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Lacking a good Macro for my Canon and having left my Olympus in the Yukon, which has an excellent Macro, I am forced to crop for the view I want. Nevertheless, I think this one worked out quite well. A spider covered in morning dew just as I found it in the garden this morning. They sure have things here on the coast of southern Canada that we don't see in the Yukon and this is one.
Taken using my compact camera. SONY Super Steadyshot DSC T20. This tiny camera has excellent macro facility. It is as good as any SLR camera.
My wife brought home some excellent looking mushrooms. I thought they'd make an excellent macro subject. Setup shot here.
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Terribly outdated digital camera from Sony. 14X optical zoom. Excellent macro. Saves pics to floppy disk. It also produces an .html file on the disk with links for all the pictures in list form. It still works and I still use it occasionally. Only thing wrong with it is that my chihuahua chewed up the lens cap.
Absolutely not being made anymore.
I found this little snake while mowing the lawn today - he is fully grown - it is a Virginia Worm Snake or Eastern Brown Snake.. I guess the warm weather has him confused - it very late in the year to be finding snakes.
I have heard these called by a few names - But I think they are the Eastern Brown (they look very much like Worm Snakes) - they are harmless - here is a link to some info on the Brown Snake: www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/index.asp?s=03...
White Violas blooming in a container in my garden, Feb. 2008. Individual flower is 1" wide. Houston, Texas
Credit to Mr Ahmad Najib for this Sigma Fisheye lens.
Poor front element with scratches yet...this Sigma Fisheye is Excellent.
Macro Guy...Mr Amir Teng with his Nikon D50 and Nikkor 55mm f2.8 A.I.S Micro lens.
Camera Nikon FE with Sigma Fisheye 16mm f2.8 A.I.S lens.
Film : Fujifilm Superia 100 ( Expired 2004 ).
Personal Scanner : Hybrid Canon Canoscan 4400F.
Thanks.
The telephoto lens on the Canon makes for an excellent macro lens as the close focus and IS are excellent.
This is an excellent macro and telephoto lens. Sharpness is legendary, low light telephoto is possible on a tripod. I have a really enjoyed using this one!
Details: www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/150mm-f28-ex-apo-dg-hsm-macro-sigma
gilltheaker recently posted an excellent macro of a hoverfly (sorry, can't link to it, visit Gill's stream) so I decided to see how difficult it had been to take. Gill, I am even more impressed! Not easy at all... for once I found myself with too little depth of field until I stopped the aperture down.
On the rose by our front door again.
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Photo prise à Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, le 31 août 2008.
Champignons pourpres, élancés, se terminant en pointe, refermés sur un côté, 9,8 cm de long., 5,8 mm de larg., 2,2 mm d'épaisseur, plat des deux côtés; grégaires, fasciculés.
Habitat : sous une épinette noire, dans une forêt mixte.
Substrat : parmi la mousse, sur des débris ligneux.
G0Da, gwilmore and I all got excellent macros from this same old covered wagon stationed in front of the downtown Phoenix history museum. Here are the three images, with links to their images. How fun we each focused on something different about this subject!
I'm testing the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5 point and shoot camera. As far as I can see the picture quality is OK for being what it is (a pocket camera - don't expect DSLR quality), although not significantly improved compared to my old Sony T500 camera (see my photo set with photos from that cam)
I'm not an expert in optics, so I don't know why this is -- but a treat the HX5 shares with lots of other pocket cameras, which DSLR's do not have in a typical kit, is excellent macro capability.
