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markashford

crestie pic - shot on a sony A1, touched up in photoshop.
tips comments & suggestions welcome!
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Mark

Stuart · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject:

not a bad shot mate but at f1.8 not enough of the head is sharp and in focus..have also removed your duplicate thread in gecko section. Wink

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Darky · Contributing Member Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 190

I'd be interested to see what the original image looked like before you tweaked it.. has it been zoomed alot ?

cheers james

markashford · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject:

thanks. sorry won't duplicate threads anymore.
here's the raw shot...
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Stuart · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject:

Thats a very very underexposed shot to start with mate so you certainly had your work cut out..
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markashford · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

yeah i know... just thought i'd have a go befor i went to bed last night.
will make a proper attempt with lighting etc tonight...

can anyone point me in the direction of some good tips on shooting herps in macro? it's been 8 years since i was studying Photography A Level (and i didn't even stay on the course for a whole year)
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Stuart · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject:

Are you using a sony cam corder?..if so you are going to be very limited I'm afraid. With all macro I recommend a tripod and manual focusing..
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markashford · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject:

yeah I'm using a sony-HVR A1E HDVcamcorder.
I've read that the still photo settings are very good on this camera.
I read a review by an underwater photographer who worked with this camera in a water proof housing for macro shots of marine life. he seemed to rate it very highly and the photo's i saw were good.
I'm not used to taking stills i work as a videocamerman and editor, but after reading up on it i thought i'd have a go with this cam...

so how did you know what F stop i was shooting at?

am using a tripod and all manual settings (focus exposure white balance etc)

have just staged another little session with my crestie so i'll post the best one once i've photoshoped it...

think i may have my viewfinder brightness turned up too high as everything seems to come out under exposed.
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Stuart · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject:

Hi mate..some of the camcorders can produce fairly good shots but if you are into photography I would get a dslr...I also see the exposure was Auto not manual and it was 1/25" which is fairly slow and could result in soft pics...look forward to the next pics
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