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Asiatic Lily-orange dew
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multifacetedmuse



Registered: July 2008
Posts: 18
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710studio

Registered: July 2008
Posts: 87
Sun July 13, 2008 11:00pm Rating: 9.00 

Love the water drops! Great color and detail. Beautifully done.
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geofflaw
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Registered: December 2007
Posts: 1,445
Mon July 14, 2008 6:35am Rating: 8.00 

You're right, this is the best of the bunch. I think you have done really well for a beginner, these shots are all nicely composed. I love the water droplets on the petals but I know from experience that this means you are normally shooting in fairly low light, giving you a limited depth of field.


While these shots are great for a beginner, they lack the definition of a really great shot. Have a look at some of Kev's pictures in this gallery to get a few pointers for future improvements.
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
Posts: 2,722
Mon July 14, 2008 7:12am Rating: 8.00 

Yes, the colour is really nice...and the composition is good...which shows that you are definitely on the right track. As you gather more experience...I think you will naturally progress towards a much better fine-detail clarity and obtaining a far greater depth of field (DOF)...which is very important, especially when shooting a large (deep) flower such as this. The water droplets, etc...are a cool effect, and will look even more interesting when crystal clear & sharp throughout the range.
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multifacetedmuse

Registered: July 2008
Posts: 18
Mon July 14, 2008 7:48pm

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I certainly need to work on my depth of field. Previously, on the Kodak, I had no control over it, so I'm not sure how to control it now with the Nikon. I will certainly keep trying at it.
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
Posts: 2,722
Tue July 15, 2008 2:12am

On the Nikon simply set it to "aperture" priority (A) in the settings window.
Then choose a higher f/stop (ie: f/9, f/11, f/13, f/16, etc)...this will give you a larger/bigger/deeper DOF. The higher the f/stop number the greater the DOF...the smaller the f/stop (ie: f/2.8, f/3.2, f/4) the less DOF captured.
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