Post your best Macro shots

[Dan Fleming]

Hi! Sorry if this is a repeat, but I didn't find a thread of this nature in my searching. I'll kick it off with two pictures from today.



http://lh5.ggpht.com/_5rUpBITw16E/S1UTDnM5gvI/AAAAAAAAAS0/3WyvK9piNcY/s800/_MG_1519.jpg





Rebel XTi, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 @ 5.6 1/100 ISO 400, not quite 1:1, but almost, hand-held.






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Rebel XTi, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 @ 2.8 1/500, ISO 100, hand-held 1:1





Don't be technical about macro meaning 1:1 or greater!

[powers_brent]

http://community.the-digital-picture.com/forums/p/1102/8043.aspx#8043 ("/forums/p/1102/8043.aspx#8043)





but it doesnt hurt to starta new one if ppl have new macro shots








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4246604063_249412d449.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentpowers/4246604063/)


Canon Rebel XS with Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 @ 11, 1/125 sec, ISO 200


Strobist info: Kodak P20 shot into a piece of poster board @ 1/16 behind subject slightly left and Canon 430EXII shot into a piece of poster board @ 1/32? (or maybe 1/16)subject right triggered by yong nuo CTR-301p

[Jordan]

Canon 7D & EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro. Desaturated in Lightroom 2 and then increased iris saturation. Reduced noise too.

[neuroanatomist]

For some reason, there were no rose flowers to be found on my outdoor walk in Boston last week....


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Rebel T1i,EF 100mm f/2.8<span style="color: red;"]LMacro IS USM, f/10.0, 0.3s, ISO200

[Don Burkett]

Here are a few recent ones


Water Drops


Canon 40d<span class="exif"] 1/250s f/9.0 at 105.0mm iso100 Flash bounced



http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/121172643/large.jpg





Canon 7d <span class="exif"]1/250s f/9.0 at 105.0mm iso200 Flash bounced off a gold board



http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/121143954/large.jpg





Bubble Helix


Canon 40d 100mm macro f9 @250. 2 Flashes cross fired, and stacked with approx 7-9 images


http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/image/121219764/large.jpg





More from this series are at [View:http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/water_drops] if your interested.

[Sheiky]

Those look awesome Don, the rest is also very good [:D]

[Don Burkett]

Those look awesome Don, the rest is also very good /emoticons/emotion-2.gif
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Thanks

[Sean Setters]

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Love the composition and lighting. Very well excecuted.

[powers_brent]

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Love the composition and lighting. Very well excecuted.



Thank you! Getting a hang on this strobist technique. Much thanks to you Sean. You were one of my main inspirations and source of knowledge for getting into strobism.








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A shot back from the wildflower season in Anza Borrego (not sure if I ever posted this on TDP before.) This was when I first got into SLR photography and did not know much about controlling DOF. I borrowed the 100mm f/2.8 macro from a friend and just started shooting. Should have shot this at a narrower aperture.


Canon Rebel XS with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro @ f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/800sec

[Fast Glass]

Here is my submision.


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John.

[btaylor]

Here's one from me. Yellow food colouring dropped into blue coloured water. This is a collision of two drops. As the first hits the blue water and bounces back up the second drop collides with it. I did this all by hand (no sound/ IR trigger) so I got about 10 keepers out of about 360 shots this session. The moment is captured by triggering the flash only while the shutter is open in a darkened room. Takes a LOT of patience but it's pretty cool when you get a good one.


40D, 70-200f/4L IS @ f/14, ISO 200, 32mm Kenko extensiontube attached.Shutter set to bulb, 580 exII flash @ 1/128 power.


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Cheers, Ben.

[Sheiky]

WOW!! I love it! Just recieved my radio controlled triggers, zo I might give it a try once [:D] Really the colors are great!

[Colin]

sweet stuff!

[muc1]

Hi,


Canon 7D EF 100mm macro usm lens.


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[MrGreenBug]

Here's one from me. Yellow food colouring dropped into blue coloured water. This is a collision of two drops. As the first hits the blue water and bounces back up the second drop collides with it. I did this all by hand (no sound/ IR trigger) so I got about 10 keepers out of about 360 shots this session. The moment is captured by triggering the flash only while the shutter is open in a darkened room. Takes a LOT of patience but it's pretty cool when you get a good one.


40D, 70-200f/4L IS @ f/14, ISO 200, 32mm Kenko extensiontube attached.Shutter set to bulb, 580 exII flash @ 1/128 power.


Cheers, Ben.
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It's a mushroom! Very nicely done! Indeed, a lot of patience is needed when trying to do water drops by hand. I'd be jumping if I can't get something like this. [:)]

[ddt0725]

Not as creative as all those above but I was so excited to see flowers had bloomed in my gardent on Friday that I just had to get out the macro lens ...before it snowed Friday night and Saturday!

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[btaylor]

Found this little guy in the back yard yesterday afternoon. I wanted to get some perspective as to how small he was so I put him in my hand and held it up in the late afternoon light. Looks like a dinosaur on a mission through the desert I reckon!


40D, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 78mm and f/7.1 with 24mm extension tube. ISO 400, 1/100sec


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And another one...


40D, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 78mm and f/7.1 with 24mm extension tube. ISO 400, 1/60sec


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[Jayson]

Here is a bug from the back yard. 7D, 100mm macro with 1.4x TC


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[Jayson]

This was posted in another thread, but belongs here.


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[Jayson]

Here are a few more. All taken with 100mm macro between 2.8 and 4.0.


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[muc1]

Hi,


Macro of spideypreparing lunch.


Canon7D. Canon 2.8 100mm usm macro.


f5.7. 1/166. 200iso


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[canon-ball]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5422/img2798.jpg

[Dave Johnston]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4544540678_a648a49aef.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/4544540678/)]


Canon 50D+ 60mm Macro @ f5 1/400 ISO 100.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/4512399456_744cce7c85.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/4512399456/)]


Canon 50D + 60mm macro @ f3.2 1/500 ISO-320


Thanks for looking.

[muc1]

Hi,


Orchid flower shot in Thailand.


Canon7d. 2.8 100mm usm macro.


F3.2. 1/128. 200iso


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[erno james]

this is totally awesome! I love it.

[muc1]

Hi,


Not sure what kind of flowers these are, shot in Thailand.


7d, canon 2.8 100mm usm. f2.8. 1/2656. 200iso


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[Sheiky]

Of course mine isn't real macro, since it is nowhere near 1:1, but I guess it just fits in here better than in best nature...


It was really hard to get this bee/wasp whatever it may be, in focus(FF really has great DOF [:D], which isn't always that easy to control)... I used AF and it was hunting a LOT, but then I couldn't use MF because it was flying to inaccurate...sigh, it gave me a hard time, but I like the end-result!


http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/zweefwesp.jpg


5D2 with 100mm f2.8 macro @ f7.1 1/500 iso-400 with ettl-flash

[Sheiky]

By the way muc, I just love the insect-photos you shoot! Really cool creatures [:D]

[neuroanatomist]

Great shot, Jan! [:D]

[muc1]

Hi Sheiky,


Thanks,


like your shot in flight, not easy to capture.

[Sheiky]

like your shot in flight, not easy to capture.


You can say that again. Thanks guys [:)]


Too bad it has such a boring background though[:(]

[mikehillman89]

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Fantastic shot btaylor! I'm a huge fan of macro shots on animals. good hunting! cheers

[Dave Johnston]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4615943771_8f5f98d624.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/4615943771/)


Canon 50d +60mm 2.8 @ f3.5 1/200 ISO-200


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4615942929_871714cea9_o.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/4615942929/)


Canon 50D + 60mm 2.8 @ f11 1/30 ISO-200

[Jayson]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TCQrD_o0YTI/AAAAAAAAAOs/LV1PSL0WBDU/s1600/2010_06_24_03543.jpg


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[ddt0725]

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[MrGreenBug]

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I love what you've done on this photo Denise. It's.. I'm speechless.. I just love it! Great work!

[ddt0725]

I love what you've done on this photo Denise. It's.. I'm speechless.. I just love it! Great work!



Thanks![:D]
I shot it over a month ago w/ my 7D &amp; 100mm L IS macro but yesterday, it was 100 degrees outside so I was just messing around with a few editing programs. I did this one with Picasa. It figures that out of all the ones I've purchased...this came out of a free one!

Denise

[Jayson]

I have been really into macro recently. I am taking my tubes on the trip today to see if I can get a little closer to the butterfly.


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TCVCmJMATnI/AAAAAAAAAO8/poUXQyFDsKA/s1600/2010_06_25_03592.jpg


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[neuroanatomist]

I wouldn't call this one of my 'best' macro shots, but I found the subject interesting - seeing this little fungus (about 1 cm in diameter) immediately suggested a particular Florida landmark...


