It's a Small World (share your macros!)

Hi there

Am attempting to enter the field of macro photography. Took photo of a flower in my back garden. To my surprise the petals of the flower appear to be translucent......and ther was a " bug" on it.

Canon 450D. Live view. Tripod. Canon 100mm f 2.8 Macro USM. Manual focus. Exposure compensation -1 1/3. 1/30 second. AV 6.3. Evaluative metering. Built in flash. Flash exposure compensation -2/3. Remote controller RC-6.

All comments and advice will be most welcome as I know very little about this field of photography.

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...p;d=1295897607

Thanks

Kevin G.

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Originally Posted by ChrisC

So....tell me about reverse lens technique...I am trying to get my head around reversing a lens that only goes into the camera one way....or does it?

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Chris you need a reverse ring and its available in the market :)

Not sure how close you have to be for it to count as a macro shot, but it was shot with Canon 100 mm f/2.8L IS lens, so I guess it counts. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA is having an orchid extravaganza for the next couple months--worth a visit if you are in the area. They have about 3000 different varieties, and this was the dullest of the bunch! http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/...7334e056_z.jpg

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Originally Posted by Richard Donham

Not sure how close you have to be for it to count as a macro shot, but it was shot with Canon 100 mm f/2.8L IS lens, so I guess it counts. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA is having an orchid extravaganza for the next couple months--worth a visit if you are in the area. They have about 3000 different varieties, and this was the dullest of the bunch!

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I'm so jealous! I wish I could go to PA just for the orchids. Show us more!!

Here's a couple from Hawaii.

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...8&d=1294391416


https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...6&d=1294391051


Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii

Yes, Pono! Who's jealous? Yours grow wild!:rolleyes:;)

Pono-I agree with Katy--wild is better. Divas of the plant world.

Here's another from a recent photo expedition to Longwood Gardens. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/...fc37c57b_z.jpg

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Originally Posted by Katy Noelle

Yes, Pono! Who's jealous? Yours grow wild!:rolleyes:;)

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So do ours :)

an orchid from the genre Ophrys (a taxonomical labyrinth, so I don't dare picking a species)
photo info: Sony A330 with kit 18-55mm @ 55mm F9, 1/125, 100 ISO
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...2&d=1296031348

and a Monkey orchid (Orchis simia)
photo info: Kodak Z712 @ 70mm (35mm eq.:430mm), F7, 1/640, 200 ISO
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...1&d=1296031308

OK, individual flowers are about 2-3 cm...

Remco

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...3&d=1295668483

Double Hibiscus. From my neighbors yard.

Canon 40D, 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 @ 135mm, f5.6, ISO400, bounced flash.

Shot with my Ricoh GX200. Very easy to use compared to the Nikon + Kiron macro lens combination.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/...f0c0370b_z.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/...bb45466b_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/...da1976dd_z.jpg

I was at my gun club shooting Clay Targets when this little grasshopper landed on a flower next to me. I put down by 12 guage shot gun and took up my camera for 15 minutes. Shot with a Macro 100mm f2.8 canon lens on a tripod. C&C please.

http://i54.tinypic.com/jh8uh2.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/20i7w91.jpg

Thank you Katy

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Originally Posted by maloufn

I was at my gun club shooting Clay Targets when this little grasshopper landed on a flower next to me. I put down by 12 guage shot gun and took up my camera for 15 minutes. Shot with a Macro 100mm f2.8 canon lens on a tripod. C&C please.

http://i54.tinypic.com/jh8uh2.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/20i7w91.jpg

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I'm just learning macro, myself; so, I can only try to ask some questions. Maybe, Dave will come along with something more definitive.:)

I like the texture on the wings. Is that where you focused? It seems like it needs a higher dof on both of them and, maybe, it would be helpful if there were a clearer point of focus - a better composition - fitting the grasshopper in the frame in a better way - something like that. Also, the second one looks like it could use some more light. Now, I cannot believe that I'm offering you C&C on this. It seems like I should be the one asking you for help - your stuff is so pretty darn good.:)

Very, very bored at work the other day so I ended up taking an old digital compact down to its component parts.....well it killed a hour and it was interesting to see what bits were in there.

Anyway at the end of it I had a fair few tiny screws which also kept me entertained for a while trying to get a shot of them on the end of a magnet.

This is a five frame stack to get them all in focus and if you're interested the background is one of the circuit boards from the camera.

http://i53.tinypic.com/111i36c.jpg

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...3&d=1272412153

5DII Sigma 150 f/10 ISO 200 1/125" 580ex

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...3&d=1296404433

Sigma 150 f/22 ISO 200 1.3" .Lit with LED camera left.

Katy,

One of the problems is having to use a f2.8 under some circumstances when you dont have enough light and no flash to use. I always tend to focus on the eyes. As for fitting the grashopper in the frame a better way was impossible. I cant wait to buy my 580 ex2 flash. I also cant wait to get a coupling ring to use my 100mm macro with my 50 mm f1.4 coupled together. Then Ill get some serious macro results. Thank you Katy.

Nasseem

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Originally Posted by maloufn

Katy,

One of the problems is having to use a f2.8 under some circumstances when you dont have enough light and no flash to use. I always tend to focus on the eyes. As for fitting the grashopper in the frame a better way was impossible. I cant wait to buy my 580 ex2 flash. I also cant wait to get a coupling ring to use my 100mm macro with my 50 mm f1.4 coupled together. Then Ill get some serious macro results. Thank you Katy.

Nasseem

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I can't wait, too!:)

Treehopper
18-55mm reverse

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5053/...a67f3a36_z.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/rqw7wp.jpg

using 28mm f2.8 reverse lens

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...3&d=1296935902


https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...2&d=1296935878


https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...1&d=1296935878


I feel like I'm just starting out again! So much to learn. Macro is a different beast! It's hard to get good light, even on a sunny day, and the depth of field is super tough too!


Any pointers? Thanks!