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Gracie
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Registered: October 2009
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 81
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Sat January 7, 2012 6:24am
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Another good one, just a bit more practice on orange stuff, it's very difficult to photograph.
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dickie'sbird
Member of the Wild Empire
Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 354
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Sat January 7, 2012 11:02am
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But not as good as it could be!...drat that 'orange' !!
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work can wait while you show a child a rainbow but the rainbow won't wait while you work
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Lancashire Lad
Knight Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: September 2008
Location: Red Rose County
Posts: 5,206
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Tue January 10, 2012 12:32pm
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Could be that changing the AF frame settings might enable your G11 to focus better on this type of subject. - I'd suggest using "flexizone/center/small" (You'll need to refer to user manual for how to change the settings), as probably the best setting for very small subjects, and then ensure that the very centre of your viewfinder/screen is pointed exactly at one of the required subjects.
Also worth noting that using a small tripod, and triggering the shutter via the camera's inbuilt self timer will greatly improve success rate.
Additionally, although the G11 doesn't have a filter thread, there are push on adapters available that (usually) take 58mm screw in filters.
If you are taking lots of photos of small static subjects like these, it might be worth considering one of those adapters, but instead of a filter, use it with a 58 to 43mm step-down-ring, and a Raynox DCR-150 supplementary close-up lens. (I'd recommend using the step down ring in place of the flimsy plastic adapter that comes with the Raynox).
The quality of images that can be got from these Raynox lenses is very good, and I think they are worth every penny they cost when used on non-interchangeable lens cameras.
Regards,
Mike.
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Common sense is not so common.
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dickie'sbird
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Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 354
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Tue January 10, 2012 2:31pm
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Cheers Mike for all the very helpful information, I do appreciate it as I love the challenge of finding and trying to capture a reasonable image(for me, at this stage of learning) of minute items.
The info could just be the light at the end of the tunnel (so to speak!) I've been looking for. I've got a range of tripods and a monopod and use the 2 second timer quite alot ... that was an excellent suggestion from Joan. The monopod came in very useful today as I was attacked by a goose, got me in the soft flesh at the side of my knee, 'ouch'.. and the rest ! It wouldn't let go and Hubby had to use the mono to whack it under the chin...not too hard though !
But the walk from Crowdecote to Pilsbury Castle was 'almost' pleasant...nice Lichen, trees, one by the river appeared to be bleeding..oozing bright red sap and very sticky. A huge group of Leucopaxillus giganteus but they were growing in very boggy ground...so maybe not?..have to check that one...8 -10 inches across.
So once again, many thanks...and stay away from geese...is that Joan I can here laughing ??!!
Regards, Jean...with bruised knee .
P.S 'Bleeding' tree was an Alder, right on the river bank and purple catkins.
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dickie'sbird
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Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 354
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Tue January 10, 2012 3:10pm
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Just read that passing an Alder tree is thought to be unlucky in Ireland....well it was for me..goose bite!
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