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[meurt]

Hihi...
Virgin post here, been trying macro last 4mths lotsa to learn...very much appreciate comments and critics from gurus here...
Found the wasps at TPTG that tchuanye shot...here's my take...shot w Tamron 90

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#4

[meurt]

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[tltan]

Of these pictures, I like #2 the most. Another Tamron 90 in the house.

#2 the partially hidden body in the shade very nice. Currently the top space seems quite empty and adding a few words in white might fill up the space and make the picture nicer. Look at moonshot by E500 recently posted. The words filled up the space very nicely...=)

just 2 cents worth.
tltan

[meurt]

Hi tltan,

thks 4 comments, noted...yeah, no.2 my fav too...

u using tamron too? do you have a prob with noise level? i find some of my photos taken rather grainy even when iso set at 400 only...maybe i will post some samples tonite...

[Ivan11]

No.2 , No. 4 quite ok

[DemonicAngelz]

I think #2 is nice.. but abit too much space on top.

[tanhb]

Are all these hand held shots? If possible I would recommend using a tripod. Reason because it allow you to use a slower shutter speed, which help to brighten up your background. It is alright to have one or two shots in black background, but it don't look good if most of the shots have a dark background. Anyway this is my personal preference.

[tltan]

Originally Posted by meurt Hi tltan, thks 4 comments, noted...yeah, no.2 my fav too... u using tamron too? do you have a prob with noise level? i find some of my photos taken rather grainy even when iso set at 400 only...maybe i will post some samples tonite...

Hi meurt,

I agree with the use of tripod and use of natural lightings as mentioned by bro tanhb.

I reckon u are using a D70 with tamron 90.
Nikon at ISO400 is noisy already but not that grainy UNLESS, the picture is super underexposed. I have this grainy problem when I was took some pictures underexposed badly...was blaming it on the camera...but end of the day, its my fault..lousy skills. hehe.
Otherwise, ISO400 should be usable.

Its not the lens that cause the graininess but the sensor. No choice. Live with it and shoot at ISO 200 most of the time then no problem. =)

Regards,
tltan

[ortega]

about the noise issue

tltan is right
noise is due to the sensor and not the lens

BTW I shoot at ISO 640 most of the time

[meurt]

Originally Posted by tanhb Are all these hand held shots? If possible I would recommend using a tripod. Reason because it allow you to use a slower shutter speed, which help to brighten up your background. It is alright to have one or two shots in black background, but it don't look good if most of the shots have a dark background. Anyway this is my personal preference.

Hey,
Yeah, u r rite, photos were hand held, I usually shoot w shutter priority, shutter spd 160-200, or full manual at f16-20…external flash…is this ok? Also some of the dark backgd was becos I cranked up the shadow in PS to becos the bg was very grainy…

Still saving for a good, the lousy $45 tripod I have not very flexible…Thks.
Rgds
Meurt

[meurt]

Originally Posted by tltan Hi meurt, I agree with the use of tripod and use of natural lightings as mentioned by bro tanhb. I reckon u are using a D70 with tamron 90. Nikon at ISO400 is noisy already but not that grainy UNLESS, the picture is super underexposed. I have this grainy problem when I was took some pictures underexposed badly...was blaming it on the camera...but end of the day, its my fault..lousy skills. hehe. Otherwise, ISO400 should be usable. Its not the lens that cause the graininess but the sensor. No choice. Live with it and shoot at ISO 200 most of the time then no problem. =) Regards, tltan

This was one of the photos which I felt was real noisy…shot with manual, 320s f16 iso400 with external flash…is it my setting? comments? i also read somewhere that when the temperature rises in the camera’s sensor, it will cause noise in photos…could this be reason?

[Qazwer]

Bro, why don't you try Neat Image to cure the noise? It could salvage more pictures.

By the way, #2 works for me too.

[speedblade]

how did you get so near the wasps??

I'll be at least a mile away!!!