Semi-macro shots

JMJ · 07-25-2007, 10:02 PM

spider!

Flower, cropped 30% in size

Same flower at 100% viewing size, just the center.

Oh, and for giggles, the flower picture was taken in the MIDDLE of my sloppy neighbor's yard....yeah, it's been a while since they've mowed. I'm going to take it and plant it in my yard!

cversion7 · 08-02-2007, 06:35 PM

HAHA, you take that flower. After reading about the neighbor, that is just plain hilarious.

**ednos** · 08-02-2007, 07:07 PM

That web looks SO COOL!

**P8riot** · 08-02-2007, 07:15 PM

HAHA.. Go do it one day.. dig it up and leave the hole - then plant it conspicuously in your yard!

That tight flower shot is nice - perfection if the debris were blown out if you could do it without disturbing the patterns.

JMJ · 08-03-2007, 04:29 PM

Here's my wife's Stargazer Lily

JMJ · 09-04-2007, 11:33 PM

Not the greatest photo, but a cool view of a Monarch Butterfly

**P8riot** · 09-05-2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMJ

Here's my wife's Stargazer Lily

You can fix up that picture a little bit by doing what florists call 'picking the nose'. What you do is pinch the stamin gently about a quarter of the way down under the pollen cap and slide your fingers gently toward the pollen cap. The cap should come right off, leaving a nice 'whisker' and the pollen caps won't detract from the vibrance of the petals.

You have to be careful though because the pollen may come off the cap and get on the petals. The sooner you do it after the lilly opens, the easier it is to get the pollen cap off without spreading the pollen over the petals - that lilly looks like it'd be a good one to practice on and has already been repollenated.

Just an old photo trick I remembered.

icky · 09-05-2007, 12:31 PM

Given the purpose of those plant parts and the way you are handling them, "picking the nose" isn't the analogy that comes to my mind.

xTYBALTx · 09-05-2007, 04:59 PM

You just made me cringe in anguish.

**P8riot** · 09-05-2007, 05:01 PM

Geeeez!

icky · 09-06-2007, 09:58 AM

Sorry. That made me cringe too. That's when you know you've crossed the line.

Nice photos though!

JMJ · 09-06-2007, 10:09 AM

that flower is long gone, they only last a few days before they fall off. Will remember what you said though

**BigGaayAl** · 09-06-2007, 10:43 AM

Excellent photography!

UnDeaD77 · 09-12-2007, 12:13 AM

Such a High-Def camera. I love it.

07-25-2007, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
JMJ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,077	Semi-macro shots spider! Flower, cropped 30% in size Same flower at 100% viewing size, just the center. Oh, and for giggles, the flower picture was taken in the MIDDLE of my sloppy neighbor's yard....yeah, it's been a while since they've mowed. I'm going to take it and plant it in my yard!

08-02-2007, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
cversion7 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 30 Posts: 32	Re: Semi-macro shots HAHA, you take that flower. After reading about the neighbor, that is just plain hilarious. __________________ \|TG\| Noxxium

08-02-2007, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,939	Re: Semi-macro shots That web looks SO COOL!

08-02-2007, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 38 Posts: 2,879	Re: Semi-macro shots HAHA.. Go do it one day.. dig it up and leave the hole - then plant it conspicuously in your yard! That tight flower shot is nice - perfection if the debris were blown out if you could do it without disturbing the patterns. __________________ Age of Conan: Tharashk (Taxiarchos), Thaumiel (alt), guild Ars Tactika - Cimmeria XBox360 GamerTag: P8riotOne (but it might also be my son playing - he can game with TG tho!)

08-03-2007, 04:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
JMJ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,077	Re: Semi-macro shots Here's my wife's Stargazer Lily

09-04-2007, 11:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
JMJ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,077	Re: Semi-macro shots Not the greatest photo, but a cool view of a Monarch Butterfly

09-05-2007, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: Semi-macro shots Given the purpose of those plant parts and the way you are handling them, "picking the nose" isn't the analogy that comes to my mind. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

09-05-2007, 04:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,978	Re: Semi-macro shots You just made me cringe in anguish. __________________ A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy. -F.A. Hayek "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

09-05-2007, 05:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
P8riot Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bradenton, FL Age: 38 Posts: 2,879	Re: Semi-macro shots Geeeez! __________________ Age of Conan: Tharashk (Taxiarchos), Thaumiel (alt), guild Ars Tactika - Cimmeria XBox360 GamerTag: P8riotOne (but it might also be my son playing - he can game with TG tho!)

09-06-2007, 09:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: Semi-macro shots Sorry. That made me cringe too. That's when you know you've crossed the line. Nice photos though! __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

09-06-2007, 10:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
JMJ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,077	Re: Semi-macro shots that flower is long gone, they only last a few days before they fall off. Will remember what you said though

09-06-2007, 10:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
BigGaayAl Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: gent, belgium Posts: 1,517	Re: Semi-macro shots Excellent photography! __________________

09-12-2007, 12:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,937	Re: Semi-macro shots Such a High-Def camera. I love it. __________________

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