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First ever posting of pics - wildlife (geckoes)
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:14 pmby Finch
G'day forum members,
This is my first ever posting of pics. As some of you may have read, I have been a 35mm user for 8 years or so and recently tried out a D70. Here are a couple of pics from the shoot. There has been no Photoshop used except capture sharpening (I have a version where one of the catchlights in the eye has been removed in image 2.)
Image 1 - Barking gecko
Image 2 - Barking gecko
Comments welcome
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:19 pmby sheepie
hehe - the ultimate lens cleaner - "Can I lick your lens sir?"
Great captures there Finch - well done
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:22 pmby Manta
I'll order a couple for my windscreen, thanks Mike.
Top shots of some top little critters!
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:25 pmby NikonUser
I love that second one!!
Paul
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:27 pmby sirhc55
Excellent shots Michael, especially #2 - that tongue is awesome
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:33 pmby ozimax
Awesome second shot here, well taken.
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:40 pmby Finch
Thanks for feedback so far. Second shot certainly seems to be a favourite. This is what a Nikon 105mm 2.8 macro and macro flash can do!
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:42 pmby NikonUser
Which macro flash did you use?
I'm thinking about the R1C1 (I think that's what it's called) kit when I get my D200
Paul
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:45 pmby Finch
Hi Paul,
I'm still using an SB29 but am considering the new system to compliment my D200 as well. Won't be for a while, though, until more funds are available........
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:48 pmby Alpha_7
Michael,
Well done, certainly the #2 shot has a lot of character, but I feel I learn more about the Gecko from the first one.
Regards,
Craig
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:50 pmby mudder
G'day Michael,
Great first post! That second shot's a pearler but really like the use of DOF in the first... Good stuff
Cheers.
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:52 pmby avkomp
2 nice shots.
both nicely exposed but prefer the extra up close and personal result in shot 2.
wel done.
Steve
Posted:
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:56 pmby Poon
I love 2nd one.
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Poon
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:09 amby Slider
Great shots. The 2nd is a corker.
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:53 amby Gordon
Great capture with the tongue in #2! It seems to be the night for barking geckos, I posted a pic a little while ago before I saw yours!
Gordon
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:47 amby Finch
Seems to be a night for posting close-ups of Barking geckoes - what are the odds on that happening? Thanks for feedback.
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:12 amby marcotrov
Sharp as a tack where it counts and that second one is indeed a 'pearler'
cheers
marco
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:13 amby sirhc55
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:21 amby Finch
Thanks macro. Appreciate the feedback. People seem to love the sharpness of eye and tongue out.
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:22 amby marcotrov
OK I apologise guys but i didn't preview before posting and the coffee was on the boil.
cheers
marco
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:26 amby Finch
No worries, macro. Amazing what one letter left out in haste can do to a post! Thanks for positive comment on my first pic posting.
Cheers
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:27 amby marcotrov
Sharp move Chris to copy my quote so I cant( i was intentionally a little more careful here
) edit it and it's there for all to see
cheers
marco
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:17 amby stephen
Youve gotta be fast Marco
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:47 amby Alex
2nd one is great! Alex
Posted:
Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:50 amby Finch
Thanks Alex. Good to see postings back to critiquing photos...... (went off the rails a bit there).
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:34 pmby blacknstormy
Hey Michael -great shots
I actually prefer the first one - I love shallow DOF shots of geckos - brings the focus onto the had and those beautiful eyes, but keeps the rest of the animal intact, to give a size of scale and overall symmetry.
Very very nice
Rel
Posted:
Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:43 amby Finch
Narelle
Both pics were taken a few minutes apart and I tried to get a different feel with each. In pic no.2 I tried to show the amazing pattern of the eye and as I was about to shoot, he poked his tongue out. With shot no.2, the idea was to show whole gecko but have his head in focus (so it looked like he was peering out of picture).
Thanks for feedback
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:01 amby Sheila Smart
Good use of DOF in first image. The first time I came across geckoes was in Bali in the mid seventies. Wonder what the heck the loud noise was!
Cheers
Sheila
Posted:
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:05 amby wendellt
Welcome Finch
lots of nature photographers on this forum you will feel at home
your images show a lot of skill, and understanding of the subject
Posted:
Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:59 pmby Nicole
Great pics. 2nd is my favourite with the tongue sticking out.
Posted:
Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:50 pmby digitor
Finch wrote:No worries, macro. Amazing what one letter left out in haste can do to a post!
Cheers
Or indeed, two letters transposed
Cheers