Floral Fotographs Photo Gallery by Loren at pbase.com

Floral Fotographs

Some film (Minolta 400si) and scanned in, some digital (Sony DSC-S85, DSC-F707, DSC-F717)

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:: New York Orchid Show at Rockefeller Plaza March 24, 2002 ::	Rainy Day Azalea	Iris 1	Twin Irises
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Marius Nistor		23-Sep-2006 16:55
Great work Loren! Vibrant colours and shapes!

Loren		17-Jan-2002 00:45
Hi Rod... Nice shots! Especially the ducks! I guess what bugs me about the autofocus is its inconsistency; some shots come out so sharp I wonder how it does it, others are so far off I wonder why I couldn't see it in the LCD. I'm thinking maybe the focusing "sweet spot" isn't exactly in the center of the viewfinder, so I'm going to try to do a few experiments with focusing slightly off center and see what happens. Since I love doing florals, I'll probably wait till the weather warms up a bit and they start to bloom. Loren

Guest		15-Jan-2002 09:18
Hi Loren, My comments re sharpness only related to the photographs taken with the Sony 707. Like you, I have found that when I am using my Sony 505 on automatic and the macro setting, I often get a slightly out of focus image, therefore, I now use manual focus for all macro shots. The macro icon does not show on the screen - it is replaced with the hand with the f (focus)icon. A test would seem to indicate that manual focus has the edge. If you are interested, a few of my photographs are onhttp://community.webshots.com/user/roddax1 though no macro shots have been included yet as I have recently started using this site. Kind Regards & Snappy New Year!!!! Rod

Loren		08-Jan-2002 22:56
Hi Rod... Can you be specific as to which shots? Many of these were taken on film and scanned in, and some were taken with the S85. Part of the problem with the autofocus is the minimum focusing distance, which is much greater at full zoom, and much greater than what I was used to on my 400si. There's no "alarm" to indicate that the camera can't resolve the focus (on the Minolta there's an audible beep), and if you can't see the LCD well (e.g. in bright sunlight), and sometimes even if you can see it, you can't tell the focus is bad until you see the shot on the monitor. Loren

Rod		08-Jan-2002 08:04
Loren, I was considering upgrading from the F505 to the F707 and visited your gallery as I do some floral studies, ususally in macro. I would be interested to know if the photographs were taken with the autofocus that you say is not accurate, as they do seem to be out of focus, instead of the pinsharp results that the Carl Zeiss lens gives that I experience from my own pictures. (My sole reason for purchasing the camera was that it had a Carl Zeiss lens as I use these lenses on my Canon T90.) I have found with the F505 that I do get better results with manual focus at times.

Loren		29-Dec-2001 18:20
Your gallery of flowers taken w/your Sony DSC S85 are spectacular ! Thank you for posting your link, those are the best floral shots I've seen. Are you completely happy with this camera ? I'm very close to purchasing the S85. :) Hi Renee :) Thank you so much for your kind comments. Just to set the record straight, the florals are a mix of S85 pics and some 35mm SLR (Minolta 400si). As for the S85, yes, it's a fabulous camera. I actually upgraded to the F707, but am not totally comfortable with it yet; I'm finding that the autofocus sometimes isn't that accurate; also, the S85 is a much more comfortable camera size and weight-wise. You might want to check outhttp://www.photo-forums.com/WebX?50@@.ee85339 for a pretty good discussion group on the S85. For a more global set of reviews and discussion groups on various digital cameras check outhttp://www.imaging-resource.com/ Thanx again, and good luck! Loren

Renee C.		26-Dec-2001 18:00
Your gallery of flowers taken w/your Sony DSC S85 are spectacular ! Thank you for posting your link, those are the best floral shots I've seen. Are you completely happy with this camera ? I'm very close to purchasing the S85. :)

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