Flowers 2012 (Photoclubalpha Phlora!)

[Greg Beetham]

Interesting perspective Birma I like the second one especially, great exposure control.
You can use a tripod as a bipod too sometimes (if the flowers are at a convenient height) and use it too rock back on forth with the head not locked up but set at just the right amount of friction, which makes life quite a bit easier as well. I suppose if the flowers are low down one could use a large tripod at full height and use a bit of cord to suspend the camera below it pendulum fashion, I’ve not tried that one myself though so I don’t know how useful that is.
Greg

[Birma]

Thanks Greg . Interesting ideas for the tripod as well.

[agorabasta]

Some cheap small digicam tripods with an adjustable central pole allow their heads mounted both in the above and below positions. E.g. - Manfrotto 785.
And that upside down mounting is quite OK for a small DSLR as the mass centre is then much lower.

[Greg Beetham]

Hi Agorabasta, there sure is some good stuff in tripods nowdays, I see Manfrotto make a carbon fibre version of my 055 now that’s actually l/3 lighter in weight and stiffer at the same time, but about three times the price.
I don’t think I could get the hang of using a camera upside-down very easily, a bit of a learning curve there I’d imagine, but probably not unmanageable with a camera that has LV. In any case the main problem is more the control of fine incremental fore and aft movements at a preset focus position and freedom of being able to adjust focus plane positioning (tilt left/right and forward/back) at the same time…and have the whole process supported on some kind of steading device that allows that freedom of movement.
Also the ability to move the entire assembly to a different angle of approach and inclination rapidly would be good…sort of like a three or four foot long flexible fluid arm with friction control.
I know what would be ideal but I don’t think there is such a thing for photography. The thing I’m thinking of is the flexible support for dial gauges http://www.uktools.com/sealey-ak959-fle ... -4589.html (I’ve got one for my mill), that design has a magnetic base of course but the photographic model would have a flange with a Fem 3/8 NC thread instead for mounting on to a tripod horizontal column, also the whole flex assembly would have to be scaled up, lengthened and have a very good friction control (wheel or dial) instead of a lock lever. It would also have to have a limited travel friction control ball with QR plate at the camera end.
If you know of such a thing I’ll take one for maybe a couple hundred clams.
Greg

[kaissiom]

Trying the Partial color effect on Nex-5N

[jbtaylor]

Some lilies.
a900 and Minolta 28-70 2.8 G

[Dr. Harout]

Nice entry Kaissiom and welcome to the forum.

[Birma]

Hi Kaissiom - welcome to the forum from me as well - great effect with the lemons in the lemon tree

Nice lilies Jbtaylor - lovely colours. I'm used to seeing those as cut flowers - it must be great to have them growing in the garden. Compliments to your wife for growing such great blooms .

[agorabasta]

If you know of such a thing I’ll take one for maybe a couple hundred clams.

I'm afraid it should be closer to a couple grand clams
But there's always a chance the gorillapod idea progresses sufficiently to near match your dreams

[DennisG]

Sorry for the long time to answer about the lens ( tamron 90 2,8 )
i think i have decided to keep it after all, i have until next week to think about it... ( i had some issues with CA ) but thats only in some rare shoots ( extrem small things and very close.
otherwise i really like it auto focus is fast and accurate ( for the most time ), so far i only have taken a few handheld shoots in windy conditions and the look ok
think it will do really well with a tripod/monopod setup....

handheld and not cropped at all original size 6000*4000

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[Greg Beetham]

Pretty Lilies JBTaylor.
The Tamron 90macro looks good Dennis, nice bokeh.
Greg

[DennisG]

I love that yellow lemon tree
Thanx Greg, i am liking it more and more myself as well it´s very sharp ( in my rookie eyes at least ) and the colors look great.

Played around in my mother in laws garden yesterday and here are a few of the flowers.

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[DennisG]

and a few more

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[Greg Beetham]

Wow your mother in law certainly keeps a great garden Dennis, nice flowers and photos.
Greg

[Birma]

Very nice flowers, and pictures Dennis.