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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
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..
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
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..
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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Ok, so I am shooting my share of closeups. Hope you like. Canon 7d, 100mm macro (original) 2 kenko tc stacked, 430ex II.
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Jeez, anyone else shooting macro these days. I'm getting lonely in here! Same specs as the above shots.
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Originally Posted by Jayson
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
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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Originally Posted by Jayson
Jayson, where do you live? Every butterfly, beetle & 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]
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Denise
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..
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Originally Posted by ddt0725
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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Originally Posted by Jayson
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]
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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.
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
Here are a couple more I shot yesterday.
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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.[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.22.66.New_5F00_1/IMG_5F00_8133cr.jpg[/img]
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Nice Shots Denise
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Originally Posted by EdN
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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EOS 7D, EF 100mm f/2.8<span style="color: red;"]L Macro IS USM, 1/160 s, f/11, ISO 640
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
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.
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Originally Posted by EdN
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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Originally Posted by Fast Glass
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.
Thai red pepper flakes...
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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.
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Originally Posted by EdN
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.
Loving all the macro photos! [Y] My share..
XS + kit lens @ 55mm, f/8, 1/200sec, ISO 400, FEC -2, Hand-held
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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!
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These were actually take with a 70-200 f4 IS, Kenko 1.4tc.
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Nice shots of that butterfly! I really would love to get some chance to get myself shots like those. :)
Love the monarch shots, 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.
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love this one, Denise, spider looks razor sharp and like the background very much!(nice color)
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Originally Posted by JJphoto
I agree! With only one question. Is that a person blurred in the center of the background?
LOL
Paul
Thank you, Jason & Paul! I am still trying to get the hang of using the extension tubes ...this one is one of my better attempts!
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Originally Posted by doggiedoc
LOL!! No, it is flowers in my garden! [:P]
Denise
Whew! That would have been too freaky!!
Here are a few from me:
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Purple Flower by doggiedoc@tcah.com, on Flickr
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Yellow Flower by doggiedoc@tcah.com, on Flickr
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Just a little Flower by doggiedoc@tcah.com, on Flickr
Here's one more.... I'm liking this new lens!!!
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Mum's the Word. by doggiedoc@tcah.com, on Flickr
These macro shots are awesome, doggiedoc! You are going to love this fun and versatile lens!!
Denise
Thanks Denise! I am loving it. It had me out in the yard yesterday looking at everything very closely!!
Paul