Macro shot

[Red Empress]

Hi

I have been trying out my macro settings. Any feedback on this shot most welcome. Just remember that this was taken with a compact camera. Will be up grading to one of the big boys toys soon. :-D Thanks guys.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/Digi_photo/Honeysuckle-1.jpg

[chubasco]

Hi Jill, and welcome!
Is this an orchid, columbine? I'm seeing some noise in this picture, what ISO
was used? Still not a bad macro of an interesting flower. The best time for
flower pics is early morning or late afternoon, or an overcast day, looks like
it was overcast, when you shot it. Can you select for ISO, shutter speed,
fstop manually with this camera?

[Red Empress]

Hi Jill, and welcome!
Is this an orchid, columbine? I'm seeing some noise in this picture, what ISO
was used? Still not a bad macro of an interesting flower. The best time for
flower pics is early morning or late afternoon, or an overcast day, looks like
it was overcast, when you shot it. Can you select for ISO, shutter speed,
fstop manually with this camera?

Hi Bill

No it is a Honeysuckle flower.

The ISO was on 400.

It was taken on a sunny day ( very unusual for Wales ) :lol: About mid morning.

I can select for ISO. I have 100, 200 & 400 settings.

I don't know anything about shutter speed or what fstop is as I am still learning about photography. I really don't know that much. I usually just point the camera and hope for the best.:redface: :lol:

I am trying to leanr more now though as I am hoping to get a Nikon DSLR camera shortly. Probably the D40X. Got to be better than this compact although it has been quite a good camera it is time for a change.

Thanks for the reply. :)

[chubasco]

Jill,
On sunny days (gee, I missed that one) try to shoot at ISO 100, that'll cut
down the noise I see in the picture. You still have the manual for this camera?
See if you can adjust f-stop and shutter speed when shooting in macro mode.

Once again, welcome, and don't hesitate to post future efforts! :)

[Red Empress]

Yep I still have the manual for it. I will have a sit and read again tonight. Thanks again for the imput Bill.

I do have a few more pictures to post but I will post another after I have read the manual to change the settings again.

Thanks for the welcome too.B-)

[Dracofish]

Great attempt! I think I'd like to see the flower from a higher perspective, maybe to see more of the inside.

Is there any way for you to adjust the white balance on the camera? It looks a little on the bluish side from shade or an overcast sky.

[Red Empress]

Great attempt! I think I'd like to see the flower from a higher perspective, maybe to see more of the inside.

Is there any way for you to adjust the white balance on the camera? It looks a little on the bluish side from shade or an overcast sky.

Thanks Dracofish

I am at this moment looking at my manual. I will have a look at what it says but I don't think as a compact camera it has that many settings. That is one reason I want to upgrade to a better camera.

Thanks for the feed back. :)

[maddog10]

I read the exif info embedded in the photo.

Shutterspeed 1/350, f4.8, ISO400

I think you will see a big difference just by switching to ISO100, it will take away some of the noise and the shot will look crisper.

Beautiful flower, excellent choice of subject!

[Red Empress]

I read the exif info embedded in the photo.

Shutterspeed 1/350, f4.8, ISO400

I think you will see a big difference just by switching to ISO100, it will take away some of the noise and the shot will look crisper.

Beautiful flower, excellent choice of subject!

OK I will try again tomorrow. Thanks for the feed back Maddog. :)

[Simonauv]

I was also wondering what you had your 'in-camera' sharpening settings set to? Some point-and-shoot cameras can introduce quite a lot of artifacts as the image is being taken if they are set too high.

[Red Empress]

I was also wondering what you had your 'in-camera' sharpening settings set to? Some point-and-shoot cameras can introduce quite a lot of artifacts as the image is being taken if they are set too high.

To be honest I havn't got a clue.

This link might help you understand the camera I have got.

http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Kodak-EasyShare-C340-First-Impressions-Review-.htm (http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Kodak-EasyShare-C340-First-Impressions-Review-.htm)


There is also this link:-


http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/publications/urg00378toc.jhtml?pq-path=6843 (http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/publications/urg00378toc.jhtml?pq-path=6843)

Like I have said before. The tec side of things I have not much clue on but I am willing to learn.

My manual is not really that helpful on the tec side of things and the camera is pretty basic..