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A summary in colour

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:26 pm
by Slider
Well youv'e probably all heard me crying from having to return Kevin's Nikkor 200 Macro (thanks for the opportunity Kevin). A truly awesome lens and I hope my new Sigma 180 gets somewhere close to it's performance when it arrives.

I thought I'd put up a few shots from over the past week which have, what I think is, lovely colour.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:32 pm
by johndec
Talk about going out with a bang! I'll take a copy of the first one, A3+ size, got the perfect spot for it... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Fantastic.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:02 pm
by Matt. K
Who would of thought that a 200mm Macro lens would be an optical masterpiece? But I've used this lens and it sings however you use it. As soon as I can sell a kidney I'm gonna get me one of those.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:06 pm
by Dargan
These are just beautiful images. That Nikkor 200 must be a magic lens. I am going to start reading up on it right now! Any of these would look great in a frame. Was this using lab colour in PP?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:11 am
by Slider
Yep, it sure is a sweet lens.


Dargan wrote:These are just beautiful images. That Nikkor 200 must be a magic lens. I am going to start reading up on it right now! Any of these would look great in a frame. Was this using lab colour in PP?


No, these were almost straight out of the camera. A little saturation and USM.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:08 am
by sheepie
That second one Slider, it's lovely :) Has a quality which stands out amongst all these brilliant shots we have seen over the last week.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:14 am
by stubbsy
Mark

I'm with Leon on this. That second image has a beautiful, haunting quality to it. It's a great example of how you don't need bright, saturated or highly contrasting colours to make a great image. I could look at that one for hours. It's very peaceful like looking at the reflected images on a still lake.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:25 am
by marcotrov
Absolutely superb Mark. I love #1 and #2 in particular has a softness and elegance that transforms it into a standout image.
cheers
marco

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:35 pm
by Slider
Thanks Guys, printed the second one on A4 and it came up a treat. Big white mask and black frame should look good. :D