Just applying "artsyness" to excitement, my first seedlings popping up.

Indyartist · February 19, 2011

My seedlings for my "Wall-O-Water" trials.

shlacm · February 19, 2011

Very nice!!!

I spend a lot of time admiring my seedlings, lol. Excitement is certainly in the air!!!

Indyartist · February 27, 2011

Another close-up of my now 10 day old seedlings as I potted some up tonight.

Sherry_AK · February 28, 2011

Very nice photos. Thanks for posting them.

Sherry

Indyartist · February 28, 2011

I know, I'm both tomato and photography obsessed.

vagardener434 · February 28, 2011

Al ? What sort of camera do you use? Close up pics of tomatoes are really cool, as you get to see all the tiny hairs/roots along the stem. The quality of the stem is how I judge the health of the plant.

Bobby

Indyartist · February 28, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by vagardener434

Al ? What sort of camera do you use? Close up pics of tomatoes are really cool, as you get to see all the tiny hairs/roots along the stem. The quality of the stem is how I judge the health of the plant.

Bobby

I have a Pentax K100D with several lenses. Maybe the trick is in editing your pictures by sharpening the parts you want detail in and not the more blurry (boca) background. A small depth of field will blur your background which adds a lot artistically.
http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Digital.../dp/B000FTLSR0

vagardener434 · February 28, 2011

Whoa....if you'll take one digit off that $899 price, you'll be in my price range ! I'm using a little Fuji Finepix that I got from ChinaMart. I haven't really tried any closeups with it. I think I'll try my hand at a few and see what kind of adjustments it is able to make. It's kinda obvious, you're a photo pro.

Bobby

Duh_Vinci · February 28, 2011

Nice looking seedlings, and very good selection of DOF for the subject! Pentax does make some very fine lenses, and I've used K100D for few years for macro photography with DF-A 100mm f2.8

VAgardner - the good news, whoever on amazon asking such price for this camera, must have eaten some very rotten tomatoes. Even at the time of it's release in 2007, it was under $500. Excellent sensor, with wonderful colors even on the kit lens (which is simply the best kit lens from any DSLR on the market).

Regards,
D

Indyartist · February 28, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duh_Vinci

Nice looking seedlings, and very good selection of DOF for the subject! Pentax does make some very fine lenses, and I've used K100D for few years for macro photography with DF-A 100mm f2.8

VAgardner - the good news, whoever on amazon asking such price for this camera, must have eaten some very rotten tomatoes. Even at the time of it's release in 2007, it was under $500. Excellent sensor, with wonderful colors even on the kit lens (which is simply the best kit lens from any DSLR on the market).

Regards,
D

I agree, bought mine in 2006 ( I thought)for about $799 on Ebay in a package with two lenses, camera bag, memory card and lots of accessories. I just grabbed that link real quick to show the camera not really thinking about the price shown.
vagardener434 if you look on your point and shoot for a symbol on your pre-sets that looks like a symbol of a flower that is meant for close-up type shots. I'm not sure if that helps but give it a shot. Thanks for the compliment as well.

vagardener434 · March 1, 2011

Ok, I don't wanna mess up your thread, but here is my attempt at photography. Its a closeup of my Diva cukes. Go ahead and tell me I'm just not Pentax material.

It won't hurt my one last feeling !

Bobby

Indyartist · March 1, 2011

I think your picture is gosh darnoodley good Bobby. The main difference is not the camera or your photographic skills but that I use photo editing software to edit my picture. Your starting photo is the same quality as mine or better, I just mess around and crop and sharpen and put on borders and on and on. Just took a second look and it really is well done, Bravo!

vagardener434 · March 1, 2011

Thank you sir. I took some pics of other things, but this was what I considered my best one. I'll keep this aspect of photos in mind when I see something worth sharing. The clarity of a closeup is quite enjoyable.

BTW..what the heck is " gosh darnoodley" ?

Bobby

Indyartist · March 2, 2011

Well, that term was apparently an edit by site administrators. Pretty d@#$ good becomes "gosh darnoodley good". I'll have to watch my vernacular.

March 1, 2011	#12
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	I think your picture is gosh darnoodley good Bobby. The main difference is not the camera or your photographic skills but that I use photo editing software to edit my picture. Your starting photo is the same quality as mine or better, I just mess around and crop and sharpen and put on borders and on and on. Just took a second look and it really is well done, Bravo! __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

March 2, 2011	#14
Indyartist Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 229	Well, that term was apparently an edit by site administrators. Pretty d@#$ good becomes "gosh darnoodley good". I'll have to watch my vernacular. __________________ Indyartist Zone 5b, NE Indiana -------------------------- “Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects” Luther Burbank

February 19, 2011	#2
shlacm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central VA Posts: 436	Very nice!!! I spend a lot of time admiring my seedlings, lol. Excitement is certainly in the air!!!

February 28, 2011	#4
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Very nice photos. Thanks for posting them. Sherry

February 28, 2011	#6
vagardener434 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Freeman, Virginia Posts: 90	Al ? What sort of camera do you use? Close up pics of tomatoes are really cool, as you get to see all the tiny hairs/roots along the stem. The quality of the stem is how I judge the health of the plant. Bobby

February 28, 2011	#9
Duh_Vinci Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Locust Grove, VA Posts: 292	Nice looking seedlings, and very good selection of DOF for the subject! Pentax does make some very fine lenses, and I've used K100D for few years for macro photography with DF-A 100mm f2.8 VAgardner - the good news, whoever on amazon asking such price for this camera, must have eaten some very rotten tomatoes. Even at the time of it's release in 2007, it was under $500. Excellent sensor, with wonderful colors even on the kit lens (which is simply the best kit lens from any DSLR on the market). Regards, D