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DragonFly close-up study

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Setup E-300-OM 4/3 adapter-macroconverter-OM50mm 1.4-Flash FL50

Photographer:	X Fonzy -
Folder:	My-Damsel and DragonFly 2005
Uploaded:	25-Aug-2005 14:07 CEST
Current Rating:	8.00/1 View all ratings Delete my rating
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Camera:	Olympus E300
Exposure time:	1/160
Aperture:	8
Focal length:	50mm
Lens:	OM50mm 1.4+Macroconverter
Focusing method:	Manual
ISO:	100
White balance:	Auto
Flash:	external
Image format:	SHQ
Processing applied:	Cropped - levels-USM
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Image resized to:	807x1024

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Great exposure Fons !
what is the reason the colours look a bit flat in this foto ? - quite different to your last golden shot !

Dirk Guttmann at 16:26 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]

Flat colours

Thanks Dirk Guttmann ,

The reason the colours look a bit flat in this foto ?

Different kind of insect gives different colours....?
I opened again the original picture to see if I went wrong somewhere.
Cant see any , this is the colour from this type of Dragonfly I guess.
I looked also to the other picture, that was a Damselfly .
The colours of a Damselfly is much harder I noticed.
Maybe thats the answer.....;-)

Best regards,

Fonzy - at 16:47 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]

extra info

Dirk if you have a look back at this Dragonfly http://myolympus.org/document.php?id=3419
You will see the same flat colours, I think it is the same type as I shot today...
Just a little extra info, regards,

Fonzy - at 16:54 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]

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Thank you Adrie for you comment,
When I made this picture it came up in my mind , you dont need a high quality macro lens to make those kind of close - ups.
The only minus with this setup is that you can never take a picture with the whole insect in it.
You are working right at the front of the lens.
Anyway it is a nice experience observing these insects at closer range.

Best regards,

Fonzy - at 20:17 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]

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Adrie Hubregtsen wrote:
> Fons, If I may chose, I chose for this macro setup, I think that the old Zuiko lenses are
> AMAZING, ferry natural colours, and great dimension, there is NOTING flat at the picture at
> al, It?s just great thanks to the OM 50 mm 1.4
>
Correction for Adrie !
Now I learned that Damsels : DragonFly = fluorescent colours : NOT fluorescent colours !
Instead of "FLAT" I should have used "not fluorescent" because that 's what I ment and what it shows compared to
the Damsels

Dirk Guttmann at 22:08 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]

Flat or Fluorescent

Dirk Guttmann wrote:

> Now I learned that Damsels : DragonFly = fluorescent colours : NOT fluorescent colours !
> Instead of "FLAT" I should have used "not fluorescent" because that 's what I ment and what
> it shows compared to the Damsels .

I agree Dirk,

Damsels have more fluorescent colours than the Dragonfly, the word flat was a wrong pick indeed.
By Flat we think about "flache farbe" this is quit different from fluorescent.
So now we have that straiten out again everybody is happy again....;-))
Realy nice from you to come back at this issue..

Regards,

Fonzy - at 22:31 CEST on 25-Aug-2005 [Reply]