"It's a Small World"


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4814516955_ff28e167a6_b.jpg
EOS 7D,EF 100mm f/2.8<span style="color: red;"]LMacro IS USM, 1/160 s, f/11, ISO 640

[Jon Ruyle]

Very cool, Jayson and John.

[Sheiky]

I wouldn't call this one of my 'best' macro shots, but I found the subject interesting - seeing this little fungus (about 1 cm in diameter) immediately suggested a particular Florida landmark...


You're fooling us, it's just a worn-off golfball I can see that immediately [;)]


Nah...wow those little things in nature are so beautiful, great shots guys!


By the way, nice job with the extension rings..

[Jayson]

Denise, great work in PP with the flower. Like the contrast of it with the back ground.


John, that pollen (I assume) chunk is a great catch. I have never seen anything like that before.





These were all taken with 7D, 100mm macro, with 2 kenko 1.4tc stacked. Sharpened in PP and bump in a little contrast and slightly sharpened. Very happy with the results and didn't have to get ridiculously close. These are very slightly cropped.


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[Jayson]

Ok, so I am shooting my share of closeups. Hope you like. Canon 7d, 100mm macro (original) 2 kenko tc stacked, 430ex II.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TE8fmYp3OJI/AAAAAAAAATY/EVs0xQcnFzE/s1600/2010_07_26_05590.jpg


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[Jayson]

Jeez, anyone else shooting macro these days. I'm getting lonely in here! Same specs as the above shots.


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[neuroanatomist]

I'm getting lonely in here!


Your bugs seem to like perching onEchinacea flowers. Here's one where the flower is the subject, instead...


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EOS 7D, EF 100mm f/2.8<span style="color: red;"]L Macro IS USM, 1/40 s, f/8, ISO 100, handheld 430EX II via OC-E3

[Jayson]

Lovely shot of a most interesting plant John. I actually planted a couple in the back yard and hopefully they start blooming soon. It seems to be the only flower, around the lake that we visit frequently, butterflies land on. I am trying to find another place as the boys are getting tired of the same walk.


Here are a couple from yesterday a little further down from the location. This guy has had a long tough live. He has faded much more than the others I have seen and actually missing parts of his wings. Posted the last picture to show that (it has a little camera shake).


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[ddt0725]

Jeez, anyone else shooting macro these days. I'm getting lonely in here!


Jayson, where do you live? Every butterfly, beetle &amp; dragonfly you've posted look exactly like the ones I've taken over the last week ...except that your photos look better! Are yiou hanging out in my backyard when I'm not home?? [:O]

Here's a couple Jayson hasn't posted ...yet! [:D]





http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4842690160_da9611e10b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/4842690160/)


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Denise

[bob williams]

Not doing any Macro yet, haven't got the lens or extension tubes---But I love looking at the work you folks are posting. I think I have decided that My next lens is the 100L macro and can't wait to get out and shoot the little things..

[Jayson]

Are yiou hanging out in my backyard when I'm not home?? /emoticons/emotion-3.gif


LOL...no not at all. I am from Nebraska. Sorry I keep stealing your thunder and I wouldn't say my photos look better than yours. As a matter of fact, the White butterfly pictures are great!!!!! I have never seen those before. Nice find. I took a break from the butterflies and happened to catch a fly. I was watching a spider have a snack and this guy landed next to the tunnel. Thought he was a goner too, but the spider was too occupied. I will post those pictures when I get them edited. I am starting to really like my new set up. 7D, 100mm macro (old version) 2 Kenko 1.4xTC stacked and 36mm Kenko extension tube.


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[ddt0725]

LOL...no not at all. I am from Nebraska. Sorry I keep stealing your thunder


Thank you for your kindcomments andoh, I don't think you're stealing my thunder ...I very much enjoy looking at your photos! They are awesome! Here's a photo of your fly I took today ...looks like he lost some weight from the long flight! [:P]


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4847673427_3a3d5e4331.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/4847673427/)

[Fast Glass]

Here is one of my favorite macro shots.


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Taken with my Minolta 50mm f/1.7, XTi, wide open, 12mm exstention tube. I really like the glowing affect the thin DOF provides. I did absolutely no post proccessing except down-rezing and a small amount of sharpening.


John.

[Jayson]

That is some great detail in your fly Denise. Great shot. I like how you can see the little hairs all over his body. I am having a hard time with DOF at the moment and getting enough light. I think I am going to need to work on my flash modifier a little.


John, really like the flower. The dreamy OOF on your lens makes the picture even better. I am a big fan of the very small DOF and creamy background with flowers. Some of the best I have seen are on another forum and the guy uses the 85mm 1.2 with some tubes. They are amazing.


Jayson

[Jayson]

Here are a couple more I shot yesterday.


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[Ehcalum]

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[EdN]

Here are three recent shots. When you can't get close enough without disturbing the critter, try using the 672 mm F/5.6 macro, i.e. 7D with 300 mm F4L IS and 1.4x. Shots are about three quarters of the frame and down-rezzed./cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.22.66.New_5F00_1/IMG_5F00_8133cr.jpg


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[ddt0725]

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4966295306_f80127593d.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/4966295306/)

[bob williams]

Nice Shots Denise

[neuroanatomist]

When you can't get close enough without disturbing the critter, try using the 672 mm F/5.6 macro, i.e. 7D with 300 mm F4L IS and 1.4x.


Well, Ed - to be technically correct, if you're including the crop factor effect on focal length you need to include it on aperture as well, so what you have is a672 mm f/9lens in terms of FF equivalence.


Fortunately, grasshoppers aren't too easy to disturb, and this one didn't seem to mind me getting right up close...


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[EdN]

When you can't get close enough without disturbing the critter, try using the 672 mm F/5.6 macro, i.e. 7D with 300 mm F4L IS and 1.4x.


Well, Ed - to be technically correct, if you're including the crop factor effect on focal length you need to include it on aperture as well, so what you have is a672 mm f/9lens in terms of FF equivalence.






The F/9 would be for depth of field purposes but it lets in light like an F/5.6 for increased shutter speed. For me, if I'm up that close, I'm looking for both speed to freeze the critter (and my hand movement) and depth of field to grab some extra detail. For the right situation, it can be a win-win.

[Fast Glass]

The F/9 would be for depth of field purposes but it lets in light like an F/5.6 for increased shutter speed.


Yes, you would get a shutter speed of f/5.6 but the noise would be the same as f/9 on a full-frame or f/5.6 noise on a 1.6. The noise would be about the same.

[EdN]

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The F/9 would be for depth of field purposes but it lets in light like an F/5.6 for increased shutter speed.


Yes, you would get a shutter speed of f/5.6 but the noise would be the same as f/9 on a full-frame or f/5.6 noise on a 1.6. The noise would be about the same.
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John


Are you sure about that? The F/9 applies for depth of field equivalent to full frame is an optical measure. Noise is a function of signal processing of the light picked up by the sensor. I don't understand how differing depths of field in a lens affect the signal processing of the light falling on the sensor to affect noise in shots with good exposures.

[deltasun]

Thai red pepper flakes...


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/deltasun/Random/IMG_0001.jpg

[PaulM]

Cicada in New Zealand summertime


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Canon D60, original 100mm macro (not USM), f/5, ISO 400, manual focus and some tripod shuffling, sun lit.


Love those August fly shots BTW.


Paul.

[neuroanatomist]

The F/9 applies for depth of field equivalent to full frame is an optical measure. Noise is a function of signal processing of the light picked up by the sensor. I don't understand how differing depths of field in a lens affect the signal processing of the light falling on the sensor to affect noise in shots with good exposures.


It's not the DoF that affects noise, but rather it's the relationship between lens iris diameter and sensor size that affects noise and diffraction (as well as DoF). The f-number is a lens property only - the ratio of focal length to iris diameter - it'sindependent of sensor size. So, if you set f/5.6 on a particular lens on 1.6x FOCVF body and a FF body, the iris diameter is going to be the same, and thus the light per unit area leaving the back of the lens will be the same. As you stated, Ed, "Noise is a function of signal processing of the light picked up by the sensor." Because aFF sensorhas a larger area, itwill capture <span>more of the light exiting the back of the lens. More total light means less noise. So, f/9 on FF will have similar noise as f/5.6 on a 1.6x crop, and the corollary to that is for the same f-number, the crop sensor will have more noise and more diffraction. In a previous post, Daniel explained this quite well ("/forums/p/1212/8412.aspx#8412).

