Money shots

[treed]

Here's my second attempt on shooting macros. I think it turned out awesome. I did some color correction in PS, and also gave it that HDR (High Dynamic Range) look to it. Whenever B&H gets the nikon 4t in stock I'm buying it. If I can get this much detail with just the FZ30 then the 4t will be sweet!

Hand Held
1/8 sec
f/2.8
Aperture Prioritiy
ISO 80
Spot Metering
Manual WB






100% crop

[treed]

Hmm... 32 views and no replies??? C'mon people. 0_o.

[rduve]

Yeah, what's up, people? Nice first attempt, treed. Did you use any macro lens? Or just the FZ's macro setting? Also, how do you add dynamic range in PS?

[treed]

Thanks man. No macro lens, just stock fz30. Actually it was a HDR fake. I added a diffuse glow in PS to get that bloom effect. But someone told me how I can get a true HDR image by using auto bracketing on the fz30 and then in PS the automate>merge to HDR feature. It's taking like three photos and layering different exposure values on top of each other. Anyway, off to take more macros!


rduve wrote:

Yeah, what's up, people? Nice first attempt, treed. Did you use any macro lens? Or just the FZ's macro setting? Also, how do you add dynamic range in PS?

[Puddock]

Good effort Treed.

I was just a little wary of looking at your pics.

In less polite circles 'Money shots" means something quite different.

[LadyhawkVA]

They look pretty good. I can't wait to see what you shoot with a macro lens. Sorry I didn't comment earlier, I've been away from the Internet for several days - watching the Olympics too much, I guess.

[treed]

Puddock wrote:

Good effort Treed. I was just a little wary of looking at your pics. In less polite circles 'Money shots" means something quite different.

Haha thanks. Yeah I probably should have titled it something different but I was just trying to be creative.

LadyhawkVA wrote:

They look pretty good. I can't wait to see what you shoot with a macro lens. Sorry I didn't comment earlier, I've been away from the Internet for several days - watching the Olympics too much, I guess.

Yeah, the 4t lens will be soooo sick. And when it's spring I'll be able to shoot a lot more outdoor macros too.

[rduve]

The Nikon 4t is great. You'll enjoy it. Here is a shot of the morning dew I took this morning. This was done with my KM Maxxum 5D, but I'd get similar results on my FZ30 at full zoom and the 4t.