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07/15/2012, 02:36 PM
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Another oldie. I haven't been outside much this summer, much less with a camera.
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07/15/2012, 04:31 PM
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That's a beautiful picture.
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07/15/2012, 05:24 PM
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Thank you! I stood on a chair against the fence for 30 minutes shooting that little guy. I miss my old Nikon CoolPix 995 swivel body. That thing had awesome macro skills!
This was with the Canon 30D. 
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07/15/2012, 06:59 PM
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07/15/2012, 08:01 PM
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I still have mine too, but it won't focus anymore. I dropped it any number of times over the years, the last time I caught it by the strap just as it tapped the carpet & that was it.
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07/16/2012, 09:20 PM
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Nice! Wow, that's some fantastic detail.
I did go out for a few minutes & shoot our flowers today, which are going crazy blooming. I felt bad for just shooting the tank LOL. Those 10 minutes did take their toll on me, though.
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07/21/2012, 05:28 PM
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Tha last one is perfect. Do you ever frame any of these?
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07/21/2012, 05:42 PM
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Some I do for myself, or sometimes for local parks or conservatories. There's also a designer in Florida that picks up some, but when I deal with her, I send low quality in emails, then I just send her files on a usb drive. She'll like the butterflies, but some of the bugs annoy her.
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07/28/2012, 06:58 PM
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Very nice Jesse, makes me want to invest in new camere gear
 We been having crap weather over here so not been out much. I hope we get a late summer, ohh well we can live in hope! Thanks for sharing such great photos.Tahir
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07/28/2012, 07:20 PM
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Nice rich colors in that one!
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07/28/2012, 08:26 PM
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I've been working on my RAW editing. At this point, the only thing that would make me happier with my photos would be having a propper macro lens. I'm shooting with a Sigma28-75mm f/2.8 lens. It's a great "everyday" lens, but I want to get a bit more personal with my subjects. Is this first pic over exposed? If so, how can I fix it with out losing the vibrance of the bug?
 
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07/28/2012, 09:17 PM
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I'm using the software that came with my Canon Camera. It's called Digital Photo Professional. I would love to use Lightroom, but my wife continues to find better uses for our money.
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07/28/2012, 10:05 PM
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Even in Photoshop Elements you can make adjustments to exposure and shadows. Really it's the backround that's a bit over. The head is a bit shadowed too. I don't know Canon's software, so I really can't help.
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07/29/2012, 06:22 AM
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I take horrible pictures.
 
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07/29/2012, 01:36 PM
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Ewww on that 2nd one! Really, John, it's almost all in the camera being used, especially the lens. The only thing the equipment can't give you is a good eye for a shot. I have a good eye & just OK glass. I could get much better pics with better glass, and it would help if I'd bother to re-learn camera settings since my biggest enemy is light, but I'm too lazy LOL.
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07/29/2012, 02:25 PM
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07/29/2012, 02:59 PM
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I'm bad about relying on auto & not using a flash outside. I took flower pics the other day & it was so bright out that it really did a number on the highlights (blown out) & shadows. A flash would have helped with the shadows, but it hurt enough just bending & stuff to take the pics that I pulled the flash off to lessen the weight. I paid for it with pretty bad pics, some of which I couldn't fix in post-processing. I've never tried an extension tube except when we rented one with a big zoom lens for the races. Ended up trying it at home & had pretty bad results, came out blurry like with digital zoom. I'd really love to have a macro lens. I'll skip the stinging bugs, though LOL.
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08/01/2012, 09:53 PM
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The best thing about this first picture is the caterpillar poop!
 
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08/08/2012, 07:02 PM
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Buggy assist?
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