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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/29/2009
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Thanks Vijay!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/29/2009
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Thank you Alexander!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/29/2009
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Thanks Malules!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/29/2009
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Thanks Hussam!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Vijay Kurhade
{K:10118} 4/28/2009
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lovely work
take care
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alexander garcia castro
{K:7335} 6/8/2008
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great composition, fantastic dof
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Malules Fernandez
{K:54810} 6/8/2008
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Excellent work, Doyle.
Congratulations,
Malules
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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:79545} 11/1/2007
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This is an absolutely fantastice shot. Maybe the perfect picture.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 6/15/2007
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Thanks Ahmed!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 6/15/2007
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Those are some tiny seeds. I like the abstract feel and the composition. Very nice!
Regards, Ahmed
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 6/4/2007
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Well said Avi!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Avi
{K:70138} 6/4/2007
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Ohhhhh.. dunno how I missed this one !!!!... Abso-freaking-lute masterpiece...
Didn't get an award.. hmmm.. see what I meant ??
cheers bud!
Avi
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/30/2007
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Thank you so much Emgy!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60358} 4/28/2007
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Fantastic capture, great DOF
Well done!!!!
Emgy
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/9/2007
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Thanks very much Jessie! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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jessie voigts
{K:6772} 4/9/2007
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d- what a fun shot (again!). i love the DOF. great job!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/4/2007
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Thanks Nessa, one of my oldest and dearest friends!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/4/2007
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Thanks so much Sameh!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 4/4/2007
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I can,t get over how small these seeds are..what a great idea and i should imagine difficult shot ..and love the center being in focus ..7++++++++..nessa
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sameh azab
{K:425} 4/3/2007
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its a great macro shot and excellent aperture.
well done
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/2/2007
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Thanks very much Paul!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 4/2/2007
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nice dof.....like the colors as well
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thanks Mel . . . your shot was exquisite and more than deserving of that award. Appreciate the info!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thanks Martin!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thank you Metin!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thanks so very much Bhabesh!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thank you very much Alberto!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Thanks very much Marian!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 4/1/2007
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Hahahahaaa . . . beer, Jon. It's got to be the beer!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~
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Ms. Mel Brackstone
{K:5285} 4/1/2007
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My goodness, Marny's pinky finger puts it all into perspective! Great work on this, Doyle!
Thanks for your comment on my jetty shot too. I've added the info you asked for.
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Martin .
{K:24957} 3/31/2007
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Doyle,
One word: Fantastic!
Martin
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Jon O'Brien
{K:11321} 3/31/2007
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Whoa....! I'm listening to the America version of "Muskrat Love" and it seems oddly appropriate to this shot. Must be the beer... LOLOL... Happy Friday!
Jon
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/31/2007
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Thanks Txules!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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txules .
{K:62768} 3/30/2007
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everything has been said, a terrific shot...txules
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/30/2007
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Thanks Roby . . . . have a good weekend yourself!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 3/30/2007
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a very fine close-up..
have a nice week end.. :) my friend..
roby
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 3/29/2007
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Okay...thanks, Doyle.:)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/29/2007
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No Shirley . . . I was neither asking for nor was I implying you should do that. I was simply saying where there is NO comment, I'll assume that's what you WOULD HAVE said! Understand what I'm saying? Incidentally, Thanks for the 7 . . . I doubt I would give myself a 7 for this one though. I suspect some, like me, find themselves as their own worst critics - :)
Just wanted you to know I understood that you were busy and not to worry about lil ol' me.... and that I would assume only the best would have been added by you if you had the time . . .
Frankly, I avoid saying any score . . . I just give it, for the most part. You may have noticed that people often say 7/7 but don't do it . . . You hardley ever see 6/7! I'd keep doing what you're doing already . . . if it ain't broke . . . don't fix it! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 3/29/2007
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Well, Doyle, I DID rate it a 7. I usually don't SAY so in my comments...but maybe I should.;)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/29/2007
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Thanks Metin.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/29/2007
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Shirley:
You do YOUR thing . . . . I totally don't mind waiting to hear your comments if it helps at all. In fact, I'll just assume you WOULD have said 7/7, Genius for every image you miss! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Metin Kayacan
{K:2238} 3/29/2007
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great work on this macro,thank you for your comment.
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:173998} 3/29/2007
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Fantastic, Doyle! I'm way behind in my comments, sorry. Guess you know why.;) :)
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/29/2007
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Thanks very much Bhabesh!!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Bhabesh Chakrabarti
{K:11394} 3/29/2007
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Wonderful use of DOF and a great framing according to rule of third. The colors and bokeh are all soothing to me and just appropriate IMO. An easily overlooked subject for many like me, but wonderfully composed and presented by an experienced eye behind the lenses.
I think I love everything in this composition.
Regards,
Bhabesh
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Alberto Romano
{K:2407} 3/28/2007
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Wow...what beatiful cocktail of colors!
Great DOF and amazing composition....