[Jayson]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TGi_eJtLSXI/AAAAAAAAAXI/D9yt22BpiBI/s1600/2010_08_15_06238.jpg


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TGi_dv-JXfI/AAAAAAAAAXA/W2bYvw5rPN4/s1600/2010_08_15_06224.jpg


And through the window


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TGi_fH4BZsI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/w9ZmayMcyBQ/s1600/2010_08_15_06260.jpg

[ddt0725]

Great shots, Jayson! [Y]


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4994941274_7cce25bf6e.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/4994941274/)


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4994941232_af6b3f6cd1.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/4994941232/)

[MrGreenBug]

Loving all the macro photos! [Y] My share..


XS + kit lens @ 55mm, f/8, 1/200sec, ISO 400, FEC -2, Hand-held


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7nO3EBpvAsc/TJY1b9o3dkI/AAAAAAAALXA/Uga37FPwMks/s800/IMG_0576.JPG


Thank you for viewing!

[Jayson]

Nice Cat Mr. Green Bug. Thanks for the comment on the Grasshopper Denise. Lovely Jumper you have captured! They have such a personality when you catch them. I love how they pose for the camera.[:D]


I hunted mushrooms with my kids today. I captured a few before they were all smashed!


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TJrOvc6tNaI/AAAAAAAAAew/aE3461IQivA/s1600/2010_09_22_07660.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TJrOv751wlI/AAAAAAAAAe0/qskwJX5QMdY/s1600/2010_09_22_07658.jpg


These were actually take with a 70-200 f4 IS, Kenko 1.4tc.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TI_e1zCJ8tI/AAAAAAAAAdE/XRuUDuwiJN4/s1600/2010_09_13_07264.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TI_e3W5_H4I/AAAAAAAAAdQ/_TvYL8FBrmM/s1600/2010_09_13_07231.jpg


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TI_eyxLj9RI/AAAAAAAAAcw/x5EmVNshSs4/s1600/2010_09_13_07315.jpg

[MrGreenBug]

Nice shots of that butterfly! I really would love to get some chance to get myself shots like those. :)

[neuroanatomist]

Love the monarch shots, Jayson!

[Jayson]

Thanks guys. It was sheer dumb luck that I stumbled upon an area that was littered with them. It was hard to pick one to follow. Funny that it was the last warm day that we have had and I am sure they have traveled elsewhere now.

[ddt0725]

<span style="font-size: medium;"]Lunchtime!!


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5027268143_f9c86e4eef_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5027268143/)

[JJphoto]

love this one, Denise, spider looks razor sharp and like the background very much!(nice color)

[doggiedoc]

love this one, Denise, spider looks razor sharp and like the background very much!(nice color)






I agree! With only one question. Is that a person blurred in the center of the background?





LOL


Paul

[ddt0725]

Thank you, Jason &amp; Paul! I am still trying to get the hang of using the extension tubes ...this one is one of my better attempts!





I agree! With only one question. Is that a person blurred in the center of the background?






LOL!! No, it is flowers in my garden! [:P]

Denise

[doggiedoc]

Whew! That would have been too freaky!!

[doggiedoc]

Here are a few from me:


http://www.tegacayanimalhospital.com/EXIF_links/Purple_Flower_exif.png


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5087258146_7df4a25693_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087258146/)


Purple Flower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087258146/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr








http://www.tegacayanimalhospital.com/EXIF_links/Yellow_Flower_exif.png





http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5086595627_a71cba7375_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5086595627/)


Yellow Flower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5086595627/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr











http://www.tegacayanimalhospital.com/EXIF_links/Orange_Flower_exif.png








http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5087564286_5891397cb8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087564286/)


Just a little Flower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087564286/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr

[doggiedoc]

Here's one more.... I'm liking this new lens!!!


[View:http://www.tegacayanimalhospital.com/EXIF_links/Mum_Flower_exif.png]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5087549066_32d730259b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087549066/)


Mum's the Word. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5087549066/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

These macro shots are awesome, doggiedoc! You are going to love this fun and versatile lens!!


Denise

[doggiedoc]

Thanks Denise! I am loving it. It had me out in the yard yesterday looking at everything very closely!!


Paul

[Sheiky]

Here's one more.... I'm liking this new lens!!!



Really nice, I really like the lighting on this one! [Y]


The thing in the leftdown corner distracts just a little though. Mainly because it is sharp. At least I think so [A]


Have fun with your new lens, you're gonna love it! [:D]


Jan

[doggiedoc]

Thanks for the tips Jan. Maybe I could blur that part out with PS.

[JJphoto]

got this one when i was shooting birds


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7D, 300mm 2.8, thanks for viewing!

[ddt0725]

Really cool shot, JJ!

Here's a few of minefrom last weekend. I guess there is still a bit of summer left around here!

Both werer taken with my 7D &amp; 100mm IS f/2.8 Macro lens.


1/200, f/6.3, ISO 100
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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1423/5106528212_36e9931daa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5105933843/]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/5105933843_62ca85d40e_z.jpg

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[b]<span style="font-size: small;"]1/250, f/11, ISO 400


Denise

[andnowimbroke]

You got that in flight with your 300mm!? Looks like it with the panning action going on. Good shot.

[doggiedoc]

Denise,


Can you list your settings on those? I think they're great!


Paul

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Paul! EXIF has been added below each photo.


Denise

[JJphoto]

You got that in flight with your 300mm!? Looks like it with the panning action going on. Good shot.
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well dragon fly can stop moving in the air for seconds, that's how I captured this pictures. it's not that hard but you need some luck[:)]


thanks for your kind words!

[bob williams]

it's not that hard but you need some luck/emoticons/emotion-1.gif





Luck or not---Nice Shot JJ


Bob

[doggiedoc]

I can't top JJ's Dragon Fly, but here's a lady bug I shot this AM.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1328/5110273783_69841abe20.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5110273783/)


Dew on my Lady (bug) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5110273783/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr


View Large and on Black ("http://www.tcah.com/EXIF_links/Lady_Bug_exif.png)


http://www.tcah.com/EXIF_links/Lady_Bug_exif.png


Paul

[bob williams]

Nice Shot Paul, Love the waterdrops

[doggiedoc]

Thank you Bob!

[ddt0725]

Paul - For just getting your macro lens, you clearly show you have a knack for using it very creatively!! Love your last shot of the ladybug!


Denise

[doggiedoc]

Thanks Denise! I've had some good examples set for me here.


This is another one from this morning. Thought it was worthy of posting here too.





http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/5113055138_079f6c9760.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5113055138/)


Tiny Bubbles will Dew (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doggiedoc/5113055138/) by doggiedoc@tcah.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/doggiedoc/), on Flickr

[Andy Stringer]

A seasonal macro shot for you: Christmas Cactus

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5287470719_64dd9528db_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5287470719/)
350D, EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ f/11, 1/10s, ISO 100, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX

[neuroanatomist]

Adding to the seasonal shots...branch of a Christmas tree:


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5283935699_188449c305_b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_brain/5283935699/lightbox/)
EOS 5D Mark II, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro @ 5x, 1/60 s, f/14, ISO 400, MT-24EX

[HDNitehawk]

This Bug Stinks...or so I have heard.


This was hand held with my 180mm on one of my macro trips. This guy decided to pose for me in the truck as I was driving. (I did stop to take the picture)





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[ddt0725]

Nice Shots!!


My daughter told me she saw a HUGE bug in the basement last night and killed it! I said, what the heck did you kill it for ...you should have called me and I could have taken a macro shot of it first!!


Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I would say something like that!!


Denise

[PaulM]

Found a Gum Emperor Moth perched in the open during the day. I think it's a female given the antennae are not overly feathered but I'm no entemologist.


It's wings are quite tatty so perhaps it flew across the Tasman from Steve U's back yard to get some sunshine! Couldn't get a shot when it had the lower wings unfurled to show their spots unfortunately.


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5337999699_022c3ffbd5_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/55643004@N02/5337999699/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5338610596_85f5fb96f7_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/55643004@N02/5338610596/)


Both are on Flickr, click on the picture for full EXIF.


1D2N with original 100mm macro (non USM), 550EX flash on hotshoe at -7deg tilt, allon a monopod with ball head.


Manually focussed but not down to 1:1 for these two given it's a large moth. Manual exposure of 1/125sec, f/11.0, ISO 100, +/- 0 FEC.


Paul.

[Jayson]

Took these today for a challenge I was posting on my blog. Thought I would share.


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TStZQzPuUWI/AAAAAAAAAuE/KddhhhK6oZE/s1600/2011_01_10_11512.jpg


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TStZSQyST0I/AAAAAAAAAuM/SwkZdOekRQc/s1600/2011_01_10_11524.jpg


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TStZTV5dwsI/AAAAAAAAAuU/CgraXYK4Xvc/s1600/2011_01_10_11529.jpg

[Jayson]

Resurrecting an old thread...


