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The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

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The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby biggerry on Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:42 pm

Mt Lindesay is located 15km due north of the town of Denmark, beaut little hill which had just been burnt off, nonetheless there were still quite a few very nice flowers and interesting things to make good use of a macro lens with!

I got stuck in a composition groove with these and was kicking myself for not getting lower and trying different angles, suggestions? comments? critique?

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and the pano from the summit, not particularly high, but it is WA :up:

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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby Big V on Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:02 am

Love them, must be spectacular up that way at the moment.
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby surenj on Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:22 pm

I think there is no doubt that you have mastered the macro lighting, DOF etc etc. These looks primo. In fact, I'd be keen for a tutorial sometime! [[size=50]When I get a macro lens[/size]]

biggerry wrote:kicking myself for not getting lower and trying different angles

:agree: It's time for you to move on from the basic macro.
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby stubbsy on Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:45 pm

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I think you're being too hard on yourself. Yes these are compositionally the same, but each (bar #3 I guess) has razor sharp DOF on the flower with great light and bokeh. There's plenty here to hold the eye. My advice would be "more of the same" :lol:
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby colin_12 on Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:42 am

Nice to see some people are getting out and about.
These are great Gerry, nice detail which I do like.
The pano is pretty cool too.
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby aim54x on Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:16 am

:agree: with the whats said above. Love the colours and the DOF
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby biggerry on Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:18 pm

Big V wrote:Love them, must be spectacular up that way at the moment.


ta Big V, these were taken in Feb this year when I was in WA, I can only imagine that it would be spectular during spring..

surenj wrote:I'd be keen for a tutorial sometime! [When I get a macro lens]


anytime, what limited knowleadge I have I would be more than happy to pass on. fyi, these were all natural light shots, the cloud cover provide very awesome diffused light as can be seen in the pano, f-stop was larger than I wanted but with limited light and highish ISO it was the best I could get.

surenj wrote:It's time for you to move on from the basic macro.


yeah, just need to think a bit more when doing it to achieve something different.

stubbsy wrote:I think you're being too hard on yourself. Yes these are compositionally the same, but each (bar #3 I guess) has razor sharp DOF on the flower with great light and bokeh. There's plenty here to hold the eye. My advice would be "more of the same"


Thanks Peter :up:

colin_12 wrote:Nice to see some people are getting out and about.


will have to get up your way for some spring macro madness - its more fun when you have someone to identify and pronouce all those funny names... :up:
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby surenj on Sun Sep 12, 2010 2:23 am

biggerry wrote:these were all natural light shots

Thanks for the info Gerry, I was trying to figure out how you got 160th f8 on these with that highish DOF. Then I realised that you used the 55 macro. :wink:
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:47 pm

WoW! Those colours pop!
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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby ozdragon31 on Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:34 am

Unfortunately we have had a terrible wildflower season this year. Its been so dry.

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Re: The many faces of Mount Lindesay (WA)

Postby biggerry on Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:52 pm

ozdragon31 wrote:Unfortunately we have had a terrible wildflower season this year. Its been so dry.


yeah I hear it is pretty miserable over there with no rain, fingers crossed for something better next year!

Oh, and also - welcome :up:
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