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Best pics yet!

Somehow I took vastly better pictures...
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Here we go:

N. hamata

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The seldomly seen N. jacquelineae:

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The magnificant peristome:

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Nice unfurling judith finn pitcher:

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N. lowii 4-5 inch pitcher:

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Look tomorrow for new pics of dubia, campanulata, clipeata, sibuyanensis, and ramispina!
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Enjoy the pics, tell me what you think!

~Lithopsman~
 
Little better now. Still out of focus terribly but much better than your usual. Try getting much further away then zooming in. What camera model is this your using? Maybe I can help you then.
 
If your camera has good resolution you can step back for a more infocus shot then crop the surrounding stuff out. It should still be plenty good for the web by the time your done.
Tony
 
Cannon Powershot S300. About 4 years old and not great... It has macro, but is best for far-away. I use it for real-estate work...
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I used a magnifying glass this time, Dustin, and I think that's what helped...

I dunno if 2.1 megapixels is very good or not...
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J/k.

~LM~
 
lithopsman nice plants need more work on your photography there really out of focus but for-sure getting better.

E/C
 
Great plants! It must have taken a while to get a collection like that!

As for the camera, the Imaging Resource indicates that you need to hold the S300 about 7 inches from the subject in macro mode. This should greatly improve the sharpness.

Here is an example of the best macro performance of your camera:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/S300/S30MAC.HTM

Your probably just holding it a little too close, it can be very difficult to judge the right distance on some cameras; I have often had the same problem.
 
Thanks for that tip! I've been using it at about 5 inches...

Expect better things from tomorrow's pictures.
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Thanks for the tips, look tomorrow!
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Yep says about 6 inches for best macro focusing at Steve's Digicams site.
 
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We'll just have to see! Also, it seems that cropping these pictures made them blurry... The full size ones are quite in focus...

Be sure to look at around 1 or 2 o'clock!
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Well, here we go... You don't get the full effect of the greater distance, because I didn't det up the tripod today... But a few of the pics are vastly more in focus.
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Nepenthes campanulata: (not my best pic)

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N. clipeata:

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The very rarely seen N. dubia:

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N. ramispina pitchers about 5-6" tall. Pitcher to leaf size ratio is about 1.7:1!
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A terrible pic of sibuyanensis buried about half way: (better one tomorrow hopefully)

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Now, a guessing game. This picture is a little blurry on purpose... No use looking at the filename!!
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(Tony can't guess.)

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Enjoy!
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~LM~
 
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That ramispina pic is great!
 
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Thanks! I figured that was the one most people would comment on...
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My next gallery should be all like that. At least I'm getting better!
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MUCH better!
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Try a Telephoto macro picture (ie: zoom in on your plants from far away with macro engaged)
 
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That's what I did with ramispina! Seems to work well...
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