Eye - The Gauntlet Accepted

Critiques [Translate]

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• GreenBaron (40274)
• [2008-07-29 0:47]
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Hi Smurfie,
Through the eye of the needle he....! You just escaped with an excellent posting, brilliant and origional idea! Lile the composition, excellent executed, although the needle becomes a tad blurry at the end (must be your poor camera :-) Anyway a well presenteed (almost) pin sharp image!
Hans

N.B.: The next two days I'm in the UK and not able to post for TL

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• Arindam_1984 (241)
• [2008-07-29 0:53]

wowwwwwwwww....

good detailed shot...

thanx for sharing....

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• wieyos (7306)
• [2008-07-29 1:00]

Hello Helen,

thanks to your perfect macro shot.
with my ageing eyes i hardly can insert a thread into a needle eye like this.
a beautiful abstract in a diagonal position and nice colour too.

TFS
regards
Agoes

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• Dpbours (2066)
• [2008-07-29 1:02]

Hi Helen,

Nice close up here and funny to see this as a reaction on Hans' photograph :-). Nice.

Greetings,
Dennis

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• patshoo (860)
• [2008-07-29 1:14]

Nice capture,Well interpret for title and love your composition and control of focal point that clearly showed in your sharpness in this frame too.Good work,TFS.

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• Ejtaan (9804)
• [2008-07-29 1:24]

n"eye"s one Helen!
Great sharp macro... Bravo!

Cheers,
Anneke

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• bupga (884)
• [2008-07-29 1:34]

Super macro Helen! I guess you did manual focusing to make sharp other part of the needle. Nicely composed and well framed.

tfs...Buddy

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• babbler (74)
• [2008-07-29 1:48]

Deadly macro with very intense and sharp edges :) .... nice composition as well ...

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• manujmehta (4977)
• [2008-07-29 2:20]

hello Helen
very well done my friend
very fine Macro shot
lovely sharpness with fine clarity and a glow.
wonderful closeup shot.
nice perspective,
regards
Manuj Mehta

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• shelbeesmom (35374)
• [2008-07-29 4:28]

HAHA! You are Baron are having SUCH a FUN war! This is brilliant Smurf!! Just brilliant! Perfect sharpness, love the blue BG! SO what will be next? A photo taken while standing on your head on the wing of a plane?? I think Baron will get you into trouble! I hear he is BIG trouble LOL!! Great posting... Ok Baron?? What next?
B-)
Linda

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• tty007 (2471)
• [2008-07-29 4:56]
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This is a really nice macro shot! Well done, good angle and very sharp. Did you use a tripod for this shot? Very well done. I know that dust is everywhere this is one of the reason I find Macro photography so hard because of all the dust you need to clean up for a good shot.. I got tired of cleaning :-)

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• lrw1966 (0)
• [2008-07-29 9:05]

Helen Hi, my friend:
Your experimental macro and wonderful educational note are impressive.
Learning can occur everyday on TL if one tries to locate the message.

Congratulations on a crystal clear and tack sharp (thanks to RSK for that one) image.
Very well done.
Larry
USA-tfs

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• toucan1967 (4573)
• [2008-07-29 10:41]

Hi Smurfie,
WOW you got a good macro here, the sharpness at the bottom of the eye is perfect though the rest is slightly off, maybe you could have tried a slightly higher f number or more focus points, still good and well composed.
Well done
Regards Andy

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• Silke (24121)
• [2008-07-29 16:52]

LOL
Very clever reply to the challenge, my dear. The Green BAron certainly has you thinking!
superb composition and outstanding crisp details
TFS
silke

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• glint (2789)
• [2008-07-30 5:29]

hello Helen,
a good technical challenge well met. I think you have done a very good shop with the focus and composition.Interested to read your note too about your trials and tribulation in obtaining this.
Bev

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• messenger1 (965)
• [2008-07-30 10:08]

Hi, Helen -
Great experiment with an interesting result. I like the orientation of the needle perfectly diagonally in the frame. The tiny details and reflections are superb. Maybe a camel could make it through there ...

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• macromania (7609)
• [2008-07-30 10:13]

Great work Helen... lovely sharp detail.

Regards Mark :)

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• korbee (9182)
• [2008-07-30 11:46]

Very simple but extremly keen and efective Helen.
It so damn sharp and the frame is really tastefully chosen with the subject.
jan

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• Ramdan (5544)
• [2008-07-30 14:38]

Hi Smurfie,

Love the sharpness of your macro work here. Nice composition as well.

Regards,
Ramdan

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• bucanas (11226)
• [2008-07-30 14:54]

Hi Helen,
Congratulation,very good macro,beautiful photo.
Best regards,
Ralf

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• tomek_wap (4659)
• [2008-08-03 3:10]
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Superb close up Helen!!!
Good b/g as well as most precise detail and sharpness.
I see the macro lens did the job well (more than well I would say).

I thought of getting a macro lens, but more of a Tamron 90mm or Tokina 100mm, but both are quite expensive to be used once in a while.

Decided to get a macro extension tube, which is about 1/4th of a macro lens price.
The tube will arrive on monday thus can do some testing, and hopefully post my work on TL.

Thomas

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• jean11-3 (2861)
• [2008-08-03 8:11]

Hello Helen,what an amazing macro!
Your notes make interesting reading; I can't believe that you would have dust visible on the needle!
The blue certainly makes a good bg colour.I like the angle of the needle in the composition too.
Tfs, regards Jean.

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• actagaudi (215)
• [2008-08-10 2:30]

Hi
I like your makros, very much. This one is quintessence of simplicity and purity.
regards
actagaudi