Golden Banquet

Critiques [Translate]

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2007-09-20 5:48]

HELLO SILKE
you see I try to make the translations in English!!! I do not know if that include yourself/understand well because the words sometimes do not want to say the same thing.
however congratulations for this splendid image. good framing. beautiful development on the t^te of the insect, the BG is perfectly quite vague.
pretty work
in a friendly way
Edith

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• pirate (3215)
• [2007-09-20 5:53]

Hi Silke
great capture with beautifull colours and perfect sharpness spot on, unfortunately you have cut the wings, but great anyway
tfs
tom

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• JORAPAVI (4627)
• [2007-09-20 5:59]

Hola Silke,
Preciosa imagen de bella composición, gran definición, preciosa luz y colores, saludos
José Ramón

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• MMM (8905)
• [2007-09-20 6:08]

Hi Silke
Very good first experience.Nice composition with sharp image and great details and colors.Very nice DOF .To bad for the wingsbut still a nice picture.
TFS Michel

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• uleko (2877)
• [2007-09-20 6:29]

Hello Silke,
Interesting macro of this wasp in a fine pose on the golden flowers. I expect you cropped the wings in order to get closer which is a pity but it's interesting to see the sharp parts. Good natural colours and a lovely background.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• eqshannon (27959)
• [2007-09-20 7:41]

Aha! I have found The Lady of the Lens. What a nice title. I like it. Sounds like a tour boat:-) Ouch is all that I can say. When I saw how close I looked immediately at the lens to see just how close. Super shot. Even the ones who sting, do their jobs as carriers of pollen. Very nice framing so simple. The subject is good enough!!
Bob

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• ramthakur (32178)
• [2007-09-20 7:43]

Superb macro of the Wasp with your new lens, Silke.
The focus on the front portion of the insect is razor sharp. Together with yellow flowers, the composition looks just great.
TFS and regards.

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-09-20 7:45]

Hello Silke,
Wow, great close-up shot you've taken.
Excellent details and beautiful colours, POV and OOF are alos great.
TFS and regards,
Kevin

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• shelbeesmom (212)
• [2007-09-20 8:11]
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This is an incredible shot! Every bit as good as the other TL one! The details are out of this world! You did a great job with this one too Silke! hee hee...I haven't been over here to this site in a year!
B-)
Linda

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-09-20 9:34]

Hello Silke,
Awesome close up with perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
good use on your new macro lens indeed
well composed and well seen
cheers
Tony

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2007-09-20 9:44]

Hi Silke,

You are being adventurous again! Wonderful first macro shot in spite of the wings. Really good details of the wasp. Nice colors and as always a beautiful picture.

Jane

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• batu (13364)
• [2007-09-20 9:56]

Hello Silke,
you selected an interesting but also 'difficult' point of view. However, I'm not really disappointed about the result. The focus is just right on the face and thorax of the wasp - the non-sharp abdomen and flowers in the background lead to a more 3-dimensional impression. By a more lateral point of view parts of the abdomen would have become sharper. But this results in a picture with a different character. So, I underline that the result achieved here with f11 is pretty good. One possibility to exploit the depth of field here is to focus on the head, to freeze the focus and then to move only a little towards the object, so that the focus plane is shifted 1 or 2 mm backwards (you donot need sharpness in front of the head).
Best wishes, Peter

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• lovenature (5067)
• [2007-09-20 10:58]

Hi Silke
Your first macro turned out wonderful...wow. Awesome details and sharpness. It would have been nice to see the whole wasp. I can see how much more detail can be captured with a macro. I'm impressed. Well done.
TFS Janice

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• Patleboss (5948)
• [2007-09-20 11:49]

Hello Silke, congratulation for your new lens, it is a very good choice,
your first macro post is realy well done, great focus with amazing details on the head, splendid colors very well satured but perhaps deeph of field is a litle soft
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

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• jmirah (4665)
• [2007-09-20 11:50]

Hi Silke,
A fine macro. Excellent POV and DOF. Colors are grand. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
Jim

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• nglen (32250)
• [2007-09-20 12:13]

Hi Silke. Well done for a first try with the new lens. you have captured a fine well detail shaot. with rich colours. good focus on the head and body . well done TFS.
Nick..

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• Silvio2006 (41532)
• [2007-09-20 12:28]

Thats wonderful Silke, amazing macro with wonderful details and excellent sharpness, splendid colors, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-09-20 12:47]

Hello Silke excellent point of of focus considering the shallow dof and fine detail beautifully composed I don't mind that the wings are clipped but I think it would be nice if they were complete tfs rgds necip.

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-09-20 13:27]

Hello Silke,
This is an original picture with very interesting composition. I like those tones of colors a lot and natural exposure. I don't know much about macro as I take my macro pictures with the 100-400mm @ 400mm :) I'm surprise though that you didn't get more DOF at this aperture but I like this effect anyway :) Thanks!
Claudine

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• peter_stoeckl (10219)
• [2007-09-20 15:03]

Hi Silke,
my congratulations to this powerful plunge into the world of macro! Excellently placed focus, a very dynamic pose, and superbly managed rich colours - a feast for the eyes to watch that wasp enjoying its generously served meal.
I love beautiful Solidago canadensis that is also bringing golden colours and a lot of nectar to many parts of our country - a well received newcomer to our continent.
Thank you! My best regards,
Peter

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-09-20 20:54]

hello silke,
nice work, the image is sharp with good details, the focus on the head is perfect, liked the colours and the pov very much,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• martic (1315)
• [2007-09-21 1:53]

Hello Silke,µvery nice composition witj great colors and details, excellent shot
well done
Regards
Jean-Michel

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• pierrefonds (4895)
• [2007-09-21 3:04]

Hi Silke,

A nice macro image of the the paper wasp on the yellow flower, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-09-21 3:52]

Hi Silke,
Don't be mad, get glad! ;}
DOF comes at a premium with macro using a DSLR. But done properly, a DSLR will produce the best quality work.
I don't know where to start, there are many factors affecting DOF.
The available light is probably the single biggest factor. In lower light you will be limited..unless you're willing to work at it with a tripod, remote wire, proper flash, etc..

Try using your lens on a bright sunny day at your ISO 200 here. Minus the exposure by up to a stop and put the sun behind you if you can.
OK, that's your lesson for today..Times up, or I'll have to start charging ya! :)
Howard
PS - BTW, great shot. For this POV/composition, F/11 works fine.

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• parthasarathi (1306)
• [2007-09-21 5:29]

Marvelous shot with your new macro.The Paper Wasp looks more glamourous with the flowers.

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2007-09-21 7:26]

Hello Silke, for a first macro it's a good one ! It looks like you've done it all your life ! Very sharp, full of details and a perfect exposure. Good compo too. Thanks,

Mario

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• Argus (35107)
• [2007-09-21 8:46]

Hello Silke,
Congratulations on your first macro! If this is really your first then it is a very good result, especially when you start at the deep end with this POV of the Paper Wasp and the important aspect of the wasp is sharp. I might have cropped it differently if that were possible but that does not detract from the quality of this shot.
Please continue!
TFS and have a nice weekend,
Ivan

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• angybone (7672)
• [2007-09-21 11:59]

THIS IS AWESOME.
I am so impressed...your work is always good but this is a whole new direction. I love it!
Great close-up! Wonderful dof - great colors - very clear. Awesome!

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-09-21 18:58]

Hello Silke

A lovely shot with bright,rich and well saturated colours.The DOF and POV are excellent.The details are very good with sharp focus and details.The goldenrod florets show well,and the sticky pollen on the wasp is a nice detail.TFS


Rob

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• pablominto (16124)
• [2007-09-23 8:48]

Hello Silke,
Interesting point of view!
Excellent details in the insect, great colour palette...
Seems like your new lens does great, with yolur qualified assistance!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• ddg (5111)
• [2007-09-24 11:00]

Bonjour Silke, congratulations for your first macro . Razorsharpe details on the head and perfect colors too. It's a pity that wings are cut!! Anyway good work, Didier.

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• SunToucher (10177)
• [2007-09-24 11:45]

Hi Silke,
This one is really great. As Linda mentioned, even better then on TL. The details and clarity in this photo are perfect. I love the soft feeling this photo has. The exposure and color in this photo are excellent. It seems you are immediately in control of your new lens.
TFS,
Niek