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Abtin Elahifard
{K:1676} 4/16/2008
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excellent macro Dear, good luck
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Minoo S.
{K:11982} 4/16/2008
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Wonderful capture! Excellent focus, light, and DOF.
The water droplets add a lot of charm to this beautiful image.
Regards,
m.
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Mitra Nademi-Nassari
{K:17439} 4/16/2008
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Beautiful photo. Great colors, details and drops. Well done, indeed.
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Robin Wickenkamp
{K:16434} 4/16/2008
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Serious critiques hmmm? Ok, I'm sure you already know but here goes...focal clarity is lacking a bit AJ. It appears the pof runs diagonally from below the little lady, on the stem, across her backside. Yes? The clarity of the drops on her back half is pretty good, the composition and dof are great! Find her and give it another go...and just in case there is no rain in the forecast, bring a spray bottle. ;)
I know...I haven't commented in ages and here I am dishing out a "serious" critique...what's up with that?
Take care...Robin
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/16/2008
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Hey Robin! Good to hear from you and I do appreciate you dishing up the serious stuff. This is what I want - a discussion!
This is a brand new lens and of course in macro mode it has a really shallow DOF. So unless the subject is two-dimensional, it makes it hard to know where to focus (manually, of course!) Go for the eyes? That's the usual suggestion. But then the spots on the back will be soft. So I don't think I really agree with your comment that the DOF is great. Maybe for this composition I should have focused on the spots.
(Oh, and by the way, just between you and me, I did use a spray bottle... It got her a bit agitated - hence, she was moving around and left shortly after this was taken.)
AJ
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Nicole Besch
{K:52579} 4/16/2008
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Hi AJ...I love your droplets and the reflections very much!!Even when they came from a spray bottle..LOL!!!Great colors and composition!!
I wish you fun with your new lens:))
Best regards,Nicki
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Marian Man
{K:66461} 4/16/2008
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thank God she is almost water proof dear AJ!!!! :)
lovely macro shot!!!!!great DOF!!!!
all the best
Marian
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Robin Wickenkamp
{K:16434} 4/16/2008
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Cripes, YOU can see a ladybug's eyes? Impressive!
Great dof, I meant between the lady and the background. Question...at f/11 why did the clarity not come through? Is it because you used macro mode? I'm kinda confused...
Robin
ps...your secret is safe with me...got my own spraybottle, eyedropper, etc.
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fotogr@vi
{K:52492} 4/16/2008
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I can't critique, since I have the same lens unopened for about a year now. Just CAN'T get the focus right. So I will play the selfish elf, and wait till you achieve perfection, and THEN, slip you an email ! :)
how'z that ???? :) :) :)
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/16/2008
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Open the box, Avi, open the box! It's a great lens (apart from the horrible screw in hood, oh, and the strange manual mode switch...) But I think the focus is always going to be a problem with a lens like this in macro mode. But hang in there - I'm after that perfection!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/16/2008
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Well Robin, I kinda focused on the front of the head, cos I assumed that's where the eyes would be if I could see them!
As to the DOF, I think that even at f32 it is still very shallow with this lens in macro mode. I need to experiment a bit more, but I think we're talking millimetres here...
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/17/2008
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Many thanks for your comment, Abtin!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/17/2008
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Thanks Minoo. I agree about the droplets, but wonder if the focus is in not quite the right place...
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/17/2008
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Many thanks, Mitra.
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/17/2008
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Many thanks, Nicole - a spray bottle is an essential photographic tool!
AJ
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Keith Growden
{K:20592} 4/17/2008
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I think this is fantastic. Love the water droplets. Would have been a bit heavy for it i guess lol. I have no suggestions at all. Congratulations on a wonderful shot. Cheers Keith
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Paolo Corradini
{K:51609} 4/17/2008
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excellent drops details and great lucky sign
cheers
Paolo
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Alfredo Piñeyro
{K:3397} 4/17/2008
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Excelente macro. Gran definición y muy agradables colores.
Felicitaciones!!!
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Riny Koopman
{K:59615} 4/19/2008
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You are a master artist my friend, very professional capture.:) Good weekend AJ,riny
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Ken Phenicie Jr.
{K:3424} 4/20/2008
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Wonderful shot AJ, nice composition and details, love the water droplets, well done.
