[CrAzY dRiVeR]

wow! Guys, thanks for all the comments! Sorry for the late reply. Team-bhp is blocked in office. Hopefully, i can deliver some quality in other pics as well.

Originally Posted by jacs

Nice Macro CD. Is this with your Raynox?
One from my last Kerala trip.

Thank you. Nice shot. As a humble suggestion, you could have underexposed a bit to get some detail in the sky.

Originally Posted by pawan_pullarwar

Thats real macro, please share lens and exif info.

Thanks pawan. DCR250. 1/200 secs, f/25, ISO 400. Flash ON.

Originally Posted by fazalaliadil

CrazyDriver,
The wasp is supposed to be featured in the National Geographic.
Regards,

Thanks. I'll tell him.

Originally Posted by shajufx

Superb ! His head reminds me of hi-fi car speakers Look at it again.

There was already a crowd around. We did not want to get into trouble, what if he is a link to the so-called 'weapons of mass destruction' ? We ran !!
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Thanks Shaju. Lovely bokeh. 35 1.8 was used here? Surprisingly, he looks to be all happy and smiling in that shot!

Originally Posted by anvancy

tell me who's your guru??

You've heard of 'anvancy- macro analyst'? Thats the guy to catch hold of, anything related to macros!

Originally Posted by preetam_KORG

@Crazydriver: nice macro!

Nice pic! Did you use the 55-250? Somehow i found it difficult to shoot the moon with 55-250. My old S5is had better reach.

[pawan_pullarwar]

Here is my first macro, though it is not a good image, got it yesterday and found only rice to trial the lens



100% crop from above image

[ExtremeTorque]

Originally Posted by preetam_KORG

@meghan: Beutiful mood!
@Crazydriver: nice macro!
@jacs: Thanks brother! I've waited long enough.
@anvancy: I am not qualified enough to say anything about your macros. Just that the first shot you posted on this thread blew my head off. I'm a fan!

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Regards
Preetam

Preetam, this is tooooo good . I agree that the watermarks have taken the sheen out of it, can you repost it without too many watermarks or have only one at the right hand bottom of the pic? Thanks.

[shajufx]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

....35 1.8 was used here? Surprisingly, he looks to be all happy and smiling in that shot!

Obviously YES its 35mm f/1.8. He looks happy because I was doing the same hide & seek game with the camera, although I didn't expect any decent shots. May be the metal pole spoiled this image.

You've heard of 'anvancy- macro analyst'? Thats the guy to catch hold of, anything related to macros....

Hmm, you mean that guy in Pune who was born with few bugs in his hands

Originally Posted by pawan_pullarwar

Here is my first macro, though it is not a good image, got it yesterday and found only rice to trial the lens

Pawan, please leave the rice, dal, papad and kitchen things and try some bugs or flowers..LOL

My Violin was taken out after a long long time, atleast for this shot !

35mm, f/1.8, ISO-100, SB-600 from side. Focus is purposely not on the finger nails, because my model insisted a manicure, which I had to deny

[pawan_pullarwar]

Originally Posted by shajufx

Attachment 452654
35mm, f/1.8, ISO-100, SB-600 from side. Focus is purposely not on the finger nails, because my model insisted a manicure, which I had to deny

wow.. that is one of the best portait from you, really I liked it very much.

[kpzen]

Shaju,
Nice pic. Now i'm getting tempted to get a 35mm.

Here's one from my Leh collection

[s0uljah]

Wow some stunning exposures here and shaju, CD, advancy great work!!

I aquired the 50mm 1.8 'nifty' yesterday along with 3 'close-up filters' (cheap pieces of optic).

Need to really gain the knowledge of shooting with primes. The closeup filters are really not of much use unless you can shoot a controlled subject, I was out in the park around sunset with a severe breeze and results with a 55-250is is good for macro haha.

My initial findings for the 50mm 1.8 is that at 1.8 aperture its very soft, needs to be around 4-5 range for a sharper shot. But this is also heavily distorted with the close up filters.

[preetam_KORG]

@extreme torque: Thank you! Will do a repost later!

This one for now.
50mm, f/4, ISO 100, 1/100



Regards
Preetam

[navin_bhp]

@kpzen : Nice capture. Liked the contrast and color very much.

A couple of shots from me..

UFO by Navins, on Flickr


Turtle - Phoenix Zoo by Navins, on Flickr

[shajufx]

Thanks for the appreciation guys ! Its a pleasure to be part of this forum

Dedicated to all the lovely dads and mums, would-be dads and mums and every kid around us. Wish them all a better tomorrow and a corruption-free leadership

[shamik.bose]

@shaju: That is a stunning picture. Lovely!
Wishing all the children a very very happy children's day! Never let the kid in you go away!

[anvancy]

Originally Posted by shajufx

Obviously YES its 35mm f/1.8. He looks happy because I was doing the same hide & seek game with the camera, although I didn't expect any decent shots. May be the metal pole spoiled this image.


Hmm, you mean that guy in Pune who was born with few bugs in his hands


Pawan, please leave the rice, dal, papad and kitchen things and try some bugs or flowers..LOL

My Violin was taken out after a long long time, atleast for this shot !
Attachment 452654
35mm, f/1.8, ISO-100, SB-600 from side. Focus is purposely not on the finger nails, because my model insisted a manicure, which I had to deny

Was the 600 diffused or flashed bare?

Anvancy

[shajufx]

Thanks Shamik.
Anvancy, its bare flash, I dont have a diffuser except the 7X4" one for macros. So, I use mostly bounce-off wall, the piano image above is bounce off ceiling. Not a perfect shot, but I am learning through experiments. In both violin and piano shots, fingers are the focus.

[preetam_KORG]

Beautiful shot Shaju! Do you need a piano teacher for kiddo?
Happy children's day!

One I shot today.



EXIF:
50 mm
f/1.8
1/250
ISO 100

Regards
Preetam

[ArunV]

few night shots from singapore