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Creative--Dragon — Color Drop Series 03
Published: 2011-04-15 23:05:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 1230; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 0
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Many, many more to come.Equipment used:
Nikon D90
105mm Macro lens
Drip Kit & Time Machine
Colored Cloth
Off camera flash (SB400)
Comments and Critiques welcome
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Comments: 22
its like a jelly fish, or a fancy vase 
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lol 
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no problemo, and im glad your glad i like it
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I'm glad that you're glad that I'm glad that you like it 
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well i wont send the obvious reply to that, it could go on forever
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This set is so amazing!!! Good job man.
May I ask you something about the D90?
I`m about to buy a Nikon D90 (can you recomend me another Nikon under 1000euros) and I want to know from an experienced photographer how good is this camera. From what I see in your gallery, if you have good lenses you can shot anything. You have an amazing gallery!!
At lenses I`m a little bit conused. I`m thinking to buy an 18-105mm zoom lens and a fixed 50mm lens, are those two good for macro, portrait and landscapes?
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The D90 and the D7000 are the best mid-range Nikon camera's on the market... the only thing that really makes the D7000 better then the 90 is the fact that it shoots video in 1080p... but to be honest, I didn't buy my camera to shoot video
As far as quality goes... I absolutely love it! It's a light weight body, yet very durable... My D90 is leaps and bounds better then the D40x I was shooting with.
As far as lenses go, my general purpose lens is an 18-200mm F3.4-5.6 Zoom Lens. It's not the fastest glass in the world, but it's very versatile...
I just recently purchased my 10-20mm Sigma Wide Angle Lens... So far I like it a lot. It's great for architecture and landscapes.
No, my macro lens... that was an expensive purchase... about 900USD but it's a very fast lens (F2.8) and it's TAC sharp. Probably one of the best purchases I have made...
Anyhow, if you want a good camera/lens combo get the D90 kit... it comes with an 18-105mm lens, but you could always sell it and get an 18-200 lens for that extra bit of range... that is the only lens I used for quite some time and it works in 99% of shooting situations
Well, I hope this helps. Happy shooting
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Thank you a lot for answering in such a kind way
Thank you again for the feedback
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You're welcome! I hope you enjoy your new D90 as much as I do
Cheers,
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This proves I'm even lower than a novice photographer! I don't even understand what equipment you are using! D: but I love your work
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Well, if you love photography and you keep at it, then you'll understand soon enough
As far as equipment goes, once you get a DSLR camera and start shooting with it, you'll learn all about your different FStops, shutter speeds, ISO levels, etc... then once you're comfortable with all that, you start getting more equipment... different lenses (or Glass, as we like to call it), and then new toys to play with
The drip kit & time machine setup is something I recently bought... Kind of expensive, but so far I think it's well worth it. The "Glass" that I'm using on my Nikon D90 is a Nikkor 105mm VR F2.8 Macro Lens.
Anyhow, if you have any questions feel free to ask, I'm always willing to lend a suggestion or two
Cheers,
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Woo Thank you for the feedback, it is greatly appreciated! I will also ask a way if I feel needed
Thanks!
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hehehe... thank you
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Your welcome!!!!
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Really cool and love the color and sharpness. Also, I appreciate the fact that you are honest enough to say that you used a drip kit and time machine to take that picture... which, in a sense, takes a bit of the WOW factor out of the picture. If you would have captured that by yourself, with no equipment, the merit would be greater imo. I compare it to a lightning detector that controls the shutter and take a snap shot when it sees a lightning bolt... neat equipment but.. you know. I have both a Drop shot and a few lightning shots that were taken without any detecting or automatic equipment. Sure, my Milk Drop picture is not as spectacular as this shot, but I can say that I took it myself without "add-on".
That aside, I really think this is a great shot! Plus, you just have to love the Nikkor 105mm Micro F2.8 VR lens... it simply RULES!
Kindest regards,
Instant-Ocean
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LOL, we to an extent I can kind of agree with you... For lightning I have only ever done manual... and it's very easy... shutter set to bulb, open shut for no more then a minute, once lightning strikes close the shutter... done!
With waterdrops I have always done it manual as well until recently. I just got the Time Machine & Drip kit from Mumford Micro Systems. And to be honest, it's just as much of a pain as doing it manually. The only difference is, once I dial in my settings, I can achieve consistency. Dialing in my settings is still a bit rough right now though, as I'm still learning the nuances of the flash lag, drop size, etc...
But even after a captured this shot, and the other two I posted, I played around by increasing/decreasing the drop rate, drop size, flash lag, etc... so you still have to know what your doing, and of course you still have to manually dial in your focus aperture, iso, shutter speed etc... if you don't know how to do those types of things, you'll never be able to achieve these types of images
And yes, I completely agree... the Nikkor 105mm lens is SPECTACULAR
Cheers,
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