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biljana mitrovic
{K:43917} 4/20/2008
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OH my ...Perfect image of this perfect bug:))))
Great dear AJ !!! I hope I'll be able one day to make such a great macro shot:))
big hug
biljana
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Thanks Marian. Actually, she can't have been too upset about the water-spray as she was back yesterday. (At least, I assume it was her...)
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Many thanks, Keith.
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Thanks Paolo.
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Many thanks for your comment, Alfredo.
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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You are too generous, Riny, but very kind! I believe there are still ways to improve on this, and will be working on it as soon as some more ladybirds pass my way!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Thanks for your comment, Ken.
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/20/2008
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Many thanks for your kind comment, Biljana, but in my view there is still plenty of room for improvement here!
AJ
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biljana mitrovic
{K:43917} 4/20/2008
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I know that dear AJ...we always want to be better,to improve our selfs ...it's point of life,I think:)))
big hug from warm wonderful belgrade;))
biljana
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John Hatz
{K:143808} 4/23/2008
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well done AJ... great macro...hahaha...the drops are huge for that little bug... nice details and I like the diagonal way on the plant that the bug was...
I could ask for a more smaller aperture here... perchaps... but not big deal my friend.
best regards!
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 4/23/2008
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Hi John! Yes, of course you are right about the aperture. I was keen to try out this new lens and hadn't got my tripod to hand, and this little lady was in a hurry - hence the settings. But with my wonderful new joystick tripod head, life should become much easier! Thanks for your support - as you know, I do appreciate the constructive critiques.
AJ
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Diego Bullita
{K:15023} 4/23/2008
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hi dear AJ,
my compliments for this fantastic macro,
optimal colors and detail,
best regards
diego
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.mOhAmAd khAksAr.
{K:4929} 5/15/2008
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really Beautiful, so sharp and the background is superb!!!
bravo dear AJ!
BEST,
mohamad*
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Mike Davis
{K:519} 5/17/2008
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Great colors and composition!!
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 5/17/2008
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Many thanks Diego - I'm happy you like this one!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 5/17/2008
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Many thanks, Mohamad!
AJ
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 5/17/2008
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Thank you for your kind comment, Mike.
AJ
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Sam Dec
{K:1005} 5/18/2008
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An unbelievable picture with inventive details….
Extraordinary attractive…
Regards: Sam D
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Len Webster
{K:22246} 5/30/2008
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Absolutely wonderful! I just love the detail here, the drops of water adding new dimensions to the image.
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41275} 6/3/2008
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Lovely crisp colours and well composed AJ. my main critique would be the plan of focus. I would prefer the focus to be shifted 1-2mm to the front to the wing and eye closest to the camera, letting the rest of the body fall out of focus from the front. That way one dont have to look past the out of focus parts (a large percentage of the body) to the rest of the insect. I know it might sound finicky but it makes a big difference in the first impact. Kind regards.
Joggie
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 6/3/2008
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Many thanks, Joggie. You are not being finicky - this is exactly the sort of comment I am looking for. Though I like this shot, I know there is something about it that is just not quite there, and I think you may have hit on it. Now to put the suggestion into practice next time she shows up - something that will not be easy if she is as active as she was when this one was taken!
AJ
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Jen van Wijn
{K:20755} 6/6/2008
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Finally looking at you I see I am farrrr behind again my dear AJ, was thinking you left again for some tough trip in tents or bikes;))
You might have done anyway, we had surfing and cycling, what next? You can always swim up to Marocco, quite an experience, or what about rowing?? Anyway you LadyBug looks
almost perfect, except for the subjects Joggie is telling you:))) Maybe a snail is a great thing, like I tried, as it is not as fast as these little beetles:)) For me too fast anyway.....have a great weekend, hugs Jenxx
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 6/7/2008
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Well Jen, there was an Englishman who earlier this year rowed across the English channel, cycled across France and Spain and then swam across the Straits to Morocco. Not sure I'd be up to that - he has an olympic gold medal for rowing.
I'm also way behind in commenting, and will only be able to dip in and out for the next week or so. A strong levante is now blowing, which means windsurfing takes priority!
AJ
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Luc Bouwens
{K:7552} 6/16/2008
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Very very beautifull
One of your best
grtz
Luc
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AJ Miller
{K:44876} 6/17/2008
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Thanks Luc!
AJ
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Ania Blazejewska
{K:13932} 6/23/2008
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beautiful macro
great details, dof and composition
well done AJ,
ania
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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:63849} 7/7/2008
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A very interesting and beautiful shot.
All the best.
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