All with 7D, 100mm macro, Kenko 1.4tc, and Kenko tube set. Snowflakes with 2 kenko 1.4tc.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TUbjISi6miI/AAAAAAAAAzo/xZnlOU1phEo/s1600/2011_01_30_12369.jpg


Next one was focus stacked. I think I might have sharpened the image a little much, but still like it.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TUbjOWZ-iaI/AAAAAAAAA0E/mX5rIxYkgng/s1600/2011_01_30_12389+copy.jpg


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TUbjL5TwunI/AAAAAAAAAzw/4Q9rn6mIAn8/s1600/2011_01_30_12379.jpg


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TUbjNlZnNNI/AAAAAAAAA0A/upHaI0rd8uo/s1600/2011_01_30_12385.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TSzeqHrYOcI/AAAAAAAAAvY/fakW620EH8E/s1600/2011_01_11_11612.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TUB0t5K7r8I/AAAAAAAAAys/5Qhc-X8cvyY/s1600/2011_01_24_12199.jpg


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TStdqUCWeXI/AAAAAAAAAuc/yY_1FDnnUFY/s1600/2011_01_10_11535.jpg

[Jon Ruyle]

Very cool- esp snowflakes.

[JJphoto]

I couldn't find any bug, but I got try my new 180mm macro, so I got this one, thanks for viewing!


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[ddt0725]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/5440313538_2076dae3b1_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5440313538/)

[Jonathan Huyer]

Denise that would have been a great entry for the last assignment!

[ddt0725]

Story of my life ...a day late &amp; a dollar short!

[PaulM]

You know you

[ddt0725]

Heehee!!! You are so right, Paul!! This was a very tough photo shoot!

[clemmb]

Nice shot. F20? Nice and sharp. DLA not hurting you here.[:D]


Mark

[MrGreenBug]

Very nice macro shots!


Reversing my kit lens...


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_7nO3EBpvAsc/TVPxUNFJeAI/AAAAAAAANAI/h-kd4xNSXP8/s800/IMG_0025.JPG


Thanks for viewing.

[clemmb]

Reversing my kit lens...



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Nice shoot. EXIF does not show lens info? Tell us more.


Mark

[MrGreenBug]

Nice shoot. EXIF does not show lens info? Tell us more.


Mark






Thanks Mark! As the kit lens was physically reversed and the only valid EXIF info are: ISO 400, 1/200, built-in flash fired at I think -1/3 (can't remember), distance from subject -- extremely close..


Here's a blog post ("http://mrgreenbug.blogspot.com/2011/02/macro-by-reverse.html) I made for this: Macro By Reverse ("http://mrgreenbug.blogspot.com/2011/02/macro-by-reverse.html).


Cheers!

[clemmb]

Where do you find this reverse ring adapter?

[Colin500]

Yesterday I got my 100L, and today I went for a long hike to try it out.


So here are two of my first, and therefore by definition: best macro shots ;-)


Both hand-held (my new tripod hasn't arrived yet), 5D2, ISO 800, f/11, and the feather just happened to be attached to the twig, I wonder who lost it...


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Btw, looking at some of the other pictures: I'll be trying out focus-stacking soon...


And one question: Today I only saw one beetle, and he scampered off before I could try out whether a polariser would make the specular reflections less harsh, any experience with that?

[bob williams]

Nice shots Colin, I especially like the bee shot. How are you liking the 100L

[Colin500]

Nice shots Colin, I especially like the bee shot. How are you liking the 100L






Thanks!


I really enjoyed running around with the 100L because I could finally move in to everything as close as I wanted. The AF is a joy, super fast and precise, except when you start with the focus being too far off, then it just sits there and does nothing. Btw, I find the focus-limit switch unintuitive, would have expected a different order of the switch positions with "everything" in the middle.


If it performs well enough for portraits I can sit out however long it takes for a 135L f/2 IS to arrive ;-) But I can already say that there won't be any buyers remorse regarding the 100L... Even though it's a bit too short to act as my outdoor-hiking-do-everything, but I knew that already because even my 70-200 is often too short for how I'm currently shooting landscapes. 100L + 300L would be perfect for me (or 100L + 100-400), but that'll have to wait a bit.

[MrGreenBug]

Where do you find this reverse ring adapter?






A photo equipment/accessories shop here are selling it. [:)] It's something like this:http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=reverse+ring&amp;x=0&amp;y=0 ("http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=reverse+ring&amp;x=0&amp;y=0)


Cheers!

[eam73]

This is one of the first macro shots I ever did:


&lt;a href="www.flickr.com/.../" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59844797@N06/5467026863/) title="e20100312-1057-flk.jpg, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="[View:http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5467026863_8e97e4edb6.jpg]" alt="e20100312-1057-flk.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;


Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8 macro, f/4.0, 1/100 s, ISO 1000


Haven

[burd]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5504251914_20e31549ca.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/youssefanis/5504251914/)


7D 100 2.8 1/200 @ f/16 flash bounced

[ddt0725]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5519140650_73f8495058.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5519140650/)

[PaulM]

Great shot Denise. Very nicely outlined drop.


Your shots are always so colourful, your macros in particular, from looking through your flikr photos a while ago. Part would be that you do a great job of limiting to one or two bold colours. I know you shoot raw and I believe you use DPP, so I was wondering whether you set the saturation quite high or anything else in post that gives these colourful results? Or is it just well executed lighting and isolating the subject?


Paul.

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Paul!


I try to make the colors look as close to what the subject looks like to me in real life. If I do any adjustments in post, I usually have a program make adjustments automatically and 9 times out of 10, I change the adjustments &amp; tone down the saturation because I don

[Jon Ruyle]

Very nice! I agree that the colors are great. And the drop was captured perfectly. Did you time that one exactly right, or use a burst?

[ddt0725]

Thank you for the compliment, Jon!


This was done in Manual setting. After about 20 shots, this one and a couple others were timed good but for most ...I was either too quick or too slow on the trigger.


Denise

[Richard Lane]

Eam, Welcome to the Forums! I hope you don't mind a tip, try not to" center" the image perfectly (top to bottom and left to right). It usually looks better if you leave some room on the right side of the frame for the fish to swim into, since this fish is swimming towards the right. Keep posting.


Very nice shot Denise, it looks like it could be used for an Ad.


Burd, Welcome to the Forums.., very creative work with the fingerprint, the trigger and the bullet. Really nicely done!


Rich

[bob williams]

Burd, Cool Shoot, Love the comp and lighting.

[bob williams]

Very nice Denise.

[Jordan]

Cool stuff everyone! I wish I could get better at Macro!

[bob williams]

For Me, Failure once more. This morning I went to take a shower and found a little black spider in the tub---Well, now armed with my new 100L macro---I thought "what a great time to put this bad boy to good use". So I captured the spider in a little tupperwear dish and went ahead and took my shower. Afterwords, I began my full setup for this spider macro shot. The plan was to set up on my kitchen counter tops (Black Granite)--- tripod, tripple flash, 24 mm extension tube, orange background (posterboard), remote shutter release---spent 30 minutes getting the lighting just right, focus dead on, etc. Now its time to put my tiny model to work. Soooo, with remote in one hand, I grabbed the tupperwear dish and gently sprinkled the little guy out on the spot I had marked---All the time listening to the wife tell me "YOU BETTER NOT LET HIM LOOSE IN MY KITCHEN"----Well, all I can say is that he is now, LOOSE IN THE KITCHEN. The moment he hit the orange posterboard, he was gone, fastest little guy I have ever seen. Yes, I looked, She looked, for an hour, we looked, but no luck. Black spider on black countertops disappear with ease.


So I thought to myself, well, no use in wasting this setup, Lets go find a bug--After another hour of looking under every rock in the yard, behind every appliance, tool or box in the garage and I even looked in the water meter housing out buy the sidewalk---No luck, no bugs anywhwere. Now I am told it

[ddt0725]

ROFL!!! I admire your dedication to macro photography!! I can see you will be putting that new lens to lots of good use once the bugs start appearing in abundance!


In the meantime, I might even consider paying your wife to make a video ofyou peeking under all the produce at Walmart and stealing their bugs or going up to the cashier and asking her to do a price check! [:P]

Denise

[Richard Lane]

Great story, Very Funny!


Bob, tell your Wife that the reason there are no bugs in the house is because the spider ate them all!


Rich

[ddt0725]

I should add though ...if your really determined Bob, you can always go to your local pet store. They sell plenty of bugs such as crickets, etc. for people to feed to their pets.

[ddt0725]

These two were taken with my 70-200mm f/4 IS lens and the new "used" 77mm 500d close-up lens (w/ adapter) that I just bought off FM ...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5520704563_718e9ee473.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5520704563/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5521297490_befe44ccd9.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5521297490/)

Not the best IQ but ok in a pinch when I don't have my dedicatedmacro lens with or in a area where switching lenses wouldn't be a wise decision.

This was taken with my 100mm f/2.8 IS macro lens. One of the first perennials to acknowledge that spring is indeed coming!