Congrats
Alberto
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 3/28/2007
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nice to see that you got featured critique!!!! congratulations
Marian
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 3/28/2007
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fine for the raw material project dear Doyle!!!! precious seeds!!!!! well captured and presented!!!! excellent DOF!!!!!
all the best
MArian
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/27/2007
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Thanks very much Galal, my friend . . . Hope you have been well!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/27/2007
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Thanks Kiariang!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 3/26/2007
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Great composition & DOF , I like it .
Galal
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 3/26/2007
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A clever DOF used to emphasize details and brilliant the elements in this special capture.
light is great.
and smoothness is realy helpful for this shot.
bravo Doyle.
would be glad if you look through my new!
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 3/26/2007
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I am loughing very loud now Doyle !!! :)
Srna
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Ssssssssssssuper!!! ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 3/26/2007
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Wonderful dear Doyle, just wonderful !!! :)
7 +
Hugssssssssssssss
Srna
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thank you very much Paolo!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks Jan . . . very much. It seems to be coming to me faster than I had assumed it would . . . though it's not even close to the speed I could weild the D-50 with since the settings were so second nature to me. Luckily, there ARE similarities. And I still think, in time, it will also become 2nd nature.
By the way your brilliant analysis of the innate quality in this photo has been recognized and is a featured critique now!!!! LoL! Uhhhhh . . . well . . . you know . . . humbly and all that!! :)
If it was easy . . . it wouldn't be worthwhile, huh? ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks Ayman!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks very much Paolo!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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HEHEHEheheheee . . . Annemette . . . you are certainly one of a kind. There are, it turns out, seeds that make the bird's feathers shiny and really amazing. But . . . uhhhhh . . . YOU have to eat them! LoL! And chocolate for birds is toxic as you well know!! So NO snickers . . . have to eat them ourselves I guess . . . you know . . . to protect the birds!!! Thanks my friend!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Paolo Barthelemy
{K:25552} 3/26/2007
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Yes, an abstract! What a magnification! 
Beautiful colors and lighting too.
Regards, Paolo
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 3/26/2007
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Doyle -- Actually I think the razor-thin DOF and the smooth, soft representation of the seeds works well for this abstract-like photo. I would never have thought of the composition the way you did and full lower third with the blurred 2/3 background actually works. I think I would not have ventured there but bingo! It works.
Have fun fumbling and thinking four or five times before finding and getting the settings right. A new camera will do that to you; menus, buttons, physical placement... they are never the same. Each new camera is created as an improvement and it drives us nuts as we get into the head and mind of the designer.
Enjoy; I think you should be pleased with the results so far.
--Best regards, Jan
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ayman zakaria
{K:1892} 3/26/2007
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very beautiful shot, well done
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 3/26/2007
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great work on this macro..unusual well captured
cheers
Paolo
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Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen
{K:55244} 3/26/2007
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Very good tones in this one, Doyle, the DOF is excellent and the use of a third of the photo as a mainpoint of interest.
You grow these yourself? I bet you´ve secret ingredients and seeds that you give them to make their feathers more shiny and make the birds be more comfortable, unless of course you hand them a snickers once in a while*LOL* Snickers while cure everything mmmm
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks Robert!
Yeah . . . I like to call it eccentricity (seems to keep the pesky guys in white coats away)!
Steep learning curve here and I'm really bummed that my lightening quick reflexes and instinctive manual settings on the D-50 have been discarded. Now it takes me WAY longer to figure out even HOW to change some of the settings . . . but once I get it down I think it'll be an awesome trade up! Just takes practice, time, practice, study and practice. I expect my image quality may suffer till I get it down better and this baby is FAR more sensitive to the slightest thing. I considered not posting for a time but I enjoy it so much and I'll be able to guage my improvement better. For some time now I have been doing rather well in my efforts and trying to help others who are struggling . . . once again, I will join their ranks and get to work!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 3/26/2007
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Congrats on the D200,awesome camera!!!
You are one crazy guy to even attempt this image
with that setup,just wish the area of interest was sharper BUT you are not a magician so....
GREAT EFFORT Doyle.
Take care
Robbie
I wouldn`t in my wildest dreams think of that setup far less attempt it.!!!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/26/2007
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Hahah!! Talk about being a CARD, or Character-- You Win !!! LOL !!! I am sooooooo glad to see YOUR Enthusiasm :))
M~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Vea - usted respondió MUY rápidamente. . . :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Thanks Very much Michelle. I'm exploring this camera like Merlin (my cat) explores the aviaries (See attached). This shot I attached shows the DOF is way too narrow, for example . . . but ( hehehee ) - I think I'm gonna learn!!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 3/26/2007
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Wowwww... no Doyle, no lo había visto. Es un macro excepcional!
Felicitaciones!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 3/26/2007
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Nice presentation of these tiny little seeds that do sooo much in our world to keep balence and health for all...I think this would be an essential raw material definitely !!! You know how I feel about the new camera ---
7/7
Regards,
Michele~
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Que rapido! :) Muchas gracias mi amiga!! Alicia. . . ¿Tuvo usted una ocasión de ver el primer comentario antes usted? ;)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 3/26/2007
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Fabulosa imagen!!!
Qué bellos coloresy excelente DOF... felicitaciones!
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 3/26/2007
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Just for some idea of scale, I set one of these on Marny's little pinky finger!!!! :)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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