hi my name is cathy I have no idea what im doing.
May 2, 2012 08:21:41 #
hi i got a kodak z990 for my b/day yesterday got these picks playing around was lucky enough to find a dead spider to try setings would love any tips
May 2, 2012 08:45:18 #
Cathy - best part of your post was the 'dead spider ' part. I HATE spiders.
Nice photos but remember, 'bigger and closer' isn't always better. Sometimes you need to step back so we can see the surrounding interesting parts of the shot.
Welcome and keep shooting
Sarge
Nice photos but remember, 'bigger and closer' isn't always better. Sometimes you need to step back so we can see the surrounding interesting parts of the shot.
Welcome and keep shooting
Sarge
May 2, 2012 09:01:45 #
thanks think maby i got over exited never had a camera that has lots of zoom and macro settings still dont know what im doing with it but i will step back a tad especially if i find live spiders to play with
May 2, 2012 09:27:29 #
May 2, 2012 09:55:20 #
Welcome to the forum, Cathy.
Don't listen to Sarge - spiders are good.
I like the macro shots of the spider and would like to see more, if he's still around. Not that he's gonna run away or something, but sometimes external forces intervene.
One of the issues with macro shots is depth of field. Notice the second picture has the legs closest to the camera in focus but the body is not? In order to get more of the spider in focus, you have to increase the depth of field. Would love to see more pix of the dead spider from different angles with more DOF.
Don't listen to Sarge - spiders are good.
I like the macro shots of the spider and would like to see more, if he's still around. Not that he's gonna run away or something, but sometimes external forces intervene.
One of the issues with macro shots is depth of field. Notice the second picture has the legs closest to the camera in focus but the body is not? In order to get more of the spider in focus, you have to increase the depth of field. Would love to see more pix of the dead spider from different angles with more DOF.
May 2, 2012 10:09:02 #
If the dead spider is still there, pick him/her up with tweezers and get a more isolated location, like on a white cotton pillow case on your dining room table and pose him/her for shots.
Sarge
**Like I know what I'm talking about** ;-)
Sarge
**Like I know what I'm talking about** ;-)
May 2, 2012 14:32:23 #
cathydacook wrote:
hi i got a kodak z990 for my b/day yesterday got these picks playing around was lucky enough to find a dead spider to try setings would love any tips
Hi Cathy and welcome to the forum. 8-)
May 2, 2012 19:10:31 #
May 2, 2012 19:45:09 #
Welcome to the forum Cathy. Just keeping shooting, posting and asking questions. You are doing just fine.
May 2, 2012 21:22:57 #
Welcome! You will learn a lot here and have fun doing it!
BTW:As someone who was bitten by a Brown Recluse 25 years ago,the only spiders I want to see are in pictures or squashed on the sidewalk. :shock:
BTW:As someone who was bitten by a Brown Recluse 25 years ago,the only spiders I want to see are in pictures or squashed on the sidewalk. :shock:
May 3, 2012 06:25:27 #
thanks to all for the lovely welcome gota work the next 3 days then im back to learning photo stuff went out today and got a tripod going to play with the super moon on sunday any hints would be great or am i geting in over my head to soon.
cathy
cathy
May 3, 2012 06:59:23 #
Happy birthday, Cathy! Hope you had a great day! Now on to your bugs...one thing I learned eons ago was that if you want to shoot photos of bugs, on thing that helps the little critters cooperate with your desires is to catch them,if possible, and get them in a jar. Then put the jar in the freezer so that they go into sort of suspended animation while you get your tabletop prepared and your camera on a tripod in place. Once you get your set prepared, then you can take them out of the freezer and place them where you desire but do it quickly as they will soon defrost and decide to leave the area. I suggest you use a tweezers or a pair of forcepts to handle them gently...you don't want to squish the little varmints...also be careful with your hands as they can sting or bite as they defrost. Good luck and I hope you enjoy your hobby...I loved my job as a navy photographer/photojournalist...been retired now since 1991 from the USN and since 31 Aug 2011 as an x-ray tech.
May 3, 2012 07:02:12 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
sarge69 wrote:
Cathy - live spiders are bad bad bad.
Sarge
Sarge
Sounds like you don't have much sympathy for the dead ones, either...:)
May 3, 2012 07:09:41 #
May 3, 2012 07:12:19 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
Welcome, Cathy.
Looks like yu're an adventurous experimenter with a camera.
I'm relatively new at digital photography too, and the information I've received on UHH the last 8 months was a must-have supplement to the books I have.
There's also a section here dealing with macro-photography.
Have fun, beware of the grouches.
Looks like yu're an adventurous experimenter with a camera.
I'm relatively new at digital photography too, and the information I've received on UHH the last 8 months was a must-have supplement to the books I have.
There's also a section here dealing with macro-photography.
Have fun, beware of the grouches.
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