It's the technique that I'm advocating.
I am humbled by your replies...than you very much.
Another idea is to take images of incense smoke and morph them into various...things.
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/smoke-86.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/Swans-negative-copy-2.jpg
I don't know how legitimate it is but, I've thought about doing the same thing on my big screen TV, using various scenes.
FYI, That monitor you have can serve as a great background for some of your macro images... in this example,
I simply used an orchid displayed on the monitor with the glycerin droplets dangling in front of it.
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l383/chauncey43/droplets-part-deux-1.jpg
Over exposed...ya might be able to bring it back withPP
A couple of other points Cindy, regardless whether you choose Nikon or Canon, you're buying a system which includes lenses...generally Canon glass is a bit cheaper.
It is a fact that superior glass is of prime importance...for top acuity, always check https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=MTF+characteristics...before buying any lens. I avoid aftermarket glass.
That is truly superior advice.
'Don't be such an arrogant A'hole'
But he does such a good job of it...clearly has a double digit IQ with an underdeveloped neuron count in the frontal lobe.
You really need to relax.
Assuming that it's not repeatable, it might be as stupid as water drops following a spider web.
I only shoot in manual mode with the histogram displayed on my LCD screen to make it easy to "Expose To The Right".
If you don't adjust the sliders in the "picture style settings" to the left, it will skew that histogram as it's based on a jpeg image.
My droplet images are done by displaying one of my flower images on my monitor/placing a subject (droplet falling off a wine glass bottom)
in front of the monitor/taking numerous pictures/aligning adjusting them in Photoshop.
"Can you expand your first statement to say why that advice was given"
Think about that for a moment...what makes you read a certain author's work or watch a certain TV show...you want that genre.
Successful pros, whether they be authors/painters/whatever, do tend to stick with a particular genre...it's what their clients expect.
My downside is that I lack a "natural eye" as to what looks good...the ice fisherman took all day of shooting and several days of PS to make it work.
The thing that I'm most anal about, is that my prints must be able to stand up to nose length viewing distance.
Regardless, your kudos are what lifts my spirits...thank you.