On 25 Oct 2005 at 12:46, Barry Rice wrote: > > Hey Folks, > > Since it is common for folks to post photos, I've put one of my own new > images up. This came off my first roll with my new *istDS (ok, I'm still not > used to thinking digitally). > > I'm writing a book on carnivorous plants and wanted some photos of seeds of a > Federally Endangered pitcher plant. Instead of the usual diagnostic photo of > seeds on a bit of paper, I wanted to show the seeds still in the dehiscing > fruit, and also convey the fact the plants make seeds in the fall. > > http://www.sarracenia.com/temp/oreophila.jpg > > *istDS, Tamron 90mm macro, flash.
Brilliant, it's often difficult to make an image that's essentially a technical record great to look at too. The exposure is excellent, there aren't any areas inside the pods in deep shadow and the texture of the seeds is clearly visible. I don't believe the image is significantly over-sharpened. Greater DOF would have been nice but in this case probably the only practical way to secure it would have been to bracket focus using a rail then to blend the images, however it's a bit tedious because the magnification has to be altered for each layer and the masking has to be done pretty much by hand. The only other thing that may have given the image a little more impact would be to control the illumination such that the background was a little more in shadow. It's a great image as is though, keep 'em coming. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
