My First Real Macro

Critiques [Translate]

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• siggi (16296)
• [2008-11-16 3:47]

Hello Pankaj,
So sharp and detailed pic , nice colours and composition.
Great macro!Very well done.
Siggi

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• pvs (13835)
• [2008-11-16 3:51]

Hi Pankaj,

A good macro,well composed and good use (just enough) of fill flash,and all handheld,well done and it looks like you are doing this for years,tfs

Paul

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• ramthakur (32172)
• [2008-11-16 4:23]

I too tried my first macro with 105mm on a house fly, Pankaj! :)
Easy subject for the experiment, right?
And now congratulations for getting your 150mm macro. It is a wise choice.
Rest assured, your first macro with it is faultless.
Every feature of the fly has turned out to be crystal clear.
Wishing you all the best with the new lens, so shoot on!
Ram

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• anel (15742)
• [2008-11-16 4:54]

Hello Pankaj,
Congratulations for this first macro with the new lens. Very interesting presentation of this common fly on this special plant with the blue berry. Looks quite good. Composition, colors and background are excellent,like always. I like a lot
Best regards
Anne

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• PeterZ (17620)
• [2008-11-16 4:54]

Hello Pankaj,
Wonderful result for your first macro. The details are excellent and the colours very clear. Great composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2008-11-16 5:26]

Hi Pankaj,
This is a beautiful photo in all aspects. Bravo and TFS
All the best,
Selen

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• izler (504)
• [2008-11-16 5:27]

merhaba Pankaj
congratulations its wonderful macro photo really with your new equipments
POV, BG, DOF, light, colours, sharpness and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• Silvio2006 (41440)
• [2008-11-16 5:45]

Ciao Pankaj, fantastic macro with red eyes fly, amazing details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• matatur (4472)
• [2008-11-16 6:00]

Your macro equipment works perfectly under your expert guidance Pankaj, this is a very good "first macro" indeed! Generally the best way to stabilize a super-macro shot is to use a tripod or stative, but a fill-in flash of short duration also "freezes" any unwanted movement of a hand held shot. A very nice image, this, my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• flashpoint (10377)
• [2008-11-16 6:09]

hello Pankaj,
really amazing details of this fly
an excellent fist macro shot

cheers sERGIO

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• thistle (9272)
• [2008-11-16 6:36]

Hello Pankaj,
This is really good! I'm sure the new lens will serve you well. The details are amazing. Very clear and sharp. The DOF is preety good too.
As for the less technicall stuff, superb colours and composition!
WELL DONE!

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• Alutka (1590)
• [2008-11-16 6:45]

Witaj,
to naprawdę dobre makro! Widać każdy włosek na tej musze. Pięknie barwy owada kontrastują z jednolitym tłem i tą dziwną rośliną...
Gratuluję i pozdrawiam
Alina

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• ellis49 (30807)
• [2008-11-16 7:14]
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Hello Pankaj,
i think you need a sharper lens ;-)
Congrats to your new fine lens, you will be happy.
The sharpness and details are excellent and the exposure too,
your use of the fill-in flash is what people could learn from,
no hard light with black shadows and no hard contrast,it's great. The DOF is also nearly perfect, the whole mail subject within focus. The colours are very nice.
Great work, my friend.

/Gert

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• eqshannon (27921)
• [2008-11-16 7:15]
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Congratulations...I don't know if there is a rule of macros but no question that this is indeed a macro..and of a fly as well...Hey...this macro lens looks pretty pricey which is why you have been busy working overtime eh?
Bob

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• haraprasan (17792)
• [2008-11-16 8:05]

Hi Pankaj Da,
CONGRATULATIONS for owning a very nice macro lens. In my view you have mastered it. The DOF is very good and also the POV with sharp details and a lovely composition of the fly over the lantana seed stalk. Superb work. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• wishnugaruda (16652)
• [2008-11-16 8:28]

Namaste Pankaj,
congrats for your new lens - and you got a very good result with the fly - I like the sharpness and the details, very well done.
Enjoy the work with the lens, I hope to see much more shots soon, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• Pearl (137)
• [2008-11-16 8:51]

Hello Pankaj,

Very good macro shot. Excellent focusing, sharpness and pose. The details are absolutely splendid. Wonderful composition, POV and colors. Congratulations on your New lense and also on a excellent first Macro shot. Well done Pankaj. TFS.

Pearl.

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• horia (14904)
• [2008-11-16 8:57]

Hi Pankaj

Congratulations for your new toy! I know you will use it well and get great photos with it, as you've done before will all your other lenses.
To be honest, only with this post of yours i realized that you didn't have a real macro lens until now...your famous butterfly photos are so good that i would have thought they were taken with such a lens :)
Anyway, this is an excellent shot, too.
The magnification and details here are outstanding and the fill-in flash worked superbly here to bring out some more hidden textures.
As Gert said, the DOF is near perfect, but the main thing is that the subject is in great focus...a bit more and the plant would have been, too.
Other than that, i think everything is as it should be. Congrats again and keep experimenting! ;)

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• NinaM (6596)
• [2008-11-16 9:05]

Wow, Pankaj, I wish I had taken a first macro shot as superb as this one! Congratulation on your first picture, it is perfect. The shallow depth of field is very well mastered here and I am sure you will have lots of fun to take pictures with your new lens. Many thanks for this beautiful post,

Francine

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2008-11-16 10:12]

Hi Pankaj,

This is a WOW of a macro. I would say you have mastered your lens very quickly. The colors and details of the fly and the plant it is settled on are magnificent with sharp sharp details and wonderful colors. I love the eye! Excellent pov, background and composition. Congratulations on this first - we have much to look forward to from you.

