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Spider Orchid

Postby Escapism on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:02 pm

Was fairly happy with this snap taken whilst on a bushwalk on Saturday. These little guys are only about 10cms high and were clustered together in very deep shade and it was as windy as hell, so I was pretty stoked to pull this shot off with no tripod.

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Postby moggy on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:04 pm

Nice shot under difficult conditions, now you'll have to save up for a VR lens!

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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:07 pm

That's a nice shot :) Looks like an oil painting
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:21 pm

I like this shot, but find the leftmost OOF flower distracting (probably because of its size). Have you experimented with a crop that removes it or tried cloning it out. I think this would make for a stronger image. PS I'm also very impressed with your hand holding technique.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:35 pm

I have to agree with Peter again :)

I found the OOF flower on the left very disctracting... however considering no tripod and shooting conditions it's a good shot.
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Postby Escapism on Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:44 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:I have to agree with Peter again :)

I found the OOF flower on the left very disctracting... however considering no tripod and shooting conditions it's a good shot.


Cheers guys, yep I totally agree with you both, I have tried cropping it out and it just didnt work...cloneing is the next step, dont know if I care enough to take it that far though, was just happy to get a resonable shot under some pretty average conditions :D
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