Hello John, Colors and placement are very nice. A pleasing close up macro. Nice shot.
-- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, September 20, 2005, 12:38:17 AM, you wrote: JC> Been meaning to post this for a while: JC> http://www.neovenator.com/special/flower-2-big.html JC> and a very tight crop, just for fun: JC> http://www.neovenator.com/special/flower_detail.html JC> I shot this with my MX while my D was out for repair. The flower itself is JC> no more than an inch and a half across, petal tip to petal tip. JC> To get this shot, I used a Sigma 28-80 macro lens at 1:2 macro (kit lens, JC> but surprisingly good), three extension tubes, and an old Pentax Bellows JC> (extended almost all the way out). The tiniest motion of the flower would JC> knock it out of the frame, or at least out of focus, and a slight breeze JC> kept coming and going while I was shooting. It was quite a challenge to get JC> this, but a lot of fun, too. JC> I think I was shooting Fuji Sensia 200, but it could have been Kodak E100, JC> I'm just not sure. JC> John Celio JC> -- JC> http://www.neovenator.com JC> AIM: Neopifex JC> "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a JC> statement."