Jane

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• wuta (2142)
• [2008-11-16 10:21]

Hello Pankaj ,This shot is very nice and so complete , well taken shot , good in pov and very fine details and colours , very good job , I like it , Greetings Teunie .

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• Heaven (6060)
• [2008-11-16 11:30]

Hi Pankaj!

Well, it seems that you have your new lens totally under control. You present us an incredible macro picture, so clear and sharp! Moreover, the composition with the opposition of the blue and red spots is marvellous. The colours are another highlight of that amazing picture.

Kind regards

Markus

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• alliturnam (1601)
• [2008-11-16 12:09]

Merhaba Pankaj sanki bu makro ötesi gibi bir fotoğraf olmu.Detaylar süperrr,ellerine sağlık :)

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• joey (24727)
• [2008-11-16 12:17]

Congrats on your new lens, Pankaj!
This is a superb macro of this Flesh Fly.
Looks like you mastered the lens already!
Superb composition.
Great DOF and BG.
Very fine detail.

Excellent work!!

Joe

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• CatherineD (6667)
• [2008-11-16 12:43]

Hello Pankaj,
Congratulations for this nice fist macro shot. The sharpness is excellent and the composition too. I still new in macro shot, but I can say that a tripod is very useful to make the focus. I use also a monopod.
Best regards,
Catherine

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• lousat (19673)
• [2008-11-16 14:09]

Hi Pankaj..just few words to comment your first....i hope to will see a lot as that!It's simply fantastic!!!!My best compliments,a wonderful work,have a nice week and...at work!Luciano

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2008-11-16 14:19]

Hello Pankaj, your macros are always fantastic but this one is even better! Well done in every way, perfect my friend!

Mario

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• LordPotty (12035)
• [2008-11-16 14:44]

Hello Pankaj,
This is great!
Your first macro with your new lens is superb.
Perfectly focussed with great colour and fantastic compsition.
Even the DOF is very good.
Very nice work!
Can't wait to see more.
Cheers
Steve

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• nagraj (4876)
• [2008-11-16 20:58]

congrats Pankaj,
good image to start with, nice details and colors with nice contrasting background, hope to see many more like this from you. use tripod as much as possible and try out different fstops for different effect of depth. tfs.
nagraj.v

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• vral (1049)
• [2008-11-16 22:10]

Hello Pankaj,
congrats for your dedicated macro lens. You first image from 105mm is awesome. Details of the fly are superb.DOF is too good. Optimum use of use of flash with blurred BG.

Very impressive start of dedicated macros.

I doubt, spot metering may be the cause OOF of lantana seed stalk. How about metering mode - "pattern"? :-)

Thanks a lot for sharing
vral

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• crs (3543)
• [2008-11-17 5:02]

Hello Pankaj,

Congratulations for this fine macro! The image has very good sharpness showin the insect and plant beneath in great details. Colors are very fine being saturated and natural looking.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• Wolfpower (974)
• [2008-11-17 19:41]

Hello Pankaj

The colours are superb.
Wonderful DOF the subject is sharp with excellent deatil.
Nicely composed and presented.
Have fun with your new toy.
TFS

Wolf

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• marhowie (302)
• [2008-11-17 20:03]
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Wow Pankaj, you have produced a real gem of a macro here.
I can't add to what others have said except to say fantastic job mf.
Very well done!
Howard
PS - You know since I got the M3 I cannot AF with my Sigma 150mm macro lens. Have to use manual focus. I need to call Sigma to see if they can "retro" it :/

PS - PS - Just a footnote: While I was looking at your fly, a fly landed on your fly on my monitor!! Is that weird or what ;-}}

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2008-11-17 22:47]

Hi Pankaj

A lovely macro - very good detail and colour. The red/orange eye really stands out well.

James

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• Mana (18518)
• [2008-11-18 22:47]

Hi Pankaj,
Outstanding macro shot with immaculate sharpness, details and colours. You really have put your new lens to best use and with perfect skill. Superb lighting and DOF. I am excited because I am in to see many many more exclusive macros from you now. Excellent POV and composition.
TFS.
Sumon

* Waiting for your visit to Bhubaneswar.

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• sranjan (4012)
• [2009-01-20 6:59]

Dear Pankaj,
I very much like the stunning macro shot by you; the POV, sharpness & details of the subject are phenomenal. The lighting & composition for fly are grand. TFS.
Regards-Subhash