Back from the hospital

ortega · 14th October 2006

Finally got my camera back from NSC
it's been a long 8 days of not shooting
so while on the way back from NSC to my office
I stopped by ASH to give my camera a spin

Hope you like them, my skills rusty already

blazer_workz · 14th October 2006

A beast revive!!

sumball · 14th October 2006

Rusty? You must be joking!

eikin · 14th October 2006

yah, ortega, you must be joking

great angles

but i notice some bandings on #2 btw ... due to sharpening?

sumball · 14th October 2006

Me too notice that. Due to Gaussian Blur?

eikin · 14th October 2006

Originally Posted by sumball

Me too notice that. Due to Gaussian Blur?

i think it's more of sharpening, i overused my camera quite abit, so recently some of the pictures get bandings after some USM applied. i think the sensor on my camera overworked

i sense retirement soon ...

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 14th October 2006

look more like jpeg compression artifacts...

ortega · 14th October 2006

thank you

yeah, now that you mention it, i see banding as well
i'll check the original, I don't think it is due to USM as I only apply selective sharpining
learned that from master eikin

tchuanye · 14th October 2006

Nice macros!....don't see any rust at all!

hweechwee · 14th October 2006

Nice shot!

ortega · 14th October 2006

thank you tchuanye and hweechwee for the kind comments

I have checked the original,
thank goodness that there was no banding found
I think the banding was caused in post processing
by either my aggressive noise reduction or jpeg compression.

ortega · 15th October 2006

OK done the investigation

it is due to jpeg compression, confirmed

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cerebrus · 15th October 2006

Originally Posted by ortega

I like these two. The thin slice on the 'wall' infront of the roach. The cute looking spider!

tltan · 15th October 2006

nice shots bro.

But second pic compo nice but eyes not there? Third one is super sharp.

Thanks for sharing! Can see reflection from the spider eyes! Anyway, you shooting at biggest aperture for these shots?

regards,
tltan

airforce1 · 15th October 2006

leaf hopper and spider shots power. How did you do to get this sharp?

ortega · 15th October 2006

Thank you for your comments

i agree with you tltan, i like the composition as well but too bad the eyes are OOF
if i am not wrong the extreme shallow dof is done by going mim focusing distance
#1 and #2 was at f5.6 (morning)
#3 to last was around F16 - f22 (afternoon)

i think it is the contrast of the oof BG and infocus subject that make it look sharper

Stevewhy · 15th October 2006

Like your jumper most.
Thanks for sharing

tltan · 16th October 2006

Originally Posted by ortega

Thank you for your comments

i agree with you tltan, i like the composition as well but too bad the eyes are OOF
if i am not wrong the extreme shallow dof is done by going mim focusing distance
#1 and #2 was at f5.6 (morning)
#3 to last was around F16 - f22 (afternoon)

i think it is the contrast of the oof BG and infocus subject that make it look sharper

good skills.

thanks for sharing.

Regards,
tltan

14th October 2006	#4
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	Re: Back from the hospital yah, ortega, you must be joking great angles but i notice some bandings on #2 btw ... due to sharpening? __________________ APAD

14th October 2006	#5
sumball Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,226	Re: Back from the hospital Me too notice that. Due to Gaussian Blur?

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Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,340	Re: Back from the hospital look more like jpeg compression artifacts... __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

14th October 2006	#8
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	Re: Back from the hospital thank you yeah, now that you mention it, i see banding as well i'll check the original, I don't think it is due to USM as I only apply selective sharpining learned that from master eikin __________________ The Law

14th October 2006	#9
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	Re: Back from the hospital Nice macros!....don't see any rust at all! __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

14th October 2006	#1
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	Back from the hospital Finally got my camera back from NSC it's been a long 8 days of not shooting so while on the way back from NSC to my office I stopped by ASH to give my camera a spin Hope you like them, my skills rusty already __________________ The Law

14th October 2006	#2
blazer_workz Member/Tangshooter Join Date: May 2006 Location: ClubSNAP Community Posts: 3,113	Re: Back from the hospital A beast revive!! __________________ I'm not a photographer, I'm only a cameraman. \| TangShooters

14th October 2006	#3
sumball Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,226	Re: Back from the hospital Rusty? You must be joking!

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hweechwee Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: north Posts: 1,341	Re: Back from the hospital Nice shot! __________________ @ CS / @ multiply / @ flickr

15th October 2006	#12
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	Re: Back from the hospital OK done the investigation it is due to jpeg compression, confirmed __________________ The Law

15th October 2006	#13
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	Re: Back from the hospital __________________ The Law

15th October 2006	#16
tltan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,351	Re: Back from the hospital nice shots bro. But second pic compo nice but eyes not there? Third one is super sharp. Thanks for sharing! Can see reflection from the spider eyes! Anyway, you shooting at biggest aperture for these shots? regards, tltan

15th October 2006	#17
airforce1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,150	Re: Back from the hospital leaf hopper and spider shots power. How did you do to get this sharp? __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/airforce1 Think of concepts and work towards it.

15th October 2006	#19
Stevewhy Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,006	Re: Back from the hospital Like your jumper most. Thanks for sharing __________________ *Take a Look at my work* Learning, Learning and still Learning....