Post your best Macro shots

[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.


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!





My first bloomed daffodil of the season ...




And what I am most excited about ...




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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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]

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.

[Richard Lane]

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


Hi Jason, What