yes :)... Pankaj... yes, this happens to all of us, ONE: too often in the beginning of using the digtal slr with autofocus lenses...too much light will cause auto-foucs malfunction... esp in digiatal cameras.. or TWO: just simply washout the details and shadows.. which ultimately define the darker/lighter boundaries... has happened to me!!!!
I wonder if the darker pixels/shadows can still be rescued in photoshop.. Usha di === On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote: > With exposure time of 1/320 and if the blur is due to movement then it > must be a storm that shaked the plant. Till 1/125 of a second its ok > to take pictures without any tripod in normal condition. Picture is > not sharp because light is bright and aperture is wide. > Hope you understood what i want to say. > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Prasad Dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The flowers are awesome to watch Sir. Interesting colour combination. > > > > Regards > > > > Prasad > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM, ushadi Micromini > > <microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Pankaj, I am assuming this third picture was handheld... hence the > >> softness of focus? > >> > >> Usha di > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Its very interesting and nice colours. I can see you used a big > >>> aperture (1/4.5) and low ISO (100) instead if you tried at smaller > >>> aperture (1/12) and higher ISO (250), you could have got more > >>> sharpness too. This could have also reduced the brightness on the > >>> back. But its a beautiful colour. Thanks for sharing the original > >>> picture. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Here it is dear Pankaj > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> > Retired Associate Professor > >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>> > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > >>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > >>> > <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > >>> > wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> Gurcharan sir Can you please send me the third picture. the original > >>> >> pic. > >>> >> I just need to see the setting, > >>> >> Best regards > >>> >> Pankaj > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> On Sunday, 5 August 2012 05:19:02 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Papaver bracteatum Lindl., Coll. bot. t. 23. 1821 > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Common names: Great scarlet poppy, scarlet poppy > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Robust perennial herb up to 1.20 cm tall, simple or rarely > branched; > >>> >>> leaves up to 40 cm long, setose on both surfaces, bipinnatipartite, > >>> >>> lobes > >>> >>> bristle-tipped, lower long petiolate, upper sessile; flowers large, > >>> >>> 10-20 cm > >>> >>> across, on short to long somewhat appressed hispid peduncle, buds > >>> >>> erect, > >>> >>> subtended by 3-5 sepaloid and two foliaceous bracts; petals 4-6, > red > >>> >>> with > >>> >>> dark basal spot; stamens numerous with violet anthers; stigmatic > disc > >>> >>> nearly > >>> >>> flat to slightly convex, rays 11-16; capsule subglobose, 3-5-4 cm > >>> >>> long. > >>> >>> Commonly cultivated in gardens in Kashmir. Photographed from > >>> >>> Harwan > >>> >>> garden. > >>> >>> > >>> >>> -- > >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> >>> Retired Associate Professor > >>> >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>> >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > >>> >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> >>> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> ********************************************************************** > >>> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > >>> > >>> > >>> Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > >>> Conservation Officer > >>> > >>> Office: > >>> Orchid Conservation Section > >>> Flora Conservation Department > >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > >>> > >>> Residence: > >>> 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > >>> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > >>> > >>> email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; > >>> pankajsah...@rediffmail.com > >>> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > >>> (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Usha di > >> =========== > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Prasad Kumar Dash > > Ecologist, Odisha, India > > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > > ph. 09437444241 > > > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Orchid Conservation Section > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36C, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: pku...@kbfg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com; > pankajsah...@rediffmail.com > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 > -- Usha di =========== --