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5521286128_845b26b9e9.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5521286128/)

This one was taken with my 90mm TS-E and a Kenko extension tube. Sitll alot to learn with this lens but it is definitely one of my favorites...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5520700975_dc9b7bfe8a.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5520700975/)

[bob williams]

Very nice work Denise. I really like the first pic and that close up lens does a surprisingly nice job. I have never used one, but I will be interested in seeing more shots with it.


BTW, no bugs at Walmart either----packed up for the day.


Bob

[bob williams]

I should add though ...if your really determined Bob, you can always go to your local pet store. They sell plenty of bugs such as crickets, etc. for people to feed to their pets.
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Nice idea Denise but no pet stores where I live, not even a bait shop[:(]. But thas ok, the bugs will be here soon enough, and its time to start setting up for those hummers as well.

[neuroanatomist]

I really like the first pic and that close up lens does a surprisingly nice job. I have never used one, but I will be interested in seeing more shots with it.


I like it, too, Denise!


I took a 500D close-up lens to China with me for use on my 70-200mmII, rather than packing the 100mm L Macro for the relatively limited amount of close-up shooting I expected to do. With the MFD of the 70-200 II, the 500D gets it to a respectable 0.60x magnification.


These were shot at a silk brocade factory/museum with the 70-200 II + 500D:



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5514880541_0caa06f6bb_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_brain/5514880541/in/set-72157626238243708/lightbox/)
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L IS II USM @ 200mm with 500D close-up lens, 1/50 s, f/2.8, ISO 3200



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EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8<span style="color: #ff0000;"]LIS II USM @ 200mm with 500D close-up lens, 1/160 s, f/2.8, ISO 2500

[ddt0725]

Nice shots, John! That

[Sean Setters]

After shooting our engagement rings, I decided to try my high school ring. It proved much tougher (because of the mirror-like onyx inset. At the end of the day, I founds something I liked even though I knew it wasn't perfect.



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5527727403_1bd0d27d48_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/5527727403/)

[Jayson]

It is very tough to manage the reflections on types of jewelry. I do that on the side and had to do a bunch of stuff to manage reflections. Good luck experimenting. Looks good. Glad your venturing into the little life!

[ddt0725]

Very nice first attempt into the macro world, Sean! You are going to be down on your knees outside searching for bugs in no time!!

[Sean Setters]

Don

[Fast Glass]

You are going to be down on your knees outside searching for bugs in no time!!






Don't count on it... :-)
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LOL, LOL, LOL.[:D]


John.

[neuroanatomist]

It proved much tougher (because of the mirror-like onyx inset.


The onmidirectional lighting from a light tent can help. You can buy one like this ("http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/639276-REG/Creative_Light_100897_20_Light_Shed.html), or make one yourself ("http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent).

[Jonathan Huyer]

On our recent stay at a lodge in the Ecuadorian jungle, I was absolutely amazed at all the little critters that come out, especially at night. I brought along a Canon G12, but never realized how good it is at macro photography. A small sensor can achieve much greater depth of field and much closer focus than an SLR, with of course some sacrifice in image quality. Take this shot, for example, of the world's largest ant species.


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[Jon Ruyle]

A small sensor can achieve much greater depth of field and much closer focus than an SLR, with of course some sacrifice in image quality.


Many of them do focus very close. But DOF is not a function of sensor size. A DLSR with a lens used at the same aperture and with the same equivelant focal length would have exactly the same DOF.



Take this shot, for example, of the world's largest ant species.


How big was the ant? I was in Borneo some years ago and saw a *really* big one. I took a picture (with my G2... I guess that hints at just how many years ago....) of one of them, but it is too lame to post.


I find ants really tough because they move so fast... I don't know how you got that close focusing camera close enough to get this shot. Nice work.

[Jonathan Huyer]

That

[Fast Glass]

How about pouring a drop of liquid nitrogen to slow him down a bit[:D]


John.

[Jon Ruyle]

I would estimate it to be about an inch long.


Wow! It's hardly macro at that size :)


The one I saw was probably 1 cm long... I thought *that* was big.

[Ade]

My company, (forest management types), asked for a couple of shots for the cover of their newsletter &amp; corporate brochure, so i took these, (Published at last LOL).


5d mk1 100mm 2.8 IS L macro (shot at 2.8) - I love this lens, so easy to use.


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[Ade]

Some more;


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I like the pollen in this one, one of the few without my girlfriends finger in it flicking the tree.....


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[Dave Johnston]

Ade those shots are great. That pollen is going to be causing havoc in my sinuses soon. Claritin to the rescue!


Here is one shot from a set. I envision taking three similar pictures in creating a set around a White room with green accents. Wife is happy with the idea.


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5551489561_dba1ae0225_b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/5551489561/)


Canon 50D + 60mm 2.8 @ f11 1/200 ISO-100 Strobist: One 580exII @ 1/2power shot through 24" umbrella camera right.


I couldn't reflect light from the left side of the image to combat the shadow to my liking so I just cut it out in post and added a slight off white background for simplicity.


C&amp;C if the mood strikes you.





Dave.

[conropl]

There a lot of great shots in this thread. So last month when I was buying a new 24-105L, I told my wife I would like to get a Macro lens some day. She told me to go ahead and get it... so I bought a 100mm L. It has done nothing but snow here so I have not had much of a chance to try it out. Well it was still snowing this week. I ended up going to an indoor garden about 80 miles away so I could try it out today. They also had a butterfly exibit also. I am real happy I bought this macro.


Here are a few shots from today (with a 7D). I hope you enjoy the viewing.





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[ddt0725]

Awesome shots! The 3rd and 5th are my favorites!


Looks like everyone around here is starting to go macro!


Denise

[conropl]

Thanks Denise. With a little practice, I hope to get a little closer to what you have done with a macro lens, but I have a ways to go.

[Dave Johnston]

Conropl,


Congrats on your new lens. Sorry you had to drive so far to get a true first use out of it, but it sure seems as though your are enjoying it! Keep taking great shots and sharing them.


Dave.

[Andy Stringer]

The garden is starting to wake up after winter.

[/URL]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/5564066593_d0bbb033b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5564066593/)
1D Mark IV, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 100, MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5564619100_874f06719b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5564619100/)
1D Mark IV, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 100, MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5564032259/]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5564032259_f9d3f23896_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5564032259/)
1D Mark IV, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 100, MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite

Had to cut the grass for the first time this year, at which point it started raining. Typical.

[Richard Lane]

Ade, Great shots! That pollen shot makes me want to get a Claritin too!


Dave, I Iove that lime shot, it makes me want to get a Corona! The lighting looks good to me, however I don

[Richard Lane]

Conropl,


I Love them all, but #1 and #5 are my favorites!


I would like #3 better if the wings weren't clipped, but the bokeh is very creamy and I like the edge of the leaf!


I love all of the colors in #1 and the way the butterfly is holding onto the flower.


Number 4 is nice too, with great DOF and detail on the center of the flower.


Number 5 is very sharp and nicely composed as well.


What a Great Set!





Rich

[ddt0725]

Great shots, Andy! I love the second one ...really pretty! I can

[Richard Lane]

Andy, I love the contrast and colors of the middle shot!


Very Nicely done!


Rich

[Andy Stringer]

Went for a walk in the woods near home today, and noticed the shadows on the petals of this flower.

[/URL][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5607030071/]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5607030071_41c64df5fb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5607030071/)
5D Mark II, EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM @f/9, 1/40s, ISO 200

[Jon Ruyle]

Nice, Andy.


Maybe the flower is flatter (or bigger) than it looks, but that seems like a lot of DOF for f/9. The whole thing is sharp.

[ddt0725]

Nice flower, Andy!!


Ok, so today probably wasn't the best day for me to go out and take some macro shots considering how windy it was but I couldn't fight the temptation any longer!! My garden is starting to bloom!! But also being out there made me realize how much yard work I have ahead of me for the next month!


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5608210955_86337f5b9c.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5608210955/)


My first bloomed daffodil of the season ...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5608797016_ec067d8cb4.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5608797016/)

And what I am most excited about ...


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/5608829240_ee266a4cb9.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5608829240/)

I have absolutely no trees in my yard. So, last fall I went and planted a baby Japanese Cherry Tree right in the middle of my backyard ...this bud is from that tree! Living where I do, this tree is extremely uncommon and I am surprised it survived the harsh winter we just went thru!I can't wait to see all the beautiful blossoms it produces!!

Denise

[Andy Stringer]

that seems like a lot of DOF for f/9. The whole thing is sharp.

