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Ron Harrington
{K:766} 6/29/2005
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Roger your farther ahead of me for sure, wow you have an extensive portofolio, great!@
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 6/19/2005
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Roger I can't help much at all with extension tubes because I've never used them. With F/22 everything should be in focus so that's a mystery, perhaps it has something to do with the extension tubes, I don't know. But one thing that I always have to make sure of is to be on the same plane...if you have two flowers and they are not on the same plane, unless you're using a very narrow aperature one will be oof, those are the rules..in this particular image you have 3 flowers all on different planes, so...but....with f/22 they should all be in focus....so I don't get that, but I like the colors and the composition here. Hang in there Roger, you're doing great...I hope to see more macros from you....:):)Linda
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 6/11/2005
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I have not had luckn with macros, so am not any help. However, this is certainly a great first shot. The colours are great.
Mary
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John E Robertson
{K:1752} 6/9/2005
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You can approach this two ways Roger.
1. Choose subjects and set ups with a shallower depth to allow it to all be in focus.
2. Make a virtue out of a necessity, use the shallow depth to isolate say one flower.
Can I also suggest trying a longer lens say an 80-90, this allows you to move further back. A short lens like a 35 means you are right up against the subject with associated problems like shadows of you and the camera falling over the subject.
P.S. I like this, nice arrangment and pattern.
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 6/9/2005
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first.. let me say that the colors of the flower really stand out.. almost fluorescent like..and look excellent. As to the DOF, I have not shot your format but with my 35mm and digital SLRs, the F22 is only as good the lighting, the main focus plain, and also the angle/perspective. I can tell that the flower on the left was your main focus but it is a bit soft itself which means that everything else in the DOF becomes even more soft/blurred than you intended. When I look at the image, the leaf on the top right seems to be sharper than the flower. So, maybe the original focus was just a little bit off. I think if the main flower (on the left) was a little more in focus, you would achieve exactly what your looking for.....or I could be totally wrong :)
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Ellen Smith
{K:14418} 6/9/2005
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Roger you have a lot more time behind a lens then I do and we shoot different formats but let me take a stab. I have a PHD camera but what I do is put it in macro/portrait and if that doesn't work (half the time) use photoshop. For me my only gripe about digital is I don't understand the numbers game the way you do, so confusing for me.
One thing to remember is get real close. LOL hehe
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 6/9/2005
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Roger you have got nice detail on the flower on the left = but as you know my technical abilities leave a lot to be desired - so although I do a lot of macro stuff, I cannot tell you if what you want to achieve is possible, I have no knowledge of extension tubes
Margaret
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Rob Ernsting
{K:8899} 6/9/2005
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You may need a shorter focal distance like e.g. 35mm or so. Hard to tell, f22 should give a lot more DOF leaway. My expreience with extension tube is that they have a very short DOF almost to be used for 2D objects or the eyse of a bug or so, it soon becomes fuzzy. Particularly i you user larger focal distance lenses. Regards, Rob.
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 6/9/2005
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Brave attempt, Roger, but it's not something I feel I'm able to help you with. My macros have gone out of the window since I bought the Nikon.
Best regards, Chris
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