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    This Parrot Tulip image was created on a cloudy April 24 in the WIllem-Alexander Pavilion at Keukenhof Gardens with the Gitzo GT1542T Tripod, the Mongoose M3.6 head, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, and the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. ISO 800. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop as framed: 1/250 sec. at f/2.8 in Manual Mode. Color temperature: AWB.

    Three sensors up from the central sensor/AI Servo/Rear Focus AF on the tip of the anther as framed was active at the moment of exposure. Click here if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.

    This image was created on the Tulips and a Touch of Holland IPT that I co-led with Denise Ippolito last April. We are going back in 2015. Please e-mail if you would like to join us.

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    This rocks. Hard.

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    Artie that's a belter, an enormous tonal range very well covered. I like the composition. There is a tiny spot more or less central top third in the pale area. I am surpised you left it there but having said that I would have done.
    I note you use the Mongoose for macro - I do love it but how do you manage with the 100mm it doesn't have a collar (I think?) Do you put the plate on the base of the camers I guess that would cover portrait images but not landscape shapes.

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    Super dramatic composition with the blurred anthers framing the detailed center part! I especially like that brighter bit of red in the lower left corner that shows some detail. Adds a bit of sparkle that matches the sparkle on that center stigma. The muted colors are stunning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton View Post
    Artie that's a belter, an enormous tonal range very well covered. I like the composition. There is a tiny spot more or less central top third in the pale area. I am surpised you left it there but having said that I would have done.

    I note you use the Mongoose for macro - I do love it but how do you manage with the 100mm it doesn't have a collar (I think?) Do you put the plate on the base of the camers I guess that would cover portrait images but not landscape shapes.
    Thanks Jon. I was inspired by one of our participants, Lynn Wiezycki. Maybe in the European style I did not want the image to be perfect. Or maybe I didn't see it :).

    As for the tripod collar, here's why nobody should miss a single blog post (from the Pink and Peachy blog post here):

    Canon Tripod Mount Ring D for IS 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens

    Because the 100 macro does not come with a tripod collar, those of you who own the lens are likely wondering “How does he get the 100 macro onto a Mongoose?” The answer is simple. I purchased the right tripod collar as a Canon accessory. In general it is not a good policy to mount the camera onto a ball head with the lens hanging from the front of it and stressing the lens mount. I prefer using the Mongoose for my flower photography for a variety of reasons so once I learned of the Canon Tripod Mount Ring D for IS 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens I made it a point to get my hands on one asap and to bring it to Holland. And I did.

    I tried the much cheaper ($49.95 as compared to $172.00) Vello Tripod Collar D (Black) for Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens but it pretty much turned out to be junk. It was very difficult to loosen and open it and very difficult to get it on the lens and tighten it. So I went with the Canon version. In general, you get what you pay for.

    Hope that that helped....
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    The sharp elements at the central, upper third of the image together with the other oof elements make an interesting composition. Removal of the speck mentioned by Jon would make this image better. Rotating the image somewhat to put it out of the strict vertical position might also be something to consider.
    Last edited by Norm Dulak; 06-22-2014 at 04:05 PM.

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