DSLRUsers.com

A discussion forum - and more - for users of Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras.

Skip to content

Macrofest

Got a thin skin? Then look elsewhere. Post a link to an image that you've made, and invite others to offer their critiques. Honesty is encouraged, but please be positive in your constructive criticism. Flaming and just plain nastiness will not be tolerated. Please note that this is not an area for you to showcase your images, nor is this a place for you to show-off where you have been. This is an area for you to post images so that you may share with us a technique that you have mastered, or are trying to master. Typically, no more than about four images should be posted in any one post or thread, and the maximum size of any side of any image should not exceed 950 px.

Moderators: Greg B, Nnnnsic, Geoff, Glen, gstark, Moderators

Forum rules
Please note that image critiquing is a matter of give and take: if you post images for critique, and you then expect to receive criticism, then it is also reasonable, fair and appropriate that, in return, you post your critique of the images of other members here as a matter of courtesy. So please do offer your critique of the images of others; your opinion is important, and will help everyone here enjoy their visit to far greater extent.

Also please note that, unless you state something to the contrary, other members might attempt to repost your image with their own post processing applied. We see this as an acceptable form of critique, but should you prefer that others not modify your work, this is perfectly ok, and you should state this, either within your post, or within your signature.

Images posted here should conform with the general forum guidelines. Image sizes should not exceed 950 pixels along the largest side (height or width) and typically no more than four images per post or thread.

Please also ensure that you have a meaningful location included in your profile. Please refer to the FAQ for details of what "meaningful" is.
Write comments

Macrofest

Postby Slider on Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:38 pm

From today's SEQ mini meet photographic tour.

I had the pleasure of trying Kevin's Nikkor 200mm Micro and I gotta say

I WANT ONE :D

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Cheers
Mark :) http://www.photographicaustralia.com
http://www.trekaboutphotography.com

He who dies with the most lenses wins...
User avatar
Slider
Senior Member
 
Posts: 1767
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:17 pm
Location: Pumicestone Passage, S.E. Qld
Top

Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:38 am

The bee is my favourite here, followed by the moth and the purple trumpet. But it was a pleasure viewing all of them!
User avatar
Alpha_7
Senior Member
 
Posts: 7259
Joined: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:19 pm
Location: Mortdale - Sydney - Nikon D700, x-D200, Leica, G9
Top

Postby huynhie on Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:39 am

Great pics,

I've got to say the 200mm is one fine lens :wink:
User avatar
huynhie
Senior Member
 
Posts: 1476
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:11 pm
Location: Sydney
Top

Postby birddog114 on Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:42 am

Who said the 200/f4 is not a lens? :shock: :wink: :lol:
Birddog114
VNAF, My Beloved Country and Airspace
User avatar
birddog114
Senior Member
 
Posts: 15881
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:18 pm
Location: Belmore,Sydney
Top

Postby LostDingo on Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:23 am

I like the last one personally but I would only suggest adjusting the curves a bit to brighten the capture, I had a quick play and result as below......hope you don't mind Slider :!: May be a bit oversaturated after I adjusted...

It looks like a great lens :D :D :D

Image
User avatar
LostDingo
Senior Member
 
Posts: 951
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:18 am
Location: Rozelle
Top

Postby avkomp on Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:30 am

dingo, it looks heaps better now.

this area is something of which I know very little.
wonder what you actually did to this?

Steve
User avatar
avkomp
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2485
Joined: Sun May 29, 2005 8:47 pm
Location: Bendoura NSW - Nikon D5
Top

Postby Slider on Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:50 am

Don't mind at all Dingo. Definately an improvement. I need to spend more time experimenting in PS
Cheers
Mark :) http://www.photographicaustralia.com
http://www.trekaboutphotography.com

He who dies with the most lenses wins...
User avatar
Slider
Senior Member
 
Posts: 1767
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:17 pm
Location: Pumicestone Passage, S.E. Qld
Top

Postby LostDingo on Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:21 am

avkomp wrote:dingo, it looks heaps better now.

this area is something of which I know very little.
wonder what you actually did to this?

Steve


avkomp-I just went into curve adjustments, options and selected one of the algorithms until it looked pleaseing thenplayed with the actual curve but very very slightly.

