Post your best Macro shots

[Jayson]

Here are a couple shots.

[Jonathan Huyer]

I went to the Calgary zoo yesterday and played around in the butterfly exhibit. Lots of fun!

Canon 5D2, 180 mm f/3.5 macro lens, ring flash, 1/200 sec @ f/11, ISO 400

[Joel Eade]

Rhododendron flower
1D MKIV
180mm f/3.5L Macro + 2X TC III
Tripod
ISO 3200
f/13
1/60
Ambient light only

[jrw]

It is really nice to see all of the great shots posted here. Now, I just want to go out on a flower and bug safari. It would seem that I needed a good swift kick in my complacency. For those with an anatomical interest, complacency is located in the same vicinity as the laurels when one chooses to rest upon them for too long.

[Sean Setters]

Just for fun...

Canon 7D
70-200mm f/2.8 L IS Mk I
3 Kenko extension tubes, Kekno 1.4x Teleconverter
f/32 1/250sec ISO 100

2 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600s
2 Quantaray shoe-mount flashes
1 scarf


The Chosen One by budrowilson, on Flickr

[Lars]

Hi Sean

You say three extension tubes. How many centimetres (or millimetres if you like) is that? At what focal length did you take the picture (70 or 200 or in between?).

Lars

[Sean Setters]

I used all three Kenko extension tubes that come in the set--12mm, 20mm, and 36mm. The focal length was 182mm when coupled with the 1.4x teleconverter (according to the EXIF), so that means the lens itself was actually set to 130mm. Technically, I could have done the shot without the 1.4x teleconverter, but when I originally set up I was taking pictures of smaller subjects; plus I wanted the advantage (at least advantage in this case) of having one more stop of DOF (up to f/45) if I needed for the particular subject.

[conropl]

A Gray Tree Frog with an identity crisis... (because he is actually green).
This guy showed up on my window this evening.


Gray Tree Frog-3101 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Speaking of flashes.....do you folks that are experienced Macro shooters recommend the ring flash units or the twin head units for use with the Canon 180mm macro? Which one produces the best results in your opinion?

[bob williams]

Speaking of flashes.....do you folks that are experienced Macro shooters recommend the ring flash units or the twin head units for use with the Canon 180mm macro? Which one produces the best results in your opinion?

Joel, I am not a Macro shooter, but I thought about it once and purchased the canon ringlight. However, If I had to do it over again I would buy an extra speedlight of your choice and one of these http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...h_Bracket.html or something like it---It just makes more sense to me now.

Bob