Post your best Macro shots

[w349]

Lovely butterfly shots Jayson. There's something fascinating about insects close-up. Here's a shot of an orchid leaf getting watered... the DoF isn't as deep as I would have liked at f/7.1, but what's done is done. Taken with a Canon 450D, 50mm 1.4, 1/250sec at f/7.1 with a 500D close up lens and off-camera flash.


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[Fast Glass]

Great shot there W349. I actually prefer it with the thiner DOF, the background would be more distracting otherwise. I leads the viewers eyes to the water droplets.


Here is one from me.


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60D, MD 100mm f/4 macro, f/4, 200th sec, ISO 400, handheld. I love dedicated macro lenses!


This shot has a very Juza like style to it. He is my favorite photographer BTW.


Cheers,


John.

[w349]

I really like the colour contrast in that shot, John. Simple and effective. Regarding the DoF, the idea is that the 'splash' on the leaf would be entirely in focus and not just half of it, but agreed, that would create more background distraction. Thanks for the comment

[Fast Glass]

Thanks for the comment

Thats what it's all about[]


Keep up the good work,


John.

[Dr Croubie]

Is a picture really worth 1000 words??


I could say "OMG WTF IS THAT?" 250 times and still not have any idea what this thing was, sitting happily on a leaf on my Orange tree.


My best guess is somewhere between a hairy spider, grasshopper, warthog, anteater, and octopus.


Either that or Snuffleupagus got into a de-hairing shrink ray:


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By this point he was getting a bit annoyed at all the double-curtain flashes and put his antenna up, that hinged from the front of his snout and folded back flush. Weird.


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Half with 70-300L on the 36mm extension tube i could find, other half with Pentacon Six Biometar 80mm f/2.8 cos i had more tubes. ISO 800-1600, on-camera 7D flash, the last shot was f/10 8s exposure, he sure held still for me (the wind was horrendous this morning and died down just this afternoon). Tripod on top of wheelie bin to get the height and thankfully didn't fall, only gave up when it got pitch black outside.


I'm going to try focus stacking a few of them later, when this damn new computer finishes compiling.

[freelanceshots]

That is the strangest bug ever!

[DavidEccleston]

Is a picture really worth 1000 words??


I could say "OMG WTF IS THAT?" 250 times and still not have any idea what this thing was

You only need to say it once. The other 249 members will take care of the rest.


edit: Oh, and I'm pretty sure it's got some ALF in there somewhere.

[freelanceshots]

same camera and lens as usual but at f/25 jeez!


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[Jayson]

Some Bees





Bee Butt











Tiger Swallowtail, female I believe





Painted Ladies








And A Robber

[ddt0725]

Jayson, this set is fantastic! Please post info on your set-up.