oktoberfest in Munich. I went there for two consecutive years. The lady in your second shot looks pretty

Oh.. you missed this festival? All over the world comes to Munich for this festival. My client company booked the tent from 11 AM to 4 PM on working day.

Here is one casual shot comes pretty good.

21st September 2010, 10:12	#10456
vikrantj BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 628 Thanked: 568 Times	Moroccan Candle stand. Shot with Canon-1000D 28-80mm Lens , F/4 , ISO400 in darkness without flash Attached Thumbnails

21st September 2010, 11:52	#10457
pawan_pullarwar BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pune - Now in Munich, Germany Posts: 778 Thanked: 129 Times	Shot taken during beer festival pared. Last edited by bblost : 7th October 2010 at 14:52.

21st September 2010, 13:05	#10460
vikrantj BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 628 Thanked: 568 Times	Roses on my terrace ... Attached Thumbnails

21st September 2010, 19:35	#10465
-GS- BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 390 Thanked: 18 Times	Some nice shots here. Black Kite. Attached Thumbnails

21st September 2010, 20:03	#10467
harmon_bro BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Madras Posts: 542 Thanked: 14 Times	Shots taken at a zoo.. Attached Thumbnails

21st September 2010, 18:14	#10462
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	This thread's seeing a lot of activity these days. It's helping me learn a lot. Keep up the good work people. I had a query : Can bokeh be achieved with a P&S? I tried it but didn't come out very well. Google didn't help much either.

21st September 2010, 19:59	#10466
esteemer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 25 Times	@ KC : Thanks a lot. I've been trying since days, but shortly after reading your reply I achieved my first Bokeh( and guess what, I didn't even change my technique. I did what I had been trying earlier which was almost the same as you mentioned, and it just happened ) My first bokeh shot is nothing great. But I'll try and take some better ones and post them here soon.

21st September 2010, 20:07	#10468
-GS- BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 390 Thanked: 18 Times	Nice shots harmon_bro. You have already posted these pics on 12th Sep. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ml#post2066633