I think there are three factors that helped to make it look sharp.
There was no motion of the camera or subject during the exposure. There was no wind and I used a tripod with a 2 second delay on the shutter release.
I set up the shot so that the edge of the petal in the 9 o'clock position was in the same plane as the centre of the flower. I cropped the other petals that were out of focus.
The image has been downsized for viewing here, which increases the perceived depth of field.
The shooting distance was 530mm, so the calculated DOF is only 3mm. The flower wasn't as flat as that.

[Jon Ruyle]

The image has been downsized for viewing here, which increases the perceived depth of field.


No question about that. But I also think you positioned the focal plane quite nicely (#2)

[Jayson]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TaTA-bxDTKI/AAAAAAAABQE/WXs9lL0K85E/s800/2011_04_06_13552.jpg


This isn't the best but thought it was interesting. Mosquito tried to drink some soap water I was using to make bubbles with the kids the night before.


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_Ab_NE46pN8w/TaTA-hQQRsI/AAAAAAAABQQ/q-f9dZzaLa0/s800/2011_04_08_13612.jpg

[Richard Lane]

Hi Denise, I really love the 3rd shot. The composition and creamy background are spot on!


Hi Jason, What

[Fast Glass]

There's is Sean's Aunt Edna! I wonder how she can afford to travel so much.[:)]


Cheers,


John.

[Jayson]

Hi Jason, What's intersting about the mosquito shot are those 4 tiny blue bugs on the wing (left side)!


Rich






Rich, I agree on the 4 tiny little bugs...I wasn't sure what they were. There were a couple of other dead mosquitoes in the water and they had bugs around them also. I thought maybe they were babies or something like that. This was the only mosquito that had it's wings extended so it got my attention. I wish I had the MP-E 65mm lens since the macro with tubes just couldn't get close enough.


Denise, I really like your comp of the daffodil, but I think it would have been a great picture if the top wasn't chopped off. I have a horrible time making sure things aren't cut off on most of my stuff so I sympathize.


Jayson

[HDNitehawk]

A flower at the Myriad Gardens in OKC just before the remodel began


5D II, 180mm L Macro, Tripod, 1/160, ISO 2000, F11 using ambient light. This picture is a combination of three, focus stacked.





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[ddt0725]

You really have this stacking down pat! Another nice photo, Rick!


Here's a photo I took of my bush tonight. I thought of bringing down the saturation some but since this really is the color of it, I left it alone ...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5021/5620342303_dbb03c5462.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5620342303/)

[HDNitehawk]

Denise


Very nice, I am assuming this is a bud on the bush taken with your 100mm?


I am just glad to see things outside to take pictures of that aren

[ddt0725]

Yes, it is plus I did some stacking too ...of three kenko extension tubes! [;)]

[ddt0725]

Beautiful day today ...hard to believe it snowed yesterday!


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5629406689_cd294e9c48.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5629406689/)

[Jon Ruyle]

Love it!


(It didn

[qwRad]

I got the EF 100mm f2.8 L IS USM Macro a while back and been learning to use it. A few days back I received some generic extension tubes from eBay and got to try them out yesterday. Below is my current favorite macro shot. The fly (maybe a fruit fly?) was very small, only a couple of millimeters long. I scavenged some dead insects from inside of my kitchen lamp for the test :D


http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/karpanen_sokerilla.jpg
Shot with natural light, 7D &amp; 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro with 13+21+31mm extension tubes @ 1.6sec, f/8.0, ISO100


You can see some more photos from the same testing session at my blog: http://qwrad.wordpress.com/ ("http://qwrad.wordpress.com/)


PS. My calculation about the magnification factor might be dead wrong, does anyone know the right way to calculate it for this lens (or for any lens) and 13mm + 21mm + 31mm tubes?

[ddt0725]

One nice day before the rain comes again!


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5647473851_68462a6179.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5647473851/)

[thekingb]

A hint of spring. Serviceberry bud. 7D &amp; EF 100L Macro. ISO 400, 1/125s, f/11, handheld.


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[ddt0725]

thekingb - Nice Macro shot! You should be able to attract some nice wildlife from this pretty soon!

[qwRad]

Weather has been great during Easter and I got some pretty nice shots (more in the blog ("http://qwrad.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/macro-spring/)):


http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/makrokasvi2.jpg
Anybody know the species? 7D + 100mm L Macro, ISO125, f/5.6, 1/125


http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/makrokukka1.jpg
Tried focus stacking on this one, compiled from 3 images. 7D + 100mm L Macro, ISO100, f/8.0, 1/200

[clemmb]

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Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Image Date: 2011-04-30 14:52:42 +0000
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
ISO equiv: 100

[Andy Stringer]

Mark,

I'm sorry to say that your rose petals look like a red smudge on my (calibrated) PC monitor, but on my MacBook it's a beautiful image. You've obviously captured it well to get the detail that I see on the Mac, but I wonder how you've processed the image for it to look so different on a PC. I've never seen such a difference in any other image between two monitors. Not being critical, just curious.

Here are some of my recent macro shots for anyone to critique

Dew drops on a spider's web
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5D Mark II, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM @ f/5.6, 1/80s, ISO 400, Macro Twin-Lite MT-24 EX

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5691449986/]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5265/5691449986_09fe9344e5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5691449986/)
5D Mark II, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM @ f/4, 1/80s, ISO 800

Berberis blossoms
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5691433350_a31b8c8369_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/apstringer/5691433350/)
5D Mark II, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM + Extension Tube EF25 II @ f/11, 1/200s, ISO 400, Macro Twin-Lite MT-24 EX

[clemmb]

a red smudge on my (calibrated) PC monitor, but on my MacBook it's a beautiful image.
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Andy,


I do not have an answer for you. My computer is a color corrected PC. I have never used a Mac. Most of the PP was in ACR including the vignette.


I have always liked <span class="field-item-description"]Dew drops on a spider's web.


<span class="field-item-description"]Mark

[ddt0725]

Awesome shot of the spider web, Andy!! Your focus was really spot on!


Here's a few recent shots ...


My baby tree that I planted last fall finally bloomed for the first time today! I thought the flowers were going to be alittle more pink but it's still pretty with tons of buds on it!


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5694452293_d26e24e4fc.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5694452293/)

A few flowers from my gardens ...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5679866196_d3456f16e2.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5679866196/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5679304043_b2ab62b40e.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5679304043/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5679862382_a004cb8203.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5679862382/)

[Andy Stringer]

Mark,

The problem was operator error at my end. In hindsight, I should have checked this out before posting last Thursday. I re-did the calibration and it turns out there was a problem saving the calibration, so it reverted to an uncalibrated default (i.e. oversaturated). I had just clicked on 'OK' without reading the error messages. It's sorted now and looks just as good as you intended.

Denise,

I'm glad your garden survived the late snowfall. I'm sure those flowers will soon be attracting lots of insects for you to seek out with the macro lens.

Here's one from yesterday. Not a true macro, but shot within the macro range of the 24-70mm.
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1D Mark IV, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @ 70mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 100

[ddt0725]

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[bob williams]

Denise, I don

[bob williams]

Andy, Love the Spider webs--the dew really brings out the intricate structure.


Thanks for sharing,


Bob

[ddt0725]

Thanks, Bob and I am looking forward to seeing some of your shots! Most (if not all) of my shots are handheld, so one thing I need to do it get more dedicated to my set-up and start using my tripod and the macro slider I picked up a couple months ago!

Denise

[AWallace45]

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[Jayson]

Just a few from a bouquet of flowers. Taken with 7d, 100mm macro USM, 36mm kenko tube with window light.


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[Kayaker72]

Seriously amazing photos above. Usually I try to compliment a couple of favorites...but I really like all of them.


Here isa series of Phlox I took yesterday.


All with the Canon 7D, 100L Macro


1/320, f/5.6, ISO 100


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1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 100


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1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 100


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1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 100


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Feel free to comment or critique.


Thanks,


Brant

[clemmb]

Not really a macro lens


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Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Lens: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD
Image Date: 2011-05-30 14:11:30 +0000
Focal Length: 300mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0005 s (1/2000)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)

[ddt0725]

Very nice "macro" shot, Mark! I love those flowers and have a number of them planted in pots around my house ...very easy to grow, which I like!


I'm still waiting for the bees to appear but here's a few other macro shots I took this weekend ...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2051/5779008326_763a3e75f4.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5779008326/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/5779007270_b49411d2d8.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5779007270/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/5779000414_aeb0456f74.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5779000414/)

These were all hand-held so not the sharpest but hopefully I'll have some better ones soon!

Denise

[Jayson]

Great shots everyone. Always nice to see the flowers coming back. Hopefully I can finally catch a couple. I did manage some dew earlier this week.


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[neuroanatomist]

My 3-year old loves finding these in the yard and garden:


"Eastern Tent Caterpillar"



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EOS 5D Mark II, EF 100mm f/2.8<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L Macro IS USM, 1/100 s, f/18, ISO 500

[qwRad]

Great caterpillar, I have to go out and find one too! :) Excellent flowers too! Here is a spider I saw the other day and some ants (more photos of them and some other small things in my blog ("http://qwrad.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/a-spider-a-fly-a-bee-and-an-ant/))


http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/spider1.jpg
7D + 100mm L IS USM Macro @ f/8.0, 1/125sec, ISO400


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7D + 100mm L IS USM Macro @ f/8.0, 1/160sec, ISO3200

[ddt0725]

Nice dew drop, Jayson! I've been trying to get the reflection of something in raindrops lately such as a flower but I've been unsuccessful so far.


Love the caterpillar shot, John! Your daughter must be delighted when she finds these!


qwrad - those shots are super sharp! Did you use a tripod? Macro slider?


Here's a few I took tonight. Still haven't brought my tripod out or my slider for macro shots ...maybe this weekend.


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[qwRad]

Thanks Denise, yours are great too, great lighting and nice dark background. Both of my shots here and most in the blog post are handheld, only the ones of the fly are shot with a tripod (indoors on a white A4 paper with natural light). The head closeup is shot using extension tubes. Been thinking about the macro rail too, let me know what you think of it if you get one.

[freelanceshots]

neuroanatomist,


I could never let that insect crawl across my hand. When I was a child all the neighborhood kids including me would play with the big green cecedias where I picked one up a few years ago to tease my dogs and it somehow bit me or poked me where it really hurt. I will never pick up another one of those for the rest of my life God willing. Anything that has more then 8 legs is off limits as well.

[Sean Setters]

I did another wedding rings shot, this time for a couple whose wedding I shot a few weeks ago. I must admit--I'm loving those Kenko extension tubes.



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[iND]

Nice shot Sean.


Can you tell me what lens you were using.


Also tell me more about the extension tubes, sorry I did not read past posting if you already explained this.


but


What lenses do you find the most useful with the tubes and which tubes do you use the most.


again nice shot.

[Sean Setters]

For this I used the Canon 85mm f/1.8 coupled with a 36mm Kenko extension tube (I would say I find the 36mm tube most useful, and I usually pair it with the 85mm f/1.8 or 50mm f/1.4). I bought the extension tubes used from Ebay, and they work perfectly (they are $180 new, and I think I paid $95 for them). There are cheaper alternatives, but I like the Kenko tubes and they were certainly worth what I paid for them.

[Jayson]

Sean, love the shot of the rings. Glad you are getting into this world.


Denise, those are some great flies. I think they are hover flies...correct me if I am wrong. Thanks for the compliment on the dew. I have been trying for refractions, but I don't have any flowers in my yard. Have to head to the in-laws for that.


Qwrad, I like that spider shot. Maybe add a little contrast and boost up the exposure a hair and you have a great looking shot.


John, Your 3 year old is finding some cool stuff. I remembered holding on to those when I was a little. Just don't let her start picking up frogs!


I have a couple from a bug I found in the basement the other day. Little irritated that he made his way into the house, but since he passed on, I decided not to squish him and have a mini portrait session. Used a 100mm macro USM, with full set of kenko extension tubes with a 580ex II flash.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xRkDpPlV9zA/TeufOm50DtI/AAAAAAAABXc/GeHyM6m9naQ/s1600/2011_06_05_16959+copy.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lHRxYNs8gMo/TeufPJFqv4I/AAAAAAAABXk/g_keulcX5vI/s1600/2011_06_05_16971+copy.jpg


Check out these chompers!


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fmE7fFz3noA/Teu6BmQHErI/AAAAAAAABX4/d_aGw5Ev4QQ/s1600/2011_06_05_16987.jpg


Some perspective...


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6gL2Cs-xSGw/Teu6CnoCJDI/AAAAAAAABYE/rm4f_d7NTuo/s1600/2011_06_05_16991.jpg

[Dr Croubie]

I was walking through the local forest/park, when i saw a nice flower, and didn't even see the bee until after i'd started shooting. It's a not-really-macro-shot from my not-really-macro-lens.


Some of the later shots were better IQ (1/50s was shaking a bit in the wind, and DOF only a few mm), but i like the pose in this one.


7D, efs 15-85, 85mm, f9, 1/50s, ISO1000. CameraJPG, 1/3 scale, crop to 4*3, no noise reduction, enhancing, or anything else.





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[ddt0725]

Wow! Some really nice shots lately!! Jayson, I don't think a photo of a bug could get any sharper ...nice job!


I spent alot of time in the yard today with my macro lens and kenko extension tubes. For a few shots, I even used the tripod, angle finder c and macro slider. I found out that my photos are sharper of course but it also was a pain in the rear to try and move around with! Also, it sure would be nice if the angle finder c moved toward you insted of just to the side! Wasn't long before I went backto my old way of doing things!


After looking around in the flowers and bushes for bugs ...I found out my bushes are infested with aphids! Ewwww! I also found a few bugs I never saw before.


Could someone please tell me what the heck this is ....


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Whatever it is, it sure has beautiful wings! Wierd thing is, I never saw it fly!

A few more shots from today ...


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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5823380584_0a7083e20a.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5823380584/)


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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/5823372990_db6786c216.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5823372990/)


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[qwRad]

Amazing photos Denise, really excellent stuff! Love the shot of the big colorful green/golden fly and my other favorite is the green guy with the transparent wings, nice pose on that one. And wow that really is a scary and awesome looking insect at the same time in the first two pics, no idea what it is though :)

[ddt0725]

Thanks qwRad! I had a busy day macro shooting! I was never much of a bug lady until I took up photography! Now I've found that they can be pretty interesting to watch! I hope that unidentified one isn't anything to worry about ...hopefully he is here to eat the aphids!


Here are a few more from yesterday ...


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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/5823360174_acda0a3f9a.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5823360174/)


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5823358600_693f7abed4.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5823358600/)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/5822792837_19aa7dde6c.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5822792837/)

[bob williams]

Wow, Denise, you are getting very good at this macro stuff, Love the comp of the second one.


Bob

[thekingb]

Today was the first day of real, outdoor macro shooting for me. What fun! These were all taken in a patch of decorative mint that seems to attract all kinds of critters.


I believe the 4th shot captured insects in the act of making more insects....


All shots with a 7D and 100L Macro. Thanks for viewing!


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[ddt0725]

Thanks, Bob! Just getting some practice in before the bees and butterflies arrive! I

[Jayson]

Great shots Denise.


The Kingb, that first one is killer. Great shot! The mating one is a great shot too, however this is a family site...[:O]


Here is some recent stuff from my deck...


This guy had passed on, but the boys found him very interesting. So it was portrait time. Didn't realize a June bug was hairy on the underside...


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This is my favorite spider picture to date. Just wish I could have captured his eyes in focus. That would have made it the best. This guy was hard to catch since he was moving constantly and was about the size of nails head. He was tiny! Used a 100mm Macro with 36 extension tubes and a 1.4x TC and still had to crop a little bit.


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-czo2My-6gVI/TfP7j2md7rI/AAAAAAAABZI/gdSZsgWkf1E/s800/2011_06_11_17172.jpg


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[thekingb]

Jayson - the second one is giving me the creeps - especially that left eye! Nice work! And hard to believe that spider is only the size of a nail head. Looks like a giant hairy beast to me!

[ddt0725]

Fantastic shots Jayson &amp; thekingb!! I wish I could get some that sharp but my handholding skills are lacking and I'm not one to like using a tripod when I'm shooting macro.


A few shots from this weekend ...


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[ddt0725]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/5850828241_3e4ea5c6e8_b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/18085870@N07/5850828241/)

[thekingb]

Sweet shot, Denise! Now that

[Fast Glass]

This is one of my favorites.


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Taken with my MD 24mm f/2.8, wide open, 800th sec, ISO 400, handheld. If/when I get a FF I'm ordering the 35 L with it! I love that focal length in combination with a wide aperture.


John.

[Sheiky]

That looks great John. I really like the blurry background and the dew on the flowers.

[ddt0725]

Due to our long drawn out winter, everything is really late in blooming. Today, finally one lily bloomed!


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[neuroanatomist]

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Went on a walk with the MP-E 65mm yesterday afternoon.


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EOS 5D Mark II, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro @ 4x, 1/60 s, f/11, ISO 400, MT-24EX





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EOS 5D Mark II, MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro @ 5x, 1/60 s, f/11, ISO 400, MT-24EX





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Thanks for looking!


--John

[Kayaker72]

John and Denise. Great pics. That MP-65 is incredible--- in the right hands ;).

[Richard Lane]

Denise, I really like your entire first set on this page. The DOF that you have captured really brings us into this little bugs world!


King, Very strong set as well. I love the contrasts and colors and as well as the creamy backgrounds!


Jayson, I love the colors and low angle perspective of #4 , as well as the sharpness and eye contact in #5!


Neuro, Your 1st and 2nd shots are incredible. All I can say is WOW! I love the color and composition of both of them, and I love the spider web, dew drops, highlights, and especially the reflection of the bush in the water droplet (towards the right side of the frame) in the 2nd image. Great... thanks, now this will be the 2nd lens that you will force my to buy, with the 85mm f/1.2L, being the first. [;)]Then, I suppose I will also need the MT-24EX and a FF camera. [:P]





Rich

[Jayson]

John...GRRRRR. I just got the itch out of my head to get that lens and then you hit me with stuff like that. Those are superb!!! Your spider web refraction is down right awesome! Ok, I have to get off this computer before I buy something.

[MrGreenBug]

Just trying out some macro thingy with an 85mm, some extension tubes, and a third-party flash. The result:
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The extension tubes were quite a bit a hassle as it was dummy and I had to manually focus by moving forward or backward and really look into the VF hard. I'm not sure if this really how extension tubes work. The really shallow DOF was a challenge but I enjoyed the new experience.

[alex]

On a recent walk


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100mm f/2.8 L IS, f/4, 1/80, ISO200, handheld


It's watching you!


Thanks for looking, alex

[MrGreenBug]

That very nice Alex! What kind of flower is that? It looks very colorful and filled with lots of energy. :)

[ddt0725]

Beautiful flower shot, Alex!! Very well done!


Here's a few shots from the last couple days ...nothing terribly exciting but at least more flowers have bloomed which also means more insects!


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[neuroanatomist]

Nice shots, Denise! I might consider cloning out the MR-14EX reflections in the spider's eyes, though.

[Jayson]

Another thing to get more consistent output in the MR-14EX would be to use a manual flash. I think maybe the ETTL is pumping out a little much in the last picture. Maybe try a defuser also. They all look really good and spot on.

[alex]

That very nice Alex! What kind of flower is that? It looks very colorful and filled with lots of energy. :)






Thank you, AnGelo! I wish I knew what it was, but I don't. Plants aren't really my thing. :)


@Denise, thank you as well!


alex

[ddt0725]

Nice shots, Denise! I might consider cloning out the MR-14EX reflections in the spider's eyes, though.
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Thanks, John! Normally, I do clone out the reflections and did consider it for this one but I thought it added character to the spider and made it even look more creepy! [:P]

I have looked for a diffuser for the ring flash but have not found anything. Does anyone know of one or would I just need to do a DIY type of diffuser?

Denise

[neuroanatomist]

I haven't seen a commercially available diffuser for the MR-14EX - probably because there's sort of one already built in (the flash tubes have a translucent cover, compared to most flashes, including the MT-24EX, where the cover is transparent).

[MrGreenBug]

Great photos Denise!


Here's some photos I've recently taken with my kit lens coupled with extension tubes. I've written a short blog entry here ("http://mrgreenbug.blogspot.com/2011/06/details-details-details.html) in case you're interested. Thanks for viewing!


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More photos in HERE ("https://picasaweb.google.com/gelo.chiu/Macro?feat=directlink).


Cheers!

[thekingb]

Time to get this thread moving again! It's been 2 weeks since the last post.


My 3 and a half year old son came running to me this afternoon, excited about the "huge bug" he found in the sandbox. Turns out it was a pretty big beetle (2" long I'd say). A little internet research shows that it's a reddish-brown stag beetle. He was alive and well and not that interested in being photographed, so our time together was short.


7D and 100L Macro on a tripod @ f/11.


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[Dr Croubie]

My favourite one of the last few weeks. I think i'm gonna print it big-size one day.


It's some kind of native australian wasp having a nomnom on the
flowers of the vine in my back yard. saw it out the window having my
morning coffee, i just love the colours in the morning sunlight (just
wish i'd had my cpl on there too). now every night i leave the setup by
the back door to get outside faster if i see anything else flying
around, the flowers look like they'll last another month maybe.


.



7D, 70-300L, 12+20+36mm kenko tubes, -1/3EV, f7.1, iso800, 244mm,
1/250s. camera LJPG (didn't have time to press the RAW button), bit of
cropping and scaled to upload here, no colour adjustments at all.


Between the flowers swaying in the wind, Manual Focus because of the
tubes, 8FPS of the 7D, and the few seconds s/he spent on each flower,
this was one of only a few focussed on anything good. I want a 100L
Macro!


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[ddt0725]

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[Jayson]

Doctor, great wasp capture. Hard to catch those buggers without getting stung!


Denise those are lovely. Great Damsel!


Here are a couple with the 300F4 IS. Slight crop.


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[freelanceshots]

This unique insect was on my porch tonight eating insects under the porch light. Like I mentioned before insects creep me out big time but they do make for interesting macro subjects. At first I could not get this guy to settle down as I would set him down and he would race to the edge of the table and take a nose dive to the floor. Stuck it in the fridge for 15 minutes to try and slow him down where it did not work like I wanted. Finally got him to settle down for a moment to get some decent shots and then released it back out into the yard. 5D2, 100mm IS macro, no extensions tubes, almost no cropping, shutter 1/20, av f/18.


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antennae (http://www.flickr.com/photos/freelanceshots/5935810077/) by freelanceshots (http://www.flickr.com/people/freelanceshots/), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

That is REALLY creepy, freelanceshots! What the heck is it!?


These Japanese Beetles are back with a vengeance and wrecking havoc on my gardens!! If anyone has suggestions on how the heck to get rid of them, please let me know!


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[freelanceshots]

Just introduce them to a Chinese beetle. I found out that the Japanese people don't like the Chinese and vice versa. they will get pretty upset if you associate one with the other. If that holds true then the Jap beetles should jump ship. All joking aside you need a chemical spray from the lawn and garden store. As for my bug I have been unable to identify it. I sent pictures to a few of the insect sites online and they could not provide any identification.

[ddt0725]

Looks like your doing about as good with your bug as i am with mine! As for mine, I haven't found a commercial product that works yet ...plus with three dogs, spraying chemicals in the backyard is a problem. So, I guess I'm stuck with holey leaves and rose petals! One thing I saw today though, the birds I attract to the yard like to eat them so I guess there is a natural way to get rid of them!

[freelanceshots]

When I was at Walmart looking for some insect spray for my plants I saw many that listed being able to kill Japanese beetles. Many brands are safe to spray and once the spray dries in an about an hour its safe for pets, and the wild birds. There are also many that are safe to spray on fruit and veggies while they are growing where all you need to do is wash the food before you eat. I bought a cool plant that was doing so well and then one day I came out and it was stripped of just about every leaf it had over night. It basically looked like a skeleton and it broke my heart. I ended up buying The Garden Safe brand insect killer which states its kills on contact where my new plant shows very little signs of being nibbled on. If you have outdoor plants and even indoor insect killer is a must.

[William]

My three year old takes care of all the bugs around our house, the only problem is that we

[DLS]

Hi Freelance,






I sent pictures to a few of the insect sites online and they could not provide any identification.


my guess is its a brown prionid beetle - Orthosoma brunneum


We get them in my neck of the woods too in summer. Quite large - about 3 inches body length. My late cat used to have a ball with them......ha ha ha. I tell you, I think the beetle was tougher than the cat!





Cheers,


Damian

[Nick Salazar]

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I found this lying down on the lawn. Usually I thought these flowers were extremely common and uninteresting but this one seemed special.

[freelanceshots]

The guys at bugguide.net suggested that its a male Prionus Imbricornis or Tiled-horned Prionus. I had never seen one like this before but I have not lived in Arkansas that long plus I've only been living on the other city limits for about a year. Thanks Damian for your info.


The one that I photographed was about 1 1/2 inches long and he really creeped me out. It would take a lot for me to let one crawl across my arm or in my hand.


The Orthosoma brunneum have some big mandibles as I would not want to get pinched by one. I could see how it looks pretty close to the Prionus Imbricornis but the main difference is the anntenae with the different segments and it seems to be longer.


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[DLS]

The guys at bugguide.net suggested that its a male Prionus Imbricornis or Tiled-horned Prionus.


Ya! Sure looks like it. What a great website!


BTW awesome shot - that 100mm Macro is amazing (and your technique too). I recently tried out the 500d close-up lens on my 50 1.4 and was really happy but looking at what your 100mm can do is just awesome.


Happy bug shooting.


Damian

[Dr Croubie]

Just found this old one, shot with my POS P&amp;S at 1cm macro.


Bumblebees making more bumblebees.


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[Fast Glass]

A Rose taken at a friends house, I misted some water on and it made more dramatic.


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MD 50mm f/1.7 and 60D.


Cheers,


John.

[freelanceshots]

Spider that I took a moment to photograph while out in the wilderness late night. Breeze was blowing its web in and out where focus was a crap shoot.


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