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usonian

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29. Diffraction is a physical law. You gotta live with it. I don't stack focus, though the Z7 makes it easier to take.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 02:54 PM
Dec 2024

Focus stacking requires software to do. I will look into it. iphones do it, as I discovered.
I took some close-ups at f/1.8 and they are NOT what you expect from f/1.8 at all. By a light year.

I have been looking for a fill-in flash, but I found a USB ring light for selfies and will try that.

Only cheat with flowers is that the lilies are on very slender stalks, so I stick a plant wire in the ground, and gently tie the stem to the wire.

I don’t want to risk damaging the sensor. I can be a klutz at times.

GIMP has a healing tool and airbrush. Easy to do with flat sky.

Best solution is to put the 14-30 zoom on the camera with the clean sensor. The SWC is roughly equivalent to 24-28mm horizontal and vertical, though wider measured on the diagonal. (I don’t shoot landscapes at 45 degrees tilt). I need a new scanner for old and new film photos.

That’s what IRA’s are for. 📷


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Love them! Great shots! Solly Mack Dec 2024 #1
thanks! Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #2
These are very nice, my dear Gato! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #3
...and it just keeps getting tougher. Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #8
Beautiful shots, Gato. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #4
thank you! Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #9
Cuteness overload!! CrispyQ Dec 2024 #5
i have some others but the file size is too large for IMGUR now... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #10
Great shots! The raccoon is the cutest. N/t CousinIT Dec 2024 #6
thank you Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #11
The indigo blue of the blue Jay is so vivid... La Coliniere Dec 2024 #7
thank you! Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #12
Great work as always! usonian Dec 2024 #13
true, but.... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #17
Thanks for the reply. usonian Dec 2024 #22
cool....i have the f mount 105 but bought the 50mm f/2.8 Z macro..... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #23
I got a Z5 initially usonian Dec 2024 #24
yes, the new lenses are sharp even wide open, but... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #25
Yes, indeed. usonian Dec 2024 #27
yeah, i would never shoot a regular lens at f/16, but macro lenses generally don't have problems with diffraction at... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #28
Diffraction is a physical law. You gotta live with it. I don't stack focus, though the Z7 makes it easier to take. usonian Dec 2024 #29
Wow! What great photos! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2024 #14
thank you....my pleasure Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #18
Well done, Gato Moteado! ... littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 #15
he was a juvie so he didn't have as much fear....the cardinals were more skittish Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #19
Cool, how did you take a pic of a raccoon thru a window? Beringia Dec 2024 #16
i imagine it's possible to see one out of your window, but.... Gato Moteado Dec 2024 #20
Thanks for the reply Beringia Dec 2024 #21
Just beautiful people Dec 2024 #26
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