Rich Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Got a new toy that fits on the end of my lenses so I can take macro style shots. I've really missed this feature that was on the bridge camera I had and just had a quick play tonight in the house. Hoping to see some bugs/insects over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 wow dude you bite your nails worse than me huh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I bite mine but those aren't mine, they belong to an 11 year old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Like the newspaper shot! my two cats don't like having their pics taken so i can't use my macro lens on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Yeah I love the bokeh on it, the DOF is very narrow with this adapter. My dogs don't really like me getting close up with the camera, I got lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Here's some of my Macro shots from the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Really like those, what lens did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Really like those, what lens did you use? Thanks. Used canon 100mm macro f2.8 on canon 5d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Cool, not a cheap lens that...did you do any PP work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Cool, not a cheap lens that...did you do any PP work? One of my cheaper lenses! Only PP was bit of tweaking of levels. I need to get the proper canon tripod collar as the cheapy hong kong copy is pretty shoddy. Thinking about a set of rails for my gioto tripod as well to make it easier to get closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I haven't put up any photos for a while, but the calm weather today gave a chance to do some macro pics and I thought you might like this one:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I love that, colours are brilliant What lens do you use? I've taken some more with the Raynox, I'll put them up when I'm back from holiday but if I'm honest I don't think I'll be keeping it. The DOF is so shallow it's very difficult getting the subject in focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Stunning..... Looks like a pro pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I love that, colours are brilliant What lens do you use? I've taken some more with the Raynox, I'll put them up when I'm back from holiday but if I'm honest I don't think I'll be keeping it. The DOF is so shallow it's very difficult getting the subject in focus. If you want to do macro photography then shallow depth of field is a fact of life. There is no getting around it, no matter what lens you use. The photo above was taken on a 180mm Sigma macro lens at f/8 and 1/160 sec. on a full frame camera. The depth of field was about 2mm (assuming a circle of confusion of 0.3mm) What makes the picture for me is the complementary colours of the fly and the flower. But if it was not for the separation given by the shallow depth of field, then fly and flower would simply blur together. The camera was on a heavy tripod with a ball head and I set up the camera so that the face of the flower was parallel to the plane of focus, then I just waited for the fly to get into the right place and focused on its eyes. I used mirror lock-up and a cable release to reduce vibration and I still threw away several failed attempts. A pro would have put a white tent over the flower to get rid of any wind effects and even up the light, but it was so calm and still yesterday that it wasn't necessary. You also need to choose a warm day when the flies are a bit sleepy . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipck Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 i love the flies symetry and the line he takes in your photo. I get all funny over texture and this is full of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 lovely shot! Very satisfying when you finally get that corker after lots of missed pics. You need the patience of a saint with flies as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Took another Macro shot for a photo comp on another forum. Topic was 'Orange', 6 Packs of Orange & Lime TicTacs required, but I got to eat the props afterwards :bananapopcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Nice shot Sean :bananapopcorn: I sold the adapter that I bought when I started this thread. I was finding it annoying trying to focus with it as the DOF is so shallow and you need to be so close to the subject you're almost touching it! Not good when trying to photograph insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Love the tictac shot, although it's making me crave some tictacs now (haven't had any in years!) :bananapopcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipck Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 some great shots in this thread, i find macro really interesting, so much so that when i found a gadget i got for my phone allows me to do macro shots/video now as well as what i bought it for, i got quite excited I'll start a new thread and review it shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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