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Ronel Registered: May 2008 Posts: 183	· Date: Fri November 7, 2008 · Views: 4557 · Filesize: 128.6kb, 296.0kb · Dimensions: 1000 x 724 ·
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geofflaw
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Registered: December 2007
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Sat November 8, 2008 8:38am

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Beautiful colours but it's got to be sharp. If you can't get the tripod out and do the whole setup thing. Then just back off a bit to get a better depth of field and crop the picture later. OK you won't have used all your pixels but at least you will have a sharp picture.

Ronel

Registered: May 2008
Posts: 183

Sat November 8, 2008 9:34am

Thanks for advice Geoff, will try

Kev

Registered: February 2008
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Sat November 8, 2008 9:13pm

Rating: 6.00

Yes, these Buddleia are quite difficult to capture well - even with the right equipment.

I'm not 100% sure why, but certain flowers, especially those with numerous, closely packed and many faceted small blooms (like this) are far more of a challenge to get the exposure correct. It's probably because the digital sensor isn't quite up to the job of accurately registering so many different angles of reflection in such a small area.

Anyhow, as Geoff said - a tripod is an absolute must for this kind of shot. Also a large DOF (ie: f/22 or higher)...and most definitely taken on a bright "cloudy day" with no direct sunlight...in order to minimize that unwanted harsh reflective aspect.

IF you still desire a blurred background bokeh - then situate yourself so that the backgound is at least 20-30 feet behind the flower - that way, even using an f/22 the background will still be relatively blurred.

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