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Dragisa Savic
{K:3616} 3/17/2006
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Very good photograph.
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Dragisa Savic
National Park Fruska Gora
www.naturefg.com
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brandy bailey
{K:3509} 8/10/2005
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most are hand held but the butterful is the 28-70 lense. I dont have much touble with it.
the telephoto is not even very good with the tripod.
I am going to try more settings but as of yet havent had time or courage to battle the mosquitos.
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David Stokely
{K:1010} 8/10/2005
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Hi Brandy,
Thanks for the comment. I've been told that you must use a tripod at any shutter speed less than the inverse of the focus. So, you've got a lens that will go out to 300mm, any shutter speed of less than 1/300 sec. (at 300mm focus) will need a tripod. Now, that being said. If at all possible, butterfly pictures included, I use a tripod for almost every shot I take anymore. I got so tired of having wonderful shots ruined by camera shake, so I just carry the camera around my neck and the tripod over my shoulder. No matter what you are shooting, it will always be a better shot if you can get every last bit of clarity from it and that means no shake from being hand held. This is especially important in taking wildlife shots where the critter is fluttering or the flower is being blown by the wind or whatever. Saying all of that, I guess I should ask are you hand holding or on a tripod?
Dave
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brandy bailey
{K:3509} 8/10/2005
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fantastic we have the same camera so I hope to pic your brain on how to run it.
my pic are all blurry with my 70-300 lense and I keep being told to keep trying and figure it out - as the lense is not the problem. grrrrr
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David Stokely
{K:1010} 8/9/2005
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Thanks Kathy,
LOL, I couldn't imaging going through what I went through to get this shot. I've been looking for a way around this little lake for a couple of years now. I had always tried going to the west and had been always stopped by an inpenatrable large area of multiflora rose and stickers and swamp. So yesterday I decided to go the the east and then south to the other side of the little lake and I tried crossing this boggy area filled with poison sumac trees. I was almost across in this area of really high weeds, etc. and took another kind of blind step and went into the muck almost up to my hip and that was enough for me. I had turned around and was making my way back when I found the two beautiful spiders.
Like most of us I'm harder on my own shots than I ever am on anyone elses, but I think this is the most striking photograph I've ever taken. There are still a couple of things I'd like to improve, but all in all I'm really tickled with the way it turned out.
Tomorrow I'll post one of the underside of the spider and her egg sac. I probably took 50 shots between the two spiders I found.
Thanks for your comments,
Dave
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 8/9/2005
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I DON'T like spiders, but this shot is great! The focus is right on! Love the details in the web and the dof is fantastic! I can't even imagine going through what you did to get a picture of a spider :) but it sure did pay off!
Blessings to you!
Kathy
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John Azzopardi
{K:1833} 8/9/2005
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Excellent shot.Nice colors and detail.Well done.
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David Stokely
{K:1010} 8/9/2005
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Grazie molto Gennaro. Parole molto gentili.
Dave
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soul 21
{K:27572} 8/9/2005
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macro spettacolare....
da concorso
favoloso colore e messa a fuoco
complimenti 7++++++++
gennaro
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David Stokely
{K:1010} 8/9/2005
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Thanks Mike. Praying mantises were high on my list. I got my mantis shots about two weeks ago. I really enjoyed your portfolio. I'm on my way to work right now, but I'll try to comment later.
Dave
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Farsheed Parto
{K:357} 8/9/2005
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a very beautiful shot.
Farsheed PArto
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Mike Middendorffi
{K:371} 8/9/2005
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Fantastic photo. . .since discovering macros I've been on the hunt for praying mantises but without success. . .I'll take such a spider in a pinch though.
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