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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 December 2007 at 20:34
An orchid shot that had not seen the light of day since being filed.

 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 December 2007 at 22:37
Beautiful orchid brettania.

Here's another Daisy for you:


And these are the berries that grow out of the beautiful little yellow flower you posted in the week 50 challenge:


And this is another flower detail (I think of a Gladiolus)

All shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Macro.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 December 2007 at 22:47
Dang -- someone else who does daisies (and a very good one at that). I like #1 and #3, and find the third informational -- I will have to check mine again and see if they have developed little "apples". That lens is giving good macro detail.

The orchid shot is interesting as I have passed it over a couple of times because the thumb indicates it is quite dark. Then today I used Bibble and it was nearly on the button when opened from the RAW -- I think I gave it an extra half stop.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 December 2007 at 23:08
Originally posted by brettania brettania wrote:

That lens is giving good macro detail.

The orchid shot is interesting as I have passed it over a couple of times because the thumb indicates it is quite dark. Then today I used Bibble and it was nearly on the button when opened from the RAW -- I think I gave it an extra half stop.


Yes, I like the Tamron 70-300 LD Macro a lot, despite the not so good reviews it gets here on Dyxum. My KM 100/2.8 D is better but the Tamron gives a different perspective at 300 mm and still pulls out good detail. Usually I give a bit more "clarity" and a bit more sharpening and then certainly for downsized web publishing gives excellent results.

I don't have Bibble but only use Lightroom. What I usually do after importing is adjust white point and black point and then play a bit with the brightness slider. Most of the time that will reveal if the shot's worth a salvaging try or not.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 December 2007 at 13:51
"Brigadoon"

24th Dec


26th Dec


"Iceberg"


"Just Joey" and friend!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 December 2007 at 19:56
A flower of a fatplant:


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This is my first post!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 December 2007 at 19:18
A bunch of tulips from Holland





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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 December 2007 at 20:14
Further tulips from Holland









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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 December 2007 at 04:50
Cool Tulips! Here are some Lillies-Close-up...


Cheers!
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P/S - darn it, somehow I missed two dust spots on my sensor. AArrgh!!

Edited by LTTay - 31 December 2007 at 04:51
A700 & VG. A700, 7D & VG,50/1.4, 50/1.7, 50/3.5 macro, Tam 17-50/2.8, 85/1.4, Tam 90/2.8 Macro, 70-210/4 Beercan, 80-200/2.8 APO "Black", the 300/2.8 HS APO G; and 5600 HS
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 December 2007 at 04:59
Some nice shots pauljg and welcome to Dyxum.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 January 2008 at 15:47
Thanks for the compliments and the welcome.

I am always fascinated by the development of a bud into a flower. Therefore I show here some shots of a dendrobium bud becoming a flower:


opening a bit:

nearly open:

fully opened:

and finally the whole plant:



With my best wishes for a Happy New Year!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 January 2008 at 11:26
Hello Everybody, all the shots here are so beautiful!

Here are some of mine. This was taken in Holland last spring:


But this was taken in the Botanical Gardens in Riga


It's funny, but these guys were taken in the Botanical Gardens too


Thanks for looking!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 January 2008 at 21:21
not a flower but still very lovely old Physalis:


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