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We can all end up knowing how to push the buttons but only a few will be able to capture the essence, the space, the mood, the spirit, the story...
Mao's Blog
Upgrading a computer for the first time
Posted on February 23, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Want to play ?
Posted on February 12, 2010 at 1:45pm — 1 Comment
My new Baby...
Posted on December 11, 2009 at 6:54pm — 13 Comments
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- How long have you been interested in photography?
- Since December 8, 2008
- What camera equipment do you use?
- Canon Power shot G10,
Diana + sometimes...
Digital Pro
NIKON D300s
TOKINA 11-16 mm f/2.8
AF-S Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8G
AF-S Nikkor 50 mm f/1.4G
AF Nikkor 85 mm f/1.8D
AF SIGMA 105 mm f/2.8 MACRO DG
MANFROTTO 190 PROB + 322 RC2
Photoshop CS4
ViewNX
- Tell us about yourself
- I was intrigued by how humans react to society's images so I studied psychology a bit. Then, I learned how to compose in Interior design. Dropped out of this too to explore shapes in sculpture. After that, I needed more. I wanted to sculpt spaces and create light openings to influence the mood on humans in Architecture. Art always attracted me so naturally, I always was surrounded by Artists, mostly painters.
During a first solo trip in Spain, I finally found my calling in Photography. My curiosity is immense and this medium provides me endless obsessive passion.
My main focus at this time is to get better technically.
Do you remember the "Where's Waldo ?" books ? You can play the same game trough my collection. My copyright is a logo that is never placed at the same location. It is sometimes obvious and sometimes practically invisible. Try and find it if you are bored. (p.s. the logo appeared for the first time on "Hitchcock")
p.s. The first pics are my latest adds. For the rest, I selected my 50 favorites. It's only here on D2 that you can view my real progression. I post every pic I do, good or... "experimentations". Of course those ones won't stay more than a few weeks. ;]
Thanks and happy shooting everybody !
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If you want the sharpest image possible on macros you will need to use a tripod, a shutter release cable and the mirror lock-up feature, especially with shooting at a slow shutter speeds. Even an imperceptible move by the camera or the subject will cause blur. Shooting with the lens wide open and a fast speed will reduce this, but then depth of field might not be desirable. So, shooting macro often means accounting for wind conditions, the stability of the ground on which the tripod is placed (when I shoot mushrooms on a mossy forest floor, I have to stand perfectly still so as not to shift the ground in any way) and the depth of field. Consequently, I end up taking more shots of a single macro scene than say a landscape one because of the increased possibility of camera shake or subject movement. Of course there are the exposure compensation possibilities. I shoot using manual focus.... the autofocus doesn't work very well on macros. I also use a bean bag when shooting on the ground-- my tripod does not have some of the fancy options for macro. The bean bag is good because it adjusts easily and is very stable for the camera. Instead of a flash, consider using a reflector (white bristle board or tin foil woks well) or a mag light. I find that with the flash, sometimes the bottom of the scene is not as well lit as the top. Of course an off camera flash would solve this. If you use a flash, consider using a diffuser of some kind... one bought or a tissue or piece of wax paper can do in a jam. Some people use a clear film canister cut to fit over the built-in flash as a diffuser.
Hope this helps.... feel free to ask any other questions...
Regards.
Jim
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