More bulbos with the new camera

[Rick]

I think this is a very nice B sumatranum (B. lobbii var sumatranum)





I don't think the lens on this camera is a true macro lens and I'm still experimenting on getting better depth of field on the closeups. This is a Bulbo cornutum flower.

 

[Migrant13]

Looks pretty good. The pic's are very sharp.

 

[eaborne]

I agree it looks very nice!

 

[ehanes7612]

what's the brand and model of camera and lens?

 

[Rick]

what's the brand and model of camera and lens?

Canon EOS 1000D with an EFS 18-55 lens

 

[Trithor]

Nice bulbos! I would love a proper camera, but will have to make do with my 'point and shoot' for a while longer.

 

[ehanes7612]

Canon EOS 1000D with an EFS 18-55 lens

in case you don't know already ..avoid using the ends of the range for closeups, (you have to buy really excellent glass to exploit the ends)..shoot more in the middle range.... and of course high aperture with a lot of light

 

[SlipperFan]

...I don't think the lens on this camera is a true macro lens and I'm still experimenting on getting better depth of field on the closeups. ...

The general rule is, the closer the subject, the narrower the D/F, no matter what aperture size. You'll get the most D/F with a small aperture, like f/16, f/22 or f/32, if your lens goes that small. Be aware, though at the smallest aperture of your lens, sometimes there is a little unsharpness because of the light bending by the aperture edge. But Canon makes excellent lenses, so you may not notice that.

 

[TDT]

Wonderful Bulbos - love the spots and stripes on the sumatranum.

 

[Ozpaph]

nice bulbo

 

[Rick]

in case you don't know already ..avoid using the ends of the range for closeups, (you have to buy really excellent glass to exploit the ends)..shoot more in the middle range.... and of course high aperture with a lot of light

I've been experiment with the AV setting and adjusting the aperature. What starts to happen is increased sensitivity to motion, coupled with poor light can make for very messy pictures. So now I need big lights and a tripod:sob:

And turn all the fans off!!

 

[ehanes7612]

doesnt that lens have an image stabilizer on it? play around with the ISO setting too..i havent read info on the CMOS chip in that camera but you should be able to push to at least 2000, maybe 4000

but yeah tripods are good..the heavier the better (usually) but they can get quite expensive

 

[Clark]

Tripod shopping stinks like Bulbos.
Too many choices.

 

[SlipperFan]

doesnt that lens have an image stabilizer on it? play around with the ISO setting too..i havent read info on the CMOS chip in that camera but you should be able to push to at least 2000, maybe 4000

but yeah tripods are good..the heavier the better (usually) but they can get quite expensive

The problem with pushing ISO is that the result is grainier images, which look less sharp.

 

[ehanes7612]

The problem with pushing ISO is that the result is grainier images, which look less sharp.

true.. depends on your camera..with my 6D i can always push it to 6000 no problem

 

[SlipperFan]

true.. depends on your camera..with my 6D i can always push it to 6000 no problem

I'd love to see a comparison shot against an ISO of 100.

 

[ZWUM]

Very nice


-Zach

 

[ehanes7612]

I'd love to see a comparison shot against an ISO of 100.

magnified a few times


100 iso

3200 iso

6400 iso

12800iso

i wouldn't want to use high ISO for print but it does just fine for internet

 

[NYEric]

I honestly dont know about photography.
OK stop laughing,
But the top photo looks the sharpest to me. Am I wrong?

 

[Rick]

The top photo I think looks sharpest at the center but lesser so at the sides.

The background seems in better focus away from the center in the higher ISO shots.

If I'm not imagining then that would help with the lens I'm using that produces great focus to the center of the flower, but falls apart pretty quickly as you get away from the focal center.