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Postby norbs on Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:30 pm

Which one is best?

The vege patch is up and running, and the bugs are starting to congregate. Its been blowing a gale, so its damned hard work. #2 was actually on the floor inside.

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Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15) Aperture: f/9 Focal Length: 100 mmISO Speed: 800 Exposure Bias: -1 EV


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Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50) Aperture: f/11 Focal Length: 50 mm ISO Speed: 800 Exposure Bias: -1 EV


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Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160) Aperture: f/11 Focal Length: 100 mm ISO Speed: 800Exposure Bias: -1 EV



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Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 100 mm ISO Speed: 800 Exposure Bias: -1 EV

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Postby Biggzie on Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:49 pm

#3 by a nose from #1 with #2 dead last behind #4 ... gee those race calls are catching today
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:18 pm

#1 is a stunner! Very professional!
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Postby chrisk on Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:53 pm

#4 is a ripper. nice composition and DOF. the leaf layers and positioning give the shot alot of character. #1 doesn;t look quite in focus to me.
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Postby SileNceR_RH on Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:08 am

I like number four for composition as well, Number one is quite good also.

Realistically, they're all good - well done!
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:45 pm

#4 is a great image Norbs. The context you have wrapped the fly in makes it all the more interesting.
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Postby norbs on Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:16 am

Thanks for the comments.

#1 is actually very soft. Its interesting to see people say its good. Maybe they aren't clicking on the photo to look at it large.
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Postby gasgasgas on Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:44 am

Norbs,

Great photos. I clicked on each first and agree that #1 is soft. The small image looks OK, but for me a better trade off would have been less DoF for more speed. This probably would have sharpened it up a bit.

I actually think #4 is best with an interesting composition (garden scape) and nice and sharp.

I think #3 is a distant second. The composition is great, but to me it's either a little soft of a touch out of focus.

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Postby matt-chops on Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:06 pm

I'm a big fan of #4. Maybe a little more DOF though? It looks just a touch to shallow at full res.

Nice shooting. :)
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Postby Big V on Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:49 pm

Nice colours in shot 3
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