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Old 04-06-2008, 02:56 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids
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On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:50:56 -0700, K Barrett wrote
(in article ):

tbell wrote:
Wendy - I remember you saying this plant was difficult to photograph, and
I've sure found it so, because the blooms look down and curve in. This is
my
best effort so far.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200


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So howdja do it? Open the fstop all the way? (Not that I know what I'm
talking about, just that I know depth of field is hard to capture.)

K


Macro lens, 12 mm extension tube, and a very narrow aperture in full
sunlight. Congratulations! You knew enough to zero in on the aperture, Kath.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200