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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/12/2008
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Well, yes, Visar! The "macro" capability is nothing else than that this lens can focus at a small distance from the object. Nothing more.
So, at small distances from the object you have a good magnification of it, *and* still the enhancement of the depth because of the short focal distance ranging down to 28mm. Then you just choose your wished DoF and voila! A macro with a scene! And since the near field (in this case the flower) is so much more magnified than the rest, it looks gigantic not by itself or by comparison to what we carry in mind, but rather by comparison to that rest that still appears on the image.
This can be even more exaggerated with my 24mm like for example at http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1090905
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/11/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice comment, Andre, and also excuse me for the delayed answer. For some strange reason I didn't reveive any email notification though your message does appear on the web page.
Anyway, just take your time and do first things first. No reason to hurry things, since they come sooner or later anyway. Just a small hint here, if I may, for further thinking: Get your wide(r) angles and try some close-ups with them. Nice niche to study, really. Or perhaps just another loose screw in my mind machinery. ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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absynthius .
{K:20748} 7/11/2008
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their unmistakable idiosyncracy- you say!?
Nick, could that be of the wide angle macro lense that this composition works well?
cheers,
v.
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Andre Denis
{K:66327} 7/9/2008
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Hi Nick,
I think you have captured the mood of the "return" perfectly with this one.
I have a lot of images of yours to catch up on. I will be away for a few days, and don't have much time currently. When I get back, I have many to comment on that have caught my eye.
Andre
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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You are very welcome, Saad!
My best wishes for you too!
Nick
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 7/7/2008
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thank you nick for understanding and support,my best wishes,Saad.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/7/2008
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Hi Saad!
First of all you really don't need to apologize for anything at all. We just talk here and I am not defending my work but rather say how I see the subject "flowers". I don't hate them and I don't love them for photography. They are subjects, that's all. Many times I find the steady "glorification" of this photo subject quite dull, especially when the images are actually photographically terrible and most viewers still get excited because they see "nice colors".
The bad situation in which you are in could be a much stronger subject for photography too, in the sense of revealing us also what the arrogance of the west resulted into. You see, somebody has to place such images under the noses patriotic clowns that misused the very idea of democracy for satisfying their insatiable needs for more and simply destroyed your country. This would also (hopefully) turn some self-critisism on in the minds of the "always right" and "always better" west. I think that capturing people in your country who now pay for the misery that was caused by the "brave intervention" of uncle sam could make some things very clear that only just a few citizens in the US dare talking about now. So, show what they did by supporting the analphabetic Mr. Bush. Show what their "bravery" was about. Show how many have to live without the basic things just for feeding the throats of yet another millionair in Texas. And show also, that the people in your country *do* at least still have ideals that go far beyond the own comfort and prosperity at the costs of others, the latter being the only political argument of the US in the last 50 years. You don't need to get too pathetic about that. Simple description of reality is enough. You are the messenger.
The flowers comeand go. Many consider them as "miracles" or something. A real miracle is the inner strength of you and your people who still try to somehow get along under such an arrogance of the west. For me *this* is the miracle.
Stay well!
Nick
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 7/6/2008
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Hi Nick.
you are absolutely right about the first small paragraph of your reply.and you too about the second ,by the way I do the same thing.
about the last concerning flowers I will just tell you my very special opinion just to forgive me.
in the last six years I confined to my home because of the real war that is going on in Iraq,and this is very long period indeed,what to do if you are in my place? what I have done is to grow flowers,care and nurse them,then shot them with any available camera,thus I have thousands of flowers photos,which I keep till now of course.besides that I started to read about them in flowers books and encyclopedias mainly British one,during this 2008 year I have planted more than 1500 bulbs,some 100 crocuses among them,a draft came for abut one and half month and kills more than half of all what I have planted,about the seeds,don't aske.
end result of this lengthy speech I have started to dislike flowers and their photos,because they are linked in my mind with my voluntary imprisonment,
all regards to you my friend,and pardon me,Saad.
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thank you so much for the detailed in depth going comment, Visar!
Indeed, the white fence (actually the walls of the plastic container, but it doesn't matter here) are inherent parts of the whole, and it would resemble a try to convert real flowers to some drawings of micky-mouse if they weren't on the image too. So I am quite happy that you refer to them. Only in such a real scene Jimmy's sounds can fully develop their unmistakable idiosyncracy. Put them in some of the "perfect" music productions of nowadays and they simply lose their very "soul".
But there is another reason too, why such compositions work well. (For me, that is.) I use a wide angle for close-ups like this one. Bingo! There be your subject in its own world, ey? ;-)
Cheers and thanks again!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thanks a lot again, Kiarang!
There will be many more subjects in future.
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thanks a lot again, Paul!
It was at the "right" time of the day for that light.
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thanks a lot again, Hussam! Well, to see that was not as hard because it is on my balcony! ;-)
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thanks a lot Vandi!
For me it is good exactly *because* of the container too, as an element of perspective in the very reality in which anything real *has* to be embedded. I.e. I don't consider flowers to be the nonplus by themselves on some image. My own kind of "loose screw" of you like.
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Thank you very much again, Ben!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/6/2008
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Hi Saad!
"It is always dangerous to base theories on unproved assumptions." as Conan Doyle said through the character of Sherlock Holmes. ;-) So, you are absolutely right about the time of the year when crocuses come out, but can it be taken as a proven fact that I post images from now? ;-)
This one is from last year's early spring, Saad. In general I post only images after allowing them a long time to mature in my mind. Posting images I shot some few days ago would be inconsequent.
I think that the next image of the crocus would be more in your sense, wouldn't it? Anyway, I don't care at all about the "beauty" of the flowers even if they give us safran. That's for those who think that photography (and arts) are there just to please their eyes. For me the thing is that flowers can be a great exercise for photography, because they are unimaginably hard to get in some reasonable way, avoiding overexposures, false hues, or unfinished compositions.
Cheers!
Nick
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absynthius .
{K:20748} 7/4/2008
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haha- spectacular, in the real sense- NIck;
one not that only sees a real scene here but winds through the entire beautiful dance of shapes of the earth and flowers with this gorgeous light-- that light, that shows the possession of the special capacity of the Yellow to ascend higher and higher, attaining hights unbearable to the eye and spirit- like the sound of the guitar played with vibrancy of Jimmi's fingers becoming unbearable to the heart! ;)
pfeww, i am blown with the composition Nick!- especially with having that white fence around the ground hinting to routine of how things stand- the label of yours!-
fantastic DoF here,
cheers,
v.
PS the title of the series fits right in!
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49415} 7/4/2008
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Very nice & delicate(and some different with all your previou works):
with attending to details!
barvo my friend...
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 7/4/2008
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Really nice back-lighting, Nick. It contrasts well with the dark, rich earth.
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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:79545} 7/4/2008
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what a fantastioc shot! Great one! very well seen!
mY best regards.
7-7
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Vandy Neculae
{K:7990} 7/4/2008
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Perfect exposure, Nick.
The composition is not very good because of the container.
Vandi
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Arben Mallaki
{K:10761} 7/4/2008
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Great play with out of focus!
Nice done.
Ben
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Saad Salem
{K:89003} 7/4/2008
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hi Nick,may be its the season change between our localities that you have crocuses flowers at this time of the year in my garden they have bloomed in February,just because I know a lot about flowers,I could tell you that crocuses are planted in groups,they are very short life span,the are multicolors,SO their photos should focus on the flowers them self, and the their views should be more or less from above to show their petals, which are in some kinds of the crocuses give the valuable spice the saffron,my best regards, Saad.
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