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Published: 2007-06-04 20:52:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 1910; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 0
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This is one of my personal favourites, though I know a lot of people would not agree.This is one of those leaf thingamajigs that you get for scrapbooking - so it's kinda paper or thread - let's just say it's a leaf
This was then put onto a gift box (with a holographic covering) - so this created the different blues.
I love shallow depth of field, and so I used my macro lens on F2.8.
For me, this created a very airy effect - which is exactly what I wanted.
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I never did find out what kind of leaves these were.
But great job.
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Thanks.... I found these in the scrapbooking section of a craft store...
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cool, maybe I'll take a look.
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wow!excellent macro work!!
i like the very low d.o.f and the colors got GREAT too!!
what lens were you using?
nice pic!!
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Thanks...
I used a canon 100mm F2.8 macro lens
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kay....got the same....it's a great lens!
(but my pic of those plants didn't turn out the way i wanted...otherwise i'd even had a similar pic in my gallery LOOOL)
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it's my favourite lens
I think you must just try playing around with the lighting for different effects, and really use that aperture setting on your camera... Most people always use small apertures for their macro photos, but sometimes a wide aperture can really make a photo interesting...
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my words!!!!
got the lens 6months ago and i'm STILL impressed by the quality and the precision of the focus!
and you're apsolutely right about the apertures!f2.8 is FUN...BUT often the subject gets TOO abstract and is no longer recognisable...^^ ([link] )
found that the pictures got the sharpest (tripod, mirror lockup) at f7.1 or f8...
but playing with the dof is great too!
rock on!
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You're definitely right when you say sometimes a picture can become too abstract - but then I'd make it abstract purposefully and use the abstractness created by the shallow DoF to my advantage.
Distance between you and the subject and its background also plays a part in the DoF - so take that into account too.
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at first look , i thought it was the DNA double helix !!
great color tones
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Hey there, this piece has been featured in my journal. I hope that's ok!
You can check it out here: [link]
Just let me know if there are any problems!
Cheers,
Damienne
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Awesome shot, Love the Shade of The Color! Beautiful
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I absolutely love it! Gorgeously focussed *nudge-nudge* lol
No, really. It's great
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Ag, thank you dear....
So you like my "out of the box" picture... hehe
Thanks for the fav!
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Interesting focus, I rather like it, but I am not sure why.
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Very nice capture!
Great lighting and... great title too.
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I love shallow DoF... I'm glad you like it too
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Thanks
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Ahaa a fixed lens 
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I heard that is a really good lens, in fact, I want to get one for myself too.. hehe
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Would be interesting to write what it actually is... Apart from that, nice colours of that non-identified object
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I didn't want to take away from the abstractness of it.
It's a leaf.
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You did great
I supposed a leaf, but the colours didn't seem like it
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Very nice focus and dof
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