If you have a good image to work with (as the case in this capture) you don't have to do much at all.
User avatar
LostDingo
Senior Member
 
Posts: 951
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:18 am
Location: Rozelle
Top

Postby marcotrov on Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:32 am

Mark they are eye catching images full of colour and life. What a lens? Close to the top of my hit list 8)
Love all the images but #2 for its sublteness and pastel hues (it also reminds me of some of Kevin's work and style) and the last one for the way it juxtaposition to the wire. :) Beautiful colours. By way of a small suggestion for #2 the little bit of petal in the top right could be softened a little more to make it less eye catching and therefore distracting somewhat from the subject. :)
On a side issue how are you getting the images to appear or do you use another host apart from pixspot? :(
cheers
marco
marcotrov
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2577
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:21 pm
Location: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Top

Postby mudder on Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:08 pm

Really like the soft, abstract nature of the second one. You'd have fun with that lens, great shots...
Aka Andrew
User avatar
mudder
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3020
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:58 pm
Location: Melbourne - Burwood East
Top

Postby blacknstormy on Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:16 pm

Mark - stunning photos !!! The last one is a skipper - the splendid ochre - Trapezites symmomus. Lives on a wide array of Lomandras :) Beautiful
Rel
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships! -Ansel Adams

http://www.redbubble.com/people/blacknstormy
User avatar
blacknstormy
Senior Member
 
Posts: 2745
Joined: Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:33 pm
Location: Ipswich Qld
Top

Postby Oneputt on Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:20 pm

Marco the host that we use (and it is free) is Photobucket. Try it. :wink:
"The good thing about meditation is that it makes doing nothing respectable"

D3 - http://www.oneputtphotographics.com
User avatar
Oneputt
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3174
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:58 pm
Location: Stuck in traffic Maroochydore.
Top

Postby Matt. K on Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:21 pm

Mark
Nice images! Big, bold and in your face. The simplicity of the images means they have to speak for themselves and they do that easiliy. You need to get them printed and framed to complete the photographic cycle.
Regards

Matt. K
User avatar
Matt. K
Former Outstanding Member Of The Year and KM
 
Posts: 9981
Joined: Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:12 pm
Location: North Nowra
Top

Postby Oneputt on Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:21 pm

Marco the host that we use (and it is free) is Photobucket. Try it. :wink:
"The good thing about meditation is that it makes doing nothing respectable"

D3 - http://www.oneputtphotographics.com
User avatar
Oneputt
Senior Member
 
Posts: 3174
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:58 pm
Location: Stuck in traffic Maroochydore.
Top

Postby big pix on Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:49 pm

very good group of shots......... but len's lust gets all of us.........
Cheers ....bp....
Difference between a good street photographer and a great street photographer....
Removing objects that do not belong...
happy for the comments, but
.....Please DO NOT edit my image.....
http://bigpix.smugmug.com Forever changing
User avatar
big pix
Senior Member
 
Posts: 4513
Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:52 pm
Location: Lake Macquarie NSW.
Top

Postby Slider on Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:44 pm

marcotrov wrote:Mark they are eye catching images full of colour and life. What a lens? Close to the top of my hit list 8)
Love all the images but #2 for its sublteness and pastel hues (it also reminds me of some of Kevin's work and style) and the last one for the way it juxtaposition to the wire. :) Beautiful colours. By way of a small suggestion for #2 the little bit of petal in the top right could be softened a little more to make it less eye catching and therefore distracting somewhat from the subject. :)
On a side issue how are you getting the images to appear or do you use another host apart from pixspot? :(
cheers
marco


Thanks Marco, it is very nice lens (I still have it in my bag for a while on loan so more fun to come).

As OnePutt has already posted we use Photobucket. There is a free service which is pretty good but I subscribed for about $25.00 a year which gives me heaps of space and bandwidth. I just checked my figures and I have 85mb of images residing there and my bandwidth usage is around 900mb for the month. Great service :D

mudder wrote:Really like the soft, abstract nature of the second one. You'd have fun with that lens, great shots...


Thanks Mudder, I am about to head outside for another play with it 8)

blacknstormy wrote:Mark - stunning photos !!! The last one is a skipper - the splendid ochre - Trapezites symmomus. Lives on a wide array of Lomandras :) Beautiful
Rel


Thanks Rel. And thanks to Nicole for pointing out to me. Very observant :D

Matt. K wrote:Mark
Nice images! Big, bold and in your face. The simplicity of the images means they have to speak for themselves and they do that easiliy. You need to get them printed and framed to complete the photographic cycle.


Thanks Matt. Just printed the first and the colours have come out a treat. I took a few similar shots but different colours. Mind end up with a nice set out of them :D

big pix wrote:very good group of shots......... but len's lust gets all of us.........


Thanks BP. Lens lust. Yes, welll, um, right :oops:
Cheers
Mark :) http://www.photographicaustralia.com
http://www.trekaboutphotography.com

He who dies with the most lenses wins...
User avatar
Slider
Senior Member
 
Posts: 1767
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:17 pm
Location: Pumicestone Passage, S.E. Qld
Top
Write comments

Return to Image Reviews and Critiques
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Copyright © 2005 - 2022 Gary Stark


Portal XL 5.0 ~ Plain 0.2