Its me with my dragonflies again :)

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

following four shots of Trithemis Aurora
1/200 sec, f/11.0, flash on

1/125 sec, f/9.0, flash on

1/200 sec, f/9.0, flash on

help id on this dragonfly?

1/60 sec, f/4.0, flash on

all taken hand held. iso is 400 except for the last one is 100.
taken wit 25mm ext tube on 70-200 f4l

Ender · 14th April 2004

Last pic is nice... good composition and color

u use usm on all pic?

macross · 14th April 2004

nice series.

my pick is the last shot.
where did u shoot these?

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by Ender

Last pic is nice... good composition and color u use usm on all pic?

yep usm on f4L.

AReality · 14th April 2004

U sharpened too much liao.

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by macross

nice series. my pick is the last shot.
where did u shoot these?

me shoot all these at botanic gardens (marsh garden).

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by AReality

U sharpened too much liao.

hehehe noted!

Hein · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by y0ngcheng

yep usm on f4L.

Hehe, let me guess... You shot those pics with 70-200 f4L????

He was asking about PhotoShop UnsharpMask...

Lovely dragonfly pics... You should try NeatImage to clean the background a bit...

AReality · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by Hein

Hehe, let me guess... You shot those pics with 70-200 f4L????

He was asking about PhotoShop UnsharpMask...

Lovely dragonfly pics... You should try NeatImage to clean the background a bit...

No no..
Those are not noise.
He sharpened too much, that's why it turned noisy...

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by Hein

Hehe, let me guess... You shot those pics with 70-200 f4L????

He was asking about PhotoShop UnsharpMask...

Lovely dragonfly pics... You should try NeatImage to clean the background a bit...

oh

ya unsharp mask in all photos.

xmen2003 · 14th April 2004

The grain makes it look like it is coming from canon 1D. Good stuff.

BobCheong · 14th April 2004

Very nice pics Yongcheng

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by BobCheong

Very nice pics Yongcheng

thank you for all the comments and enlightenments

sonix · 14th April 2004

Dun play play, 'L' power

last one is nice!

dun USM so much lah.. want to prove your 'L' super sharp is it? LOL

y0ngcheng · 14th April 2004

Originally Posted by sonix

Dun play play, 'L' power

last one is nice!

dun USM so much lah.. want to prove your 'L' super sharp is it? LOL

dont say so loud lah. wah lau let everyone know liao!

Lion king · 15th April 2004

Nice series, Yongcheng

Subjects are tack sharp but like what AReality said...you over did it in USM.

y0ngcheng · 15th April 2004

Originally Posted by Lion king

Nice series, Yongcheng
Subjects are tack sharp but like what AReality said...you over did it in USM.

noted! will try not to USM so much next time.

Garion · 15th April 2004

y0ngcheng,

Excellent shots!! Well done. Beautifully exposed and great colours.

My favs is no. 4 and the last one. As the others have mentioned, watch your sharpening, wat u could do is play around with different % levels of USM b4 settling on one that results in reasonably sharp images while inducing lower levels of bg noise. The noise is quite noticeable in all the pics except the last one.

Mind sharing with us your whole setup (e.g tripod/hand held, how many ext. tubes used, settings?)

Keep shooting!

megaweb · 15th April 2004

would be prefer if you include the EXIF settings for reference ..

all shots are well composed and exposed , well done !

I like 3rd and 4th shot the best .. for 3rd shot, try wider angle ( more leaf ) and avoid dark background ..

Sgt. Pepper · 15th April 2004

I like the 3rd pic on Obelisk posture. I just find that the flash is a bit strong, you've got some blown highlights there.
If you will shoot dragonfly from the top angle e.g 1st and last pics, make sure the tip of the left and the right wing is of the same distance from your lens.
Well done.

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y0ngcheng Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 新加坡 Posts: 1,800	Its me with my dragonflies again :) following four shots of Trithemis Aurora 1/200 sec, f/11.0, flash on 1/125 sec, f/9.0, flash on 1/125 sec, f/9.0, flash on 1/200 sec, f/9.0, flash on help id on this dragonfly? 1/60 sec, f/4.0, flash on all taken hand held. iso is 400 except for the last one is 100. taken wit 25mm ext tube on 70-200 f4l __________________ "I want to have the best camera in the world and shoot XMMs." Last edited by y0ngcheng; 15th April 2004 at 04:02 PM.

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AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,395	U sharpened too much liao. __________________ . The Visual Journalist

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Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,513	y0ngcheng, Excellent shots!! Well done. Beautifully exposed and great colours. My favs is no. 4 and the last one. As the others have mentioned, watch your sharpening, wat u could do is play around with different % levels of USM b4 settling on one that results in reasonably sharp images while inducing lower levels of bg noise. The noise is quite noticeable in all the pics except the last one. Mind sharing with us your whole setup (e.g tripod/hand held, how many ext. tubes used, settings?) Keep shooting! __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	would be prefer if you include the EXIF settings for reference .. all shots are well composed and exposed , well done ! I like 3rd and 4th shot the best .. for 3rd shot, try wider angle ( more leaf ) and avoid dark background .. __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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Ender Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,497	Last pic is nice... good composition and color u use usm on all pic?

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macross Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bedok Posts: 608	nice series. my pick is the last shot. where did u shoot these?

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xmen2003 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 470	The grain makes it look like it is coming from canon 1D. Good stuff.

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BobCheong Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 665	Very nice pics Yongcheng

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Lion king Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 518	Nice series, Yongcheng Subjects are tack sharp but like what AReality said...you over did it in USM.

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Sgt. Pepper Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,149	I like the 3rd pic on Obelisk posture. I just find that the flash is a bit strong, you've got some blown highlights there. If you will shoot dragonfly from the top angle e.g 1st and last pics, make sure the tip of the left and the right wing is of the same distance from your lens. Well done.