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Fungi nesr the Thames at Sonning
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SimonR



Registered: March 2009
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A first few attempts using a Nikon D70 and 55-200 Sigma lens - comments, suggestions and advice appreciated
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
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Sat March 21, 2009 5:04pm Rating: 6.00 

Simon - with any shot like this...that involves plant-life, greenery or whatever. I would shoot on a bright-cloudy day...and not in direct sunlight which tends to make the saturation and overall frame luminosity rather unbalanced.


Plus, as you are relatively close up and this is a largish fungi/object...a much deeper DOF (ie: f/11 and up) is required to show more detail.


I have a tutorial on flower/plant photography if you would like to read it.
http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorial_photographing_flowers.php


The same basic fundamentals also apply to your other pic here.
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SimonR

Registered: March 2009
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Sat March 21, 2009 5:16pm

Again, Kev - thanks for the tips - I have skimmed the tutorial and now will go back to read it in depth - very useful and clear enough for the newbie to understand :-)
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