...and now the Macros (pt. 1)

[Narmer]

After showing the 'courniche' for my macro shots in the other post, here they are.

Despite always shot on a hurry (I should have a FZ20 with attached 6T for macros and another one for other shots) with few time tomake creative perspectives (the others walk on), I think I am still improving my macro shots as well as the way to PP them (with Photoshop 7 and several plugins).
The aim is to achieve stunning pictures as those I often see photographed withdSLR plus expensive zooms and, more rarely, by UZ users, some of which have been posting in this forum these years.

No doubt that PP has a big part in it, but I'd like to know from you If you think I have gone too far beyond what can be judged a realistic shoy (i.e. too sharpening, saturation, frames, fake-like effects...).
I might show up some of the untouched originals resized at samesize of the requested picture if you want.

All with FZ20 (with 6T when explicitly stated; also cf. the EXIF data).



#1, with 6T, PP but close to the original in color and saturation. Resized not, cropped

[Narmer]

#2

Same shot as #1, but more resized to keepfile size under the limit.
Darkness effect achieved with a plugin and multiply blending method in PS7, in order to achieve a Nikon D70/D100-like color (!).

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#3

No cropping, but resized: with 6T and 24x zoom (12x opt + 2x digital), which is new for me. Works fine from 50% resize to lower resizing (= as using a100% 12x) and cleaning it with Noise Ninja PS7 plugin

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#4

The web master

[jussiuk]

I normally skip all macro bugs photos here as I have so little interest in them personally (no offense to our bug fanatics here intended)...however I am glad I ckicked on yours. These are fantastic!
Thank you!

[Narmer]

#5

Very hard to take without a twistable LCD: I had to stay down with ants to achieve the position for counter-light effect (sun was beyond the flower and some trees)

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#6

first "variation" of the latter one

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# 7

2nd variation of nr. 5

[Narmer]

#8

no more spiders' shots

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#9