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Fern Symphony IX

© Susan Jane Allen

Fern Symphony IX

Uploaded: May 03, 2006 10:16:31

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04/22/06 Donghu Park, Jiangmen, China. First ventures into manual focus. Have had issues with my first DSLR and glasses and, afraid to trust my eyes, always relied on automatic focus. But was so enchanted with a telephoto lens I was trying out for macro, and the effects it gave in focusing, I ventured off the beaten track--and from now on, it's manual focus for me!

Comments

Dr Silly level-classic May 03, 2006

Wonderful capture and title for this shot. I'm still using auto. :o)
#438795

Brinn MacDougall May 03, 2006

Great capture, Susan..I try going both ways! #2720966

Tarun Bose May 03, 2006

Green beauty Susan. Beautifully focused, enchanting colours and tonning. Well done. #2720973

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 03, 2006

Very beautiful. #2721159

Jessica L. Richard May 03, 2006

wonderful image, very lovely! #2721500

Bea. Anderson May 03, 2006

You were very brave, and you've been rewarded. Beautiful shot. Well done. #2722504

Melissa G. Meiselman May 03, 2006

Totally beautiful with SHARP focus. I like the others in this series, too. Great work, Susan!!! #2722754

Chris Budny level-deluxe May 09, 2006

Taking the chance paid off... I love this series of shots! They have a "sublime nature" kind of feel to them. #2744444

Chris Budny level-deluxe May 09, 2006

Taking the chance paid off... I love this series of shots! They have a "sublime nature" kind of feel to them. #2744445

Susan Jane Allen level-classic May 10, 2006

Thanks so much for all your kind and encouraging comments and sorry for being so late to thank you! Think that the comments people make provide great opportunity to visit others' galleries and usually wait until I have before responding--but this time it has taken me a while! #2747755

Chris Budny level-deluxe June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this great Finalist! #2924967

Susan Jane Allen level-classic June 21, 2006

Thanks Christopher! #2926247

Ken Smith level-classic June 21, 2006

I knew one of these fern shots would be a winner. Congrats, Susan. You're in your stride. #2930139

Bea. Anderson June 21, 2006

Congratulations Susan, it's a really beautiful and delicate photo. #2930439

Susan Jane Allen level-classic June 21, 2006

Thanks Ken and Bea! #2931372

Corinne M. Thompson June 22, 2006

Beautiful capture...Congrats on your Finalist! #2937083

Susan Jane Allen level-classic June 26, 2006

Thanks Corinne! #2950586

June 28, 2006

Great,wonderful work! #2961369

Cheryl E. Molennor November 09, 2006

Wow Susan I really love this one! #3567566

Susan Jane Allen level-classic November 22, 2006

Thanks for all your encouragement, Cheryl! #3615535

Suzanne Hull May 19, 2007

Susan, I was just cruising through your gallery and am amazed at the beautiful macros you are getting...including this. Can you tell me what kind of lens you primarilay use for these? And congratulations on "manual"...I've just gone to this with my 100 macro lens (canon)! #4301164

Susan Jane Allen level-classic May 19, 2007

Hi! Thanks so much for the kind comment! Briefly, I didn't have a macro lens, it was just an 18-200 Sigma which I had borrowed and then bought myself last November. Most of my "macros" then are mostly magnified images which makes it more difficult to get enough pixel count to sell. In March I bought a 100-400 Canon L for birds and macro and it's all I use now. But I see that I really, really need a dedicated macro lens! I'll explain more in an email tomorrow night (and will have a look at your gallery!)--it's 3:00am here now and I'll be surprised if I've made any sense! #4301200

Susan Jane Allen level-classic May 19, 2007

Just one extra comment--I recently bought the Canon D500 closeup attachment, and so a couple of my recent images are with that, and that's really macro! But the DOF is terrible! #4301204

Suzanne Hull May 20, 2007

Thanks for answering back, Susan(though why you would at 3 AM is beyond me!...it probably is again!!)...I want the 100-400 lens...I'm saving up for it..it's good to know you can get such lovely shots with it. Canon's 100mm macro is one of the first grown-up lenses I got when I got the 30D camera. The DOF can be a problem with the macro, and I'm afraid I'll have to invest in an appropriate flash to go with it to get enough light for the DOF neccessary. But you have beautiful stuff, anyway!! #4305787

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