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Nice shots; the first for me also.

Shooting some macros in the field, so to speak. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4431/36713534006_fda42ed1f7_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XWfszC) Darth Vader (https://flic.kr/p/XWfszC) by Jeff Watson (h...

I would suggest from your settings, the subject was just inside your minimum focal distance. Either step back a tad or reduce your focal length to get the subject pin sharp.

I switched from Photoshop to Affinity Photo, by Serif. Circa £30, I've found that Affinity Photo to be as good as if not better that PS. One downside is that it takes a little more processing powe...

The first thing I would do is make sure the hard drive is cleared of Internet clutter, temporary files and the like. Crap cleaner is good for that and it's free. There is a phenomenon called compo...

Grandpappy Wrote: (Aug 12, 2017, 05:44) -- Hi mantone, I too am new to digital photography and am struggling with some of the 'tools' available in the modern camera! I tried the favoured method of A...

Delb0y has given an excellent explanation. Here is a classic situation he describes.  I was shooting bees going about their business in a lilac bush on a very windy day.  I normally shoot in manual...

Cricket. Hoverfly feeding on the pollen of a Fuchsia.

Lindy Wrote: (May 5, 2016, 06:39) -- Hi all, this was originally a CS5 problem but now it's a CS6 problem. I've been using CS6 for around 6 months now after upgrading camera from D3100 to D7200. Over...

MrB Wrote: (Jul 26, 2017, 11:35) -- Very good relevant points from Jeff.  Just a few additional considerations - the shutter speed 'rule of thumb' should also include the crop factor, which I think i...

The basic problem here is that the subject is out of focus and no amount of sharpening is going to correct that. There could be a number of reasons for this.  Each lens has a 'sweet spot' regarding...

Bee on Lavender. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/20259341486_e04c598041_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wSfqp9) Bee on Lavender (https://flic.kr/p/wSfqp9) by Jeff Watson (https://www.flickr.com/pho...

Barbara G. Wrote: (Nov 8, 2013, 10:39) -- I would like to welcome everyone to the forums, and just to get the ball rolling, - two simple questions: 1. What camera do you currently have, and why d...

Don Schaeffer Wrote: (Jul 23, 2017, 12:51) -- Thanks Jeff.  At that time my ambition was to catch a butterfly in flight. -- Don, I have found that while learning to shoot in the many genres this fasc...

Don, if this were me, on image 48002, I'd clone out the butterfly. The lighting on those plants is simply stunning.

Thank you both. These shots were taken at one millimetre increments, and still that wasn't small enough.  Looks like I'll have to invest in a more professional focusing rail if I want to pursue ext...

Slowly getting to grips with this programme. 180 odd shots using a focusing rail. House Spider. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/35858155431_5cf837e93d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/WCEqka) ...

Fogey Wrote: (Jul 8, 2017, 02:09) -- EdMak Wrote: (Jul 8, 2017, 01:07) -- Combine ZP does a better job of aligning the subject than Helicon, though there is no facility I've found to edit the final ...

Don Schaeffer Wrote: (Jul 7, 2017, 17:41) -- Looks like quite a feat. Is it like HDR--multiple shots at different focus points? -- Exactly, Don. The software then renders the source photographs pi...