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photomacrography

Postby NJ on Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:51 pm

this is an image i did for a photomacrography folio assignment at uni
used the sigma 105 for this. (1:1)

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here is a 100% crop to give you a better idea of the detail, it gets a bit lost in the resized image.

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thanks for looking, any C&C as always much appreciated :)
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Re: photomacrography

Postby Killakoala on Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:26 pm

That's an great image of a hideous subject :)
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Re: photomacrography

Postby jacksonqiu on Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:56 pm

wow...thats very sharp!
nice detail
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Re: photomacrography

Postby zafra52 on Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:03 pm

Very nice photo, but what the hell is it?
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Re: photomacrography

Postby NJ on Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:16 pm

oh, its a moth lol
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Re: photomacrography

Postby Joshman on Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:19 pm

mmmm, nice and sharp, well lit and good DOF.

now i have lens envy :D
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Re: photomacrography

Postby zafra52 on Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:43 am

Quite repulsive, really!
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Re: photomacrography

Postby natskis on Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:56 pm

This is fantastic and also gives major props for the Sigma 105 as well.

Clean Bokeh, Nice use of DOF to throw the rest of the moth OOF.
The 100% crop really shows how much detail you end up getting in the final product.
The hundreds of eyes are fantastic and quite sharp!

Great Job! :)

Question: Any photoshopping, HDR, post processing?
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Re: photomacrography

Postby NJ on Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:57 pm

natskis wrote:This is fantastic and also gives major props for the Sigma 105 as well.

Clean Bokeh, Nice use of DOF to throw the rest of the moth OOF.
The 100% crop really shows how much detail you end up getting in the final product.
The hundreds of eyes are fantastic and quite sharp!

Great Job! :)

Question: Any photoshopping, HDR, post processing?


hey thanks very much.

in regards to post processing, it was taken in RAW so some minor exposure adjustment and of course sharpening in adobe camera eaw. i think that was it.
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Re: photomacrography

Postby RDW on Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:06 pm

Fantastic shot Nathan, I particulary like the crop. Isn't it fabulous the way nature can be so dammed dog ugly and fascinatingly beautiful at the same time.
Come to think of it, I know someone who talks about his wife that way!?!
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Re: photomacrography

Postby natskis on Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:34 pm

RDW wrote:Fantastic shot Nathan, I particulary like the crop. Isn't it fabulous the way nature can be so dammed dog ugly and fascinatingly beautiful at the same time.
Come to think of it, I know someone who talks about his wife that way!?!



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Re: photomacrography

Postby NJ on Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:28 am

RDW wrote:Fantastic shot Nathan, I particulary like the crop. Isn't it fabulous the way nature can be so dammed dog ugly and fascinatingly beautiful at the same time.
Come to think of it, I know someone who talks about his wife that way!?!


haha that man lives on the edge!

but yeah you're right, and i love the fact that so many ugly things in life are actually beautiful :)
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Re: photomacrography

Postby jdear_89 on Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:08 pm

Oh mate, I am fair jelouse aye. Wish we had subjects like that at the uni that i'm at. Where you at?
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Re: photomacrography

Postby NJ on Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:51 pm

yeah its pretty sweet, im at RMIT doing Scientific and Industrial Photography. Half way through my second year out of 3 atm.
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Re: photomacrography

Postby mikephotog on Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:53 pm

Great shot Nathan. Are there two light sources or only one?
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Re: photomacrography

Postby NJ on Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:29 am

hey mike, thanks very much. two light sources, SB-800 at 90 degrees pointing straight at the subject and on camera flash to fill.

i will say hi to gale for you if i see him, he's no longer head of sci photo tho, phred is now and gale is now head of applied sciences.
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