Usha di, How in the world do you do it? | NO flash | NO Manual settings | ONLY Program or Intelligent Auto | NO post processing
*Focus settings*: 23 points ... for wide | 1 point ... for close-up * Metering*: Multi-pattern ... for wide | Center-Weighted ... for wide / close-up | Spot ... for wide / close-up *Summarizing*: *For close-up*: 1 point focus area | Spot metering | Program Mode or Intelligent Auto *For Wide*: 23 point focus area | Multi-pattern or Center-Weighted (in case of too much sun light) metering | Intelligent Auto mode. what all (camera+lens + what else????) do you hand hold? | *Cameras*: Panasonic Lumix DMC G1 and DMC G3 | *Lenses*: Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 ... for wide | Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f2.8 ... for close-up | Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/4-5.6 ... for tele *GPS*: Garmin eTrex Vista | *Spares*: 8 x 8GB SD cards | 1 x 2GB µSD card | rechargeable cells (1 for G3, 2 for G1, 2 pairs for GPS) *Protection*: Camera bag to hold all the above | ziploc bags FOR EACH how does the shade happen? and filters, close up diopters, filters???? Default UV filter for every lens | NO other filter Shade happens with use of Center-Weighted metering with least Focus area (as much as only one area ... for wide / one point ... for close-up) AND a final question: when you went with this group most of whom were not photographers, how in the world did you stop to take soooo many pictures, most of them of such high quality that must have needed attention to detail and aligning you lens front at parallel to the flower face etc... not easy to do on the run... Everyone carried camera; most captured their friends, themselves, the scenery. I always lagged behind getting to plants and scenery, the only hurry was to reach before daylight fades. Camera is not always front / parallel to focussed area, it is a compromise between angle of comfort and the view of object Thus not all photos are good, only some are. I am sure we all at least myself and Gurcharanji would appreciate knowing your secrets.... I remember him asking during this VoF episode early on... and I have been wondering the same... Normally, am selfish - want to put all that was seen at VoF and get the IDs is the goal. Must have missed on putting star to earlier message. Perhaps you dont have time, or you do it so naturally that my question seems idiotic to you, but as I used to tell my residents whom I used to teach (among other more technical things) macro photography ... no question is idiotic... so I look forward to your response... take your time .... Many thanks for your appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Usha di, many thanks for the appreciation. > In haste, hit Send button before completing my response. > Give me some time to complete it and send. > > Need to put response as per your queries. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Usha di, >> >> NO flash >> NO Manual settings >> ONLY Program or Intelligent Auto >> NO post processing >> >> >> Cameras: Panasonic Lumix DMC G1 and DMC G3 >> Lenses: VARIO 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 ... for wide | LEICA 45mm f2.8 ... for >> close-up >> >> >> *Focus settings*: >> 23 points ... for wide >> 1 point ... for close-up >> >> *Metering*: >> Multi-pattern ... for wide >> Center-Weighted ... for wide / close-up >> Spot ... for wide / close-up >> >> >> *Summarizing*: >> *For close-up* >> 1 point focus area | Spot metering | Program Mode or Intelligent Auto >> >> *For Wide* >> 23 point focus area | Multi-pattern or Center-Weighted (in case of too >> much sun light) | Intelligent Auto mode. >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 5:11 AM, ushadi Micromini < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dinesh: >>> I have done lot of micro and macro photography... >>> but mostly under controlled lights... >>> out in the open fields often we get sidetracked by the sun... >>> often too bright... creating hard shadows.. >>> and the pictures are not the of the same quality .. >>> in color saturation nor the fidelity of hue as the eyes saw them... >>> unless I bring a helping hand that carries an umbrella to artificially >>> create the overcast sky... often own body's shadow is not enough or >>> is too obstructive or not appropriate for the lens length.... >>> and a ton of filters to overcome the hues problems.. >>> >>> >>> *but >>> .. and this is big but...* >>> >>> in all these pictures from *your VoF trip *seem to have >>> this quiet dignity, of nicely saturated yet understated hues >>> and no harsh shadows to distract from the flower face >>> we are supposed to view... I marvel that you seem to find >>> the most brightly lit yet "Overcast" atmosphere for your subjects... >>> >>> *MY question to (besides the praise I wanted to convey) is this... >>> and please tell us in some details:* >>> How in the world do you do it? >>> what all (camera+lens + what else????) do you hand hold? >>> how does the shade happen? >>> and filters, close up diopters, filters???? >>> >>> AND a final question: when you went with this group most >>> of whom were not photographers, >>> how in the world did you stop to take soooo many pictures, >>> most of them of such high quality that must have needed >>> attention to detail and aligning you lens front at parallel to >>> the flower face etc... not easy to do on the run... >>> >>> I am sure we all at least myself and Gurcharanji would >>> appreciate knowing your secrets.... I remember him asking >>> during this VoF episode early on... and I have been >>> wondering the same... >>> >>> Perhaps you dont have time, or you do it so naturally >>> that my question seems idiotic to you, but as I used to tell my >>> residents whom I used to teach (among other more technical things) >>> macro photography ... no question is idiotic... so >>> I look forward to your response... take your time .... >>> >>> Usha di >>> >>> ===== >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 2:11 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Perhaps Hackelia uncinata >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Dinesh Valke >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> [image: Valley of >>>>> Flowers]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7795632618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiscXcV1ezkljkoVaSBkd-7VO2FQ> >>>>> 2 >>>>> AUG 12 >>>>> Valley of Flowers ... about 10000 ft >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> Dear friends, ID please. >>>>> *Habitat*: along forest path on mountain slope >>>>> *Habit*: herb, (seems like a climber) about 1 - 1.5 m high, long and >>>>> wiry flowering stem rising from axils; flower about 5 - 7 mm across; fruit >>>>> about 2 - 3 mm across ... this fruit bears some resemblance to that >>>>> posted in >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/brX6eQxilp0/ByngPqTM_BEJ, >>>>> however, here the soft spines are shorter; the fruit looks >>>>> conspicuously triangular even from a metre's distance. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [image: ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845571246%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze43PXXEC4WnAzeEy0Ns_kEKn19PA> >>>>> >>>>> [image: ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845565866%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdItl3bmCAgP9v2uIm3MchkRHkthw> >>>>> [image: >>>>> ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845574912%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzect__C6FdSjCtJpcLWgFubqooadg> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ... same day, another place in the Valley, at 2:48 PM >>>>> >>>>> [image: ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7843314038%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc2MDzORz8pJjQ015qmU18Ft8AZcw> >>>>> >>>>> [image: ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7843351084%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcLvAA42dchsRi364h-irq4EeHmVw> >>>>> [image: >>>>> ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7843353754%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdykqrQPGSZgN1WdJ2N48JTQrcNRQ> >>>>> [image: >>>>> ... borage to >>>>> ID]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7840176528%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1v6ZfB_hVZNb_85gNOPSovDIE5w> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >>> >>> >> > --
