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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/17/2005 1:41:14 PM
Thanks for your comment Fabio. I find you are making great macros. I will follow your uploads because some of my friends consider to by the Sigma lens you are using. Do you use a tripod? I can see your conditions are much better in Italy. Your damselfly are shot with 1/2000. It's impossible here in the forest in Hong Kong. Here it is great if we can make 1/90 with a ISO 400.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/17/2005 6:40:21 AM
Sometimes when the butterfly has been sitting for a while, it's possible to move closer. Before this photo I have made some from a longer distance and then moved slowly until I got the full size in the viewfinder.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/15/2005 4:54:23 AM
You have a good composion on a day without smog. When you save our photo in jpg-format use the maximum quality (10), it will make your sky more smooth.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/13/2005 9:15:24 AM
Thanks for your comment Manuel. The colours are in favour of Nikon.
Have you seen the other photo of a similar dragonfly among my photos. It has even more crispy colours.
The size is 1:1.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/10/2005 3:36:27 PM
I first saw it with the wet curled wings like the photo. I shoot some more and the wings became bigger and bigger. I onle stayed for 3 minutes, because I had to shoot a spider nearby, and then a dragonfly. (Very busy). I'm sure the colour will change too, but I could not wait for that. You can go to my webgallery to see the the rest of the photos. http://www.fotop.net/Steenheilesen - click on then 200mm lens, and open the album Caterpillar.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/10/2005 2:44:59 PM
As written it's a cicada, but I don't know if the colour will change later. The common cicada in the forest is a black and yellow, you can find among my pictures.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
5/3/2005 1:11:34 AM
I could have captured the whole body of the insect. But I made the choice to capture only a part of it.
Thanks for your comments Peter.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
4/30/2005 3:43:55 PM
Thanks for your comments in the past. I have got a new toy (the lens) instead of my Nikon 300mm zoom with extension tubeset. It's more easy to handle and make faster shooting (can also attach the extension tubeset). Then I think that my choice was right instead of buying a cheaper Sigma. It seems you all like the colours. It's in Nikons favour. 
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
4/24/2005 3:08:46 PM
Butterflies here in HK are also very fast. The small one like this fellow is more slow. But the big ones will only give you a second. I have som on my homepage: http://steenh55.t35.com/index.htm - if some advetising just click on the red-X to close the window.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
4/13/2005 2:35:07 PM
What is more pretty than the cherry blossom? Not many trees. You made this picture from the most famous places in the world. You present the trees very well from this wide angel with a nice sharpness, giving it life to picture. The colours against the sky is perfect. Thanks for your information.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
4/12/2005 4:57:38 AM
Very nice shot - colours, composition and reflection.
I only miss your information about shutter and aperture.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
4/7/2005 1:54:10 PM
Correct! I just had to shoot. I looked into it's face and had only a few seconds before it would take off again.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/24/2005 1:34:48 AM
Thanks for your comment Peter. Maybe I bring a hair dryer next time .
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/23/2005 4:38:40 PM
Thanks for your comments. It was hard work, because of the rain.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/23/2005 4:28:01 PM
If you want more DOF, you will get the end of the caterpillar more out of focus. The aperture is f/13. Your way the aperture must be 5.6 or less.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/20/2005 2:29:30 PM
I have now cropped the picture but cant upload it  . But some times I find it's more natural to show the branch. When you are in the forest, you cannot move the branch away, so why not show it as a part. Adobe Photoshop can do many things, but what about you use the film, then it's not possible. For me I will like to present the pictures as natural as possible with the focus on the object. We have many of these trees in Hong Kong, New Territories
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/18/2005 3:18:04 PM
Thanks Meow, have you been there? or do you know other places like this? If so please answer on my email steenheilesen@hotmail.com
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/18/2005 12:14:51 PM
Thanks for your comments. I have added som information about the tree.
Coral tree:
Original from South America, which usually found along riversides and in swampy grounds.
It prfers sheltered enviroments with adequate sunlight, not suitabl for planting at exposed
areas.
It possesses prickly and trifliate leaves. Thed leaflets are broadly lanceolate in shape, with
red midribs. It flowers in March, before the new leaves expand. The flowers are crimson in colour,
which bome at the ends of the branches as a tightly clustered spearhead. The red ivory shaped flowers growing on a bare leafless tree.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/17/2005 3:06:12 PM
The picture will not upload. You must wait until tomorrow.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
3/17/2005 3:01:33 PM
I also have one with with the bird more in front. But I found this picture special with the white background. You can see this one.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
2/23/2005 3:48:38 PM
Thanks for your comment.
I have seen your pictures and find then great.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
2/22/2005 3:57:23 AM
Thanks for your comments.
Thats right. The camera was handhold and this lens have no VR. This is an ED lens (not expensive). But using the right settings on the camera it's possible to make nice pictures indoor without flash.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
2/22/2005 3:54:39 AM
Thanks for your comments.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
2/20/2005 2:15:29 PM
Thanks for your comment. I have seen your pictures which I appreciate.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
1/18/2005 3:57:29 AM
As you might know, some times there are exhibitions and other promotions in the shopping malls. That day there was entertainment by children. It was possible for me to get close to the stage and just hoped there was enough light for hand-held my camera with the zoom lens. The coming Chinese New Year will be a great challenge in the Malls.
Thanks for your comment.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
1/16/2005 4:07:34 PM
This is af budda and a goddess. In the tempel you will find a lot of goddesses. But maybe in other tempels, you will find most men.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
1/15/2005 3:55:04 AM
Canon gear is more heavy than Nikon. For bird photography the 300mm isn't enough. Even 600mm is too short for small birds. Compare the weight of Nikon and Canon lenses and think about to carry more than 1 lens. Nikon doesn't have a 700-300 VR (IS) lens. Compare the Nikon 80-400mm and the Canon 100-400 IS. They are both up to f5.6. Shooting pics in the late afternoon with these lenses will reduce your speed. The Nikon will not work with TC. About Canon - I don't know.
Take a look at this link http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1029 here you can find Canon users as well as Nikon users. Consider to get a walk around lens and for your birding, try to get a second hand 400 or 500mm (cost $$$$) and combine with a TC. (Can you carry a Canon 400 or 500mm???)
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
1/14/2005 2:42:23 AM
Thanks to your all for comments. Moving the bird (cropping is possible), but I choose to show the real picture. Lenses for Nikon D70. I'm just going to buy a new one. I have a 60mm Macro f2.8 which is perfect. The 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 is ok but too slow. The lens also must used with tripod. Therefor I'm looking for a VR model. I have read not the best information about the Nikon 200-400mm f4.0 G VR. The cost of the lens is about USD 5,500. My need is also more than 400mm for bird photography. I therefor plan to buy a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR for my everyday walk around lens. This one can use the 2xTC and make a 400mm. For wildlife I consider a 500mm either a new Sigma f4.5 (this has only manuel focus with TC's) or by luck a Nikon 500mm f4 (secondhand).
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
1/12/2005 3:19:56 AM
Sorry forgot to write the mm. Yes it was 300mm. The lens is quit good. But too slow, when missing the light. It's a F5.6. When you focus in bright light, it will make a quick focus. But you need a tripod with ball head. Then it is fast to manoeuvre. With the 2xTC I don't find it perfect for long distance.
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Critique By:
Steen Heilesen (K:440)
12/4/2004 2:01:31 AM
This is a very nice reflection with the blue water. Great shot.
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