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Thursday 23 July 2009
Sunday 31 May 2009
Kimmeridge Bay
Went out to Kimmeridge Bay this evening, was quite lovely there. We sat on a rock with our feet in the water watching the calm ripples come in.
Some of the better shots from the last few days
With the garden in full swing now, and our 7 roses and 3 clematis starting to run at full steam, its hardly surprising I cant put the camera down!!
Sunday 24 May 2009
some new flower shots
Everything is coming into bloom now in the garden.. we have 7 roses, 1 of which is now really showy. And the clematis are just magnificent. Heres a few shots I took this morning.
Sunday 10 May 2009
A walk on the railway
Went for a short walk this morning as it was lovely.
Brimstone feeding
I think this might be one of the best insect shots I've ever taken. (x4 macro filter)
Spanish Bluebell
Dandelion Clock (x4 macro filter)
Green!
Common White
Stinging Nettle
Power
Out for a walk
A Vista vista
The Old Platform
Brimstone feeding
I think this might be one of the best insect shots I've ever taken. (x4 macro filter)
Spanish Bluebell
Dandelion Clock (x4 macro filter)
Green!
Common White
Stinging Nettle
Power
Out for a walk
A Vista vista
The Old Platform
Friday 8 May 2009
macro close up filters
Got some new close up filters today.. only £20 for 4 different optics. All they do is reduce the minimum focal distance of a lens, enabling you to go much much closer than you'd normally manage. Seeing as a good macro lens is hundreds, its worth a shot.
got the focus slightly wrong on this one, its SO hard to hold it steady at that magnification
got the focus slightly wrong on this one, its SO hard to hold it steady at that magnification
Wednesday 6 May 2009
depth of field
Depth of field is literally the range in the image that is in focus, its useful for showing off the focal point of the image that you intended.
In this image, the nib is in focus, but the foreground and the background isn't (you can see by the lines).. this is a very shallow depth of field, forcing the viewer to focus on what you wanted :) taken at an aperture of f2.8.
The smaller the aperture the shallower, or shorter, the depth of field. If you were taking a picture of a landscape, you might choose a deep depth of field in order to get everything in focus, as its the entire vista you intend the viewer to see.
In pet portraits its very useful to pick the depth of field so that the head is in focus, but maybe the body isnt. In this shot of Kiska I have focus fading out at the neck, so that her eyes and facial markings look more striking :).
It takes quite a bit of practice to get used to it! On modern dSLR's you often have a 'depth of field preview' button so that you can see live how the image will look, enabling you to fine tune it to your requirements.
There is a trade off however, the smaller the aperture (the opening in the lens), the less light enters the lens and hits the film/CMOS sensor, so you might find yourself in situations where you want a shallow depth of field, but do not have the light for it! this is when we refer to a 'fast' lens, a lens that has a very low aperture ability which gives you more flexibility in your shot selections.. the smaller the minimum aperture, the more expensive the lens gets! especially at long focal lengths.
In this image, the nib is in focus, but the foreground and the background isn't (you can see by the lines).. this is a very shallow depth of field, forcing the viewer to focus on what you wanted :) taken at an aperture of f2.8.
The smaller the aperture the shallower, or shorter, the depth of field. If you were taking a picture of a landscape, you might choose a deep depth of field in order to get everything in focus, as its the entire vista you intend the viewer to see.
In pet portraits its very useful to pick the depth of field so that the head is in focus, but maybe the body isnt. In this shot of Kiska I have focus fading out at the neck, so that her eyes and facial markings look more striking :).
It takes quite a bit of practice to get used to it! On modern dSLR's you often have a 'depth of field preview' button so that you can see live how the image will look, enabling you to fine tune it to your requirements.
There is a trade off however, the smaller the aperture (the opening in the lens), the less light enters the lens and hits the film/CMOS sensor, so you might find yourself in situations where you want a shallow depth of field, but do not have the light for it! this is when we refer to a 'fast' lens, a lens that has a very low aperture ability which gives you more flexibility in your shot selections.. the smaller the minimum aperture, the more expensive the lens gets! especially at long focal lengths.
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Got the Tamron finally! had to wait as it came from Germany (only 2nd hand unit I could find). Its immaculate and looks brand new, even the box! good ol' eBay.
anyway, heres some very quick playing shots with it.
Managed to get the depth of field just right on this I think, was aiming for the flower and the large bud in focus, the rest thrown out.
Boy its hard to shoot bees! they move so bloody much!! Not as macro as Id like.. macro focusing filters on their way. (I swear Ill stop spending money soon!)
anyway, heres some very quick playing shots with it.
Managed to get the depth of field just right on this I think, was aiming for the flower and the large bud in focus, the rest thrown out.
Boy its hard to shoot bees! they move so bloody much!! Not as macro as Id like.. macro focusing filters on their way. (I swear Ill stop spending money soon!)
Monday 4 May 2009
fiddling
been out fiddling again. Im still waiting for my faster Tamron lens which should be here mid-week hopefully, it'll allow me proper macro'ness so I can play properly. The 55-250mm I have is lovely, but its very slow and I'm quite limited when trying to do close ups or cloudy day shots.
I was hoping for some sustained sunshine today, but alas the weather God's didnt provide.
All these are shot in RAW format and post-processed in photoshop CS4 to define contrast, brightness, sharpness etc. It provides much more detail than letting the camera do it 'on the shot'.
Anyways, heres some fiddling from yesterday :)
I was hoping for some sustained sunshine today, but alas the weather God's didnt provide.
All these are shot in RAW format and post-processed in photoshop CS4 to define contrast, brightness, sharpness etc. It provides much more detail than letting the camera do it 'on the shot'.
Anyways, heres some fiddling from yesterday :)
Saturday 2 May 2009
Monkey World
We're very lucky to live very near Monkey World. We went there today and I took some shots... actually, I took about 240 shots! This is the best of them.
A new blog
This is a blog about my photography and me.
Its about time I did this so I can talk about my 2rd Love (Joint 1st is Kerry and Kiska). I hope you all enjoy reading and watching what I come up with. Im always very keen for criticism, so please feel free.
Its about time I did this so I can talk about my 2rd Love (Joint 1st is Kerry and Kiska). I hope you all enjoy reading and watching what I come up with. Im always very keen for criticism, so please feel free.
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