Daniel Herrera
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I tried to photograph my paph. barbigerum with a black background, but the only camera I have is that of my phone. Pretty descent for a cell phone I would say.
Paph. barbigerum and another attempt to black background
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good job!
Outstanding blooms and photo as well. I love the colors
and the gloss of the flowers.
and the gloss of the flowers.
Paphluvr
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Pretty decent indeed! The second photo especially I never would have guessed was taken with a cell phone (and nice flowers, too).
Well done!
Well done!
Daniel Herrera
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Thank you everyone for your nice comments!
Thanks! although it would look much better with an actual camera. I'll have to look into getting one. Any recommendations?
I was wondering the same, the plant is larger than other barbigerums I have seen and the shape is also different, but at the same time not completely a coccineum. Could it be a cross?
ehanes7612
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the camera itself is less important than the lighting setup..play around with the lighting more ..filtered light, bounced light.
But as far as cameras go, SLR's give you the best flexibility. Perhaps go with a standard 50 mm lens. A zoom in the range of 25-70 is nice for more flexibility. Quality depends on how much you want to spend. Check out BH photo for deals (free shipping and no taxes)
for a cell phone camera that looks pretty good..must not be an iphone
But as far as cameras go, SLR's give you the best flexibility. Perhaps go with a standard 50 mm lens. A zoom in the range of 25-70 is nice for more flexibility. Quality depends on how much you want to spend. Check out BH photo for deals (free shipping and no taxes)
for a cell phone camera that looks pretty good..must not be an iphone
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17andgrowing
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Very colorful. Great job growing too.
Spaph
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Agreed!
SlipperFan
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It's a little saturated in color, but otherwise, quite nice.
I can't let that pass without a comment. I agree about the lighting, but I disagree about the iPhone. You probably haven't seen the photos I've posted using my iPhone. Same rules apply.
I can't let that pass without a comment. I agree about the lighting, but I disagree about the iPhone. You probably haven't seen the photos I've posted using my iPhone. Same rules apply.
Achamore
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I love that topmost photo. I always prefer the shots to be a bit darker, so the eye is invited into the depth of the blooms. That's maybe just me. But that is impressive, regardless of the phone / camera. The lighting setup is always what I spend the most time on, and you did a great job of that.
Cameras: whew, big question clearly, and it is a bit like how long is a piece of string. But I can tell you I've been incredibly happy with my Nikon D800, and I also use their 85mm macro lens more than any other. The problem with a standard lens is the f-stop typically goes down only to f16, whereas a macro lens will go down to f32 pretty commonly. Not that you want to use that aperture setting. The sweet spot of sharp focus with the digital cameras is normally f16 or f18. So I will commonly push down to f22 because I want the depth of field, and the D800 has such massive files that you aren't going to notice the drop down from the pin-sharpness you get at f18.
Oh, and a tripod. That's especially important. But there is the entire question of budget, and while I'm not all that up on the latest, I'm sure Nikon have something to offer that gives as good a picture as the D800 but costs less.
Cameras: whew, big question clearly, and it is a bit like how long is a piece of string. But I can tell you I've been incredibly happy with my Nikon D800, and I also use their 85mm macro lens more than any other. The problem with a standard lens is the f-stop typically goes down only to f16, whereas a macro lens will go down to f32 pretty commonly. Not that you want to use that aperture setting. The sweet spot of sharp focus with the digital cameras is normally f16 or f18. So I will commonly push down to f22 because I want the depth of field, and the D800 has such massive files that you aren't going to notice the drop down from the pin-sharpness you get at f18.
Oh, and a tripod. That's especially important. But there is the entire question of budget, and while I'm not all that up on the latest, I'm sure Nikon have something to offer that gives as good a picture as the D800 but costs less.
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Your pics are what a friend of mine calls "plant porn" :rollhappy:
Very pretty pictures - as for reality, well, photography is naturally there is to extend it.
Very pretty pictures - as for reality, well, photography is naturally there is to extend it.
Daniel Herrera
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Thank you for your suggestions and tips. I do not know much about cameras but I will definitely start thinking about this.
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Mocchaccino
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I agree. I would consider it as coccineum
NYEric
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Very pretty, thanks for sharing.
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khrisna.9
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Wow its soooo good
Love the flowers and the photography!
The Mutant
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Ha! The funny thing is, I've just taken pictures of one of my Paphs with my new, shiny camera (really tried hard for being me this time around), and yours are so much better! :rollhappy:
Love the second photo, and I also prefer black background when looking at pictures of flowers. Unfortunately, I have to take what I've been given, which is kind of...biege-ish...
Love the second photo, and I also prefer black background when looking at pictures of flowers. Unfortunately, I have to take what I've been given, which is kind of...biege-ish...
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