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Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Waiting for Spring

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StuartRae

New member
A horse-chestnut sticky bud, waiting to burst into leaf sometime in April.

Not really a macro as it was taken with my 70-200.

It was raining so hard (you can see it in the image) that I didn't care to go outside with my macro lens, so I took it from the shelter of my back door.

EOS 350D, 70-200 f/4 IS @ 200mm, f4, 1/20 sec, ISO 200.


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Start Rae: Waiting for Spring

EOS 350D, 70-200 f/4 IS @ 200mm, f4, 1/20 sec, ISO 200​


Regards,

Stuart
 
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Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Hi Stuart,

Your 70-200 is reasonably waterproof but the 350D isn't unfortunately. So I can understand why you have hesitated going out in such bad weather. Perhaps you can wrap the camera in a transparent plastic bag and try another go at this bud another time.

Cheers,

PS: the picture seems to have been over sharpened, BTW.
 
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Mike Shimwell

New member
Cem_Usakligil said:
Hi Stuart,

Your 70-200 is reasonably waterproof but the 350D isn't unfortunately. So I can understand why you have hesitated going out in such bad weather. Perhaps you can wrap the camera in a transparent plastic bag and try another go at this bud another time.

Cheers,

PS: the picture seems to have been over sharpened, BTW.
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Yes, braving the rain requires a somewhat 'ho hum' attitude. I think the oversharpening is actually a little bit of motion blur. The IS is sorely tested at 1/20 and 200mm on a crop body.

Cheers

Mike
 
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StuartRae

New member
Thanks for the comments chaps.

Your 70-200 is reasonably waterproof but the 350D isn't unfortunately.
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Hi Cem,

If I'd gone outside to get closer I'd have used a macro lens and tripod. Neither the EF-S 60mm or the Sigma 180mm are waterproof :-(

I think the oversharpening is actually a little bit of motion blur.
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Hi Mike,

I think that's probably the case, as it was a bit windy as well. I didn't do any USM sharpening, just a 1px de-blur with Focus Magic.

Regards,

Stuart
 
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StuartRae

New member
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I swear I posted a follow-up. Am I losing it?

The next day was nice and sunny, so I tried again.

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Regards,

Stuart
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
StuartRae said:
April 16th.

As pretty as any flower.
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Indeed!


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Stuart,

This picture is so dynamic. We can see the bud pushing upwards, each new element sliding out from the one sheathing it so that it extends like a phallus that the sky has awakened.

Asher
 
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StuartRae

New member
April 20th.

Probably the last one of the series, and incidentally the very first shot with my new 50D.

Ejaculation is almost complete.

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Well, maybe just one more, as I know how eagerly you all look forward to each update.

Regards,

Stuart
 
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