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Thanks but I am too scared to sign up - I already get too much junk.

Was playing with my Sony, here's the results.


Untitled by HmanSA, on Flickr


Untitled by HmanSA, on Flickr


Untitled by HmanSA, on Flickr


Untitled by HmanSA, on Flickr

The kitten is cute. Strange angle - cool photo.

Stuart wrote:Batch Photo giveaway

No clue whether this would actually prove useful to any photographers here, but hey . . .

lightroom does it all for me

should have some new pics up here soonish :/ new lens too

Took this photo of one of the girls at our recent holiday Bible club. Quite liked it.

@WiK1d what exactly is it? looks to smooth to be a moon
@Sturat, after the little girls now huh?





_MG_6945 by wez1007, on Flickr



_MG_6918 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6805 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6823 by wez1007, on Flickr

It's the sun

awesome shots there wez

@wik: What exactly is that?

As Hman said, the largest thing within 413,425,509,000,000 odd kilometres. Our sun.

Yes, I see it now. Epic stuff that

wow... must have been some really dark filter over that telescope

djwez wrote:must have been some really dark filter over that telescope

err.. it was taken at night... when the sun was off...



or using a welders mask/glass?

More likely an indirect picture I would guess

rustypup wrote:

djwez wrote:must have been some really dark filter over that telescope

err.. it was taken at night... when the sun was off...



or using a welders mask/glass?

i had to read that over twice....

some old shots from a few nights ago

_MG_7002 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6989 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6980 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6966 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_6956 by wez1007, on Flickr


some shots with the new lens


IMG_7044 by wez1007, on Flickr


IMG_7040 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_7069 by wez1007, on Flickr


_MG_7063 by wez1007, on Flickr


today's shot

_MG_7156 by wez1007, on Flickr

rustypup wrote:

djwez wrote:must have been some really dark filter over that telescope

err.. it was taken at night... when the sun was off...



or using a welders mask/glass?

Haha!

Baader Solar Filter, blocks 99.9999% of the light, otherwise I would have had a hole through my camera sensor.

Fantastic shot Wik

@Wez - really nice photos. Just try and chose flowers that aren't old unless you are going to HDR or b/w them. It detracts from the technique.

very true thanks tribs... although the one with the bee seemed to have a lot more colour at shooting time... might have had a lot to do with the one step down in exposure and overly bright flash...

Possible as the stalk of the plant stands out more than the bee does. The white hairs distract from the action. Took me a while before I saw the bee

someone from ODP also said that.... and noted that macro and close up photography can be really annoying till its done right... think i need to refocus when i have my subject or focus on the plant/flower and then pull the focus back a tad... my tripod isn't stable enough to refocus and then take the shot... the lens has a little wobble in it...

off to durban tomorrow. shall get some more pics and post them

Enjoy your birthday. And don't be disheartened. I still get things wrong in shots. What matters is whether you like the shot or not.

wise words tribble cat im not getting disheartened just looking for new ways to focus and do it... i dont have very good strobist gear but im getting some soon ... looking at some white shoot throuigh umbelas and a stand or two + flashes... just bought a new flash on BoB.. so things should get better...
a tip i learnt for macro (been watching a lot of videos on photography) is set your focus ring to one point, generally for macro its as close as you can get it, and then move your body back and forth thill you get focus on the object... works really well... much easier than turning a ring

I firmly believe that this might be my best capture, ever. It might not be the best quality, but what it signifies is incredible.

It is stunning - and what you went through to get it! One word = dedication!