Posts for: riverlass
Mar 18, 2015 00:48:49 #
Gold spiders... beautiful. Love the last one.
Mar 18, 2015 00:45:07 #
It's the "beast" from Texas! Where have you been? Nice little guy who hitched a ride... great photos.
Mar 16, 2015 13:26:38 #
Thank you all. RicknJude.... You hit me in my soft spot. I would have liked to be a photographer for National Geographic... maybe in my next life.
Mar 15, 2015 20:38:22 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I love everything about this, Riverlass. The color, clarity and composition are excellent.
Thanks so much. From you, I consider this a real compliment.
Mar 15, 2015 11:10:15 #
Thank you Dook and Linda. Moving bees are challenging. Takes a lot of camera clicks to get a few good images.
Mar 15, 2015 00:15:10 #
Out of the blue, on our first warm day, the bumblebees found the lavender bush. I could not believe how many bees there were on this one plant.
I use manual settings, my speedlite and a 105mm lens on my Nikon 5100 camera
Love the contrast of the bee and the lavender.
I use manual settings, my speedlite and a 105mm lens on my Nikon 5100 camera
Love the contrast of the bee and the lavender.
Mar 6, 2015 00:46:37 #
Dewman wrote:
I've used this device for resting my .22 rifle on the window of my pickup when out in the desert, hunting badgers and ground squirrels and discovered that it works great for telephoto lenses on my camera also.
It's simply a piece of 3/4" poly-foam pipe insulation (available at Home Depot) cut to about 10" in length. Do NOT remove the plastic tape covering in the spilt of the tube or it will stick to your window!
It's simply a piece of 3/4" poly-foam pipe insulation (available at Home Depot) cut to about 10" in length. Do NOT remove the plastic tape covering in the spilt of the tube or it will stick to your window!
One very good idea. Thanks.
Mar 6, 2015 00:44:44 #
speters wrote:
I've been using the same thing for my longer lenses for years when shooting out of a car, I agree it works pretty well! I also added these to my tripod legs for carrying when cold.
Another great idea.
Mar 5, 2015 02:11:33 #
sailorsmom wrote:
I love all your shots, Riverlass! Wish I could lie down and get shots like yours, but I'd never get up! :)
Thanks Sue, I'm getting the same way. I have to be careful and be sure that there is something to hold on to when I get back up. Sometimes, on steep hills, I lean down and take pictures without looking through the lens at all. I kind of guess. Then I keep looking at the monitor and illuminate the shots I don't like. Also, the D5100 has a pull out monitor that I can angle. I don't like using it. I would rather get down on the ground. Guess I'm just a old kid that likes to get up close and personal with my subjects. I'm 70 years old so I'm afraid this won't last much longer.
Mar 3, 2015 13:27:07 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
#1 - now a unique, whimsical composition :)
#3 of this set - beautiful!
#3 of this set - beautiful!
Thanks Linda... and everyone for the input.
Mar 3, 2015 12:33:12 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
#3 is cool - almost looks like the cap is upside down :)
#1 - the focus seems best on the little plant beside the mushroom, so wondering what you'd think of cropping top of image to the spot on mushroom where it starts getting darker? Make that one more about the little green growth in the shade of the cap?
#1 - the focus seems best on the little plant beside the mushroom, so wondering what you'd think of cropping top of image to the spot on mushroom where it starts getting darker? Make that one more about the little green growth in the shade of the cap?
Thanks Linda. Yes I had a huge area behind the mushroom that was almost blown out with light. Your idea would have been the answer to getting a better image. I did crop but it still wasn't enough. As with my macro photos, I still need to work on focus as well.
I cropped the first one again. What do you think?
Added two more that Douglass might like because they are darker and the lighting is better. I didn't have my macro lens or my speed light with me. That would have probably made a big difference on the first one. Even a polarizing lens would have helped. It was one of those bright and sunny days with lots of shadows.
Mar 3, 2015 02:42:04 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
:thumbup: Appears a bit over-exposed on my monitor.
All of them, Douglass? I knew the first one was.
Mar 3, 2015 00:37:06 #
I have a habit of laying on the ground and becoming completely absorbed in Mushroom photography. Thought I would share a few here and ask you what you think.
I used my Nikon d5100 and a Nikkor 18-300 zoom lens.
I used my Nikon d5100 and a Nikkor 18-300 zoom lens.
Feb 27, 2015 19:46:38 #
Oh my.... these are lovely. I sure hope that last one is on your living room wall or in a contest, or something. It's stunning.
Feb 27, 2015 19:42:19 #
Beautiful. Isn't it amazing how they form like this and how each one is different. Mysterious nature.