AH butterflies and chameleon

horizoner · 29th November 2003

Hi everyone,

my first trip to AH butterfly trail and also my first attempt on butterflies. The chameleon was a bonus i guess.

Pls comments. Pics were cropped and touched on PS.

Clown · 29th November 2003

hmm... that's not a chameleon i think. just another lizard..
chameleons are supposed to have opposing toes arnt they?

horizoner · 29th November 2003

Originally Posted by Clown

hmm... that's not a chameleon i think. just another lizard..
chameleons are supposed to have opposing toes arnt they?

haha .. paiseh ..

looks like one to me

megaweb · 29th November 2003

not bad for 1st timer ..

what is the shutter speed ? Some look soft to me ..

1st one is nice . I like the composition

Falcon · 29th November 2003

I like the chameleon shot. Good work.

horizoner · 29th November 2003

Originally Posted by megaweb

not bad for 1st timer ..

what is the shutter speed ? Some look soft to me ..

1st one is nice . I like the composition

yea .. i admit the butterfly series look soft cos i don't have a micro lens

used a 24-85 with 1.4TC and then cropped with PS.

shutter speed is about 1/60 to 1/100.

thanks for yr time

Papilio · 29th November 2003

Credible attempts nonetheless. Colours are well saturated too. The "chameleon" is what is commonly called the "Changeable Lizard".

Originally Posted by horizoner

yea .. i admit the butterfly series look soft cos i don't have a micro lens used a 24-85 with 1.4TC and then cropped with PS.

shutter speed is about 1/60 to 1/100.

megaweb · 1st December 2003

Originally Posted by horizoner

yea .. i admit the butterfly series look soft cos i don't have a micro lens used a 24-85 with 1.4TC and then cropped with PS.

shutter speed is about 1/60 to 1/100.

thanks for yr time

I see ... so the softness is caused by TC. It is considered good quality shots taken by this combo , I think the next improvement need to upgrade ur lens

horizoner · 1st December 2003

Originally Posted by megaweb

I see ... so the softness is caused by TC. It is considered good quality shots taken by this combo , I think the next improvement need to upgrade ur lens

wan a macro lens badly .. but not sure a wat's a gd 3rd party one. any recommendation?

stephenwys · 1st December 2003

Good Job!!

Papilio · 1st December 2003

Originally Posted by horizoner

wan a macro lens badly .. but not sure a wat's a gd 3rd party one. any recommendation?

You can try either the Sigma EX105mm or the Tamron SP 90mm. Both are excellent 3rd party lenses and some of the CSers use either one or the other with pretty good results for macro work.

Hein · 1st December 2003

Originally Posted by Papilio

You can try either the Sigma EX105mm or the Tamron SP 90mm. Both are excellent 3rd party lenses and some of the CSers use either one or the other with pretty good results for macro work.

True.. I just got myself a Tamron SP 90mm, and am very happy with it...

http://www.pbase.com/image/23740826.jpg

Zplus · 2nd December 2003

Hi horizoner,
Nice brilliant shots.
That lizard is a Calotes Versicolor also called a Changeable Lizard or a Garden Fence Lizard. Often mistaken for a chameleon.

horizoner · 2nd December 2003

Originally Posted by Zplus

Hi horizoner,
Nice brilliant shots.
That lizard is a Calotes Versicolor also called a Changeable Lizard or a Garden Fence Lizard. Often mistaken for a chameleon.

haha ... i see...

thanks for the ID!

horizoner · 2nd December 2003

Originally Posted by Papilio

You can try either the Sigma EX105mm or the Tamron SP 90mm. Both are excellent 3rd party lenses and some of the CSers use either one or the other with pretty good results for macro work.

ermm .. going to try find it in the buy/sell forum.

megaweb · 2nd December 2003

Originally Posted by horizoner

wan a macro lens badly .. but not sure a wat's a gd 3rd party one. any recommendation?

as Papilio said either the Sigma EX105mm or the Tamron SP 90mm is good enuff

a good lens will improve ur shot quality but will not improve ur composition .... try to practise more , understand more on the object & learn how to improve .. etc

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horizoner Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 431	AH butterflies and chameleon Hi everyone, my first trip to AH butterfly trail and also my first attempt on butterflies. The chameleon was a bonus i guess. Pls comments. Pics were cropped and touched on PS.

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	not bad for 1st timer .. what is the shutter speed ? Some look soft to me .. 1st one is nice . I like the composition __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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Clown Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,809	hmm... that's not a chameleon i think. just another lizard.. chameleons are supposed to have opposing toes arnt they?

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Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,869	I like the chameleon shot. Good work.

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stephenwys New Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2	Good Job!!

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Zplus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Some equitorial, tropical isla Posts: 2,353	Hi horizoner, Nice brilliant shots. That lizard is a Calotes Versicolor also called a Changeable Lizard or a Garden Fence Lizard. Often mistaken for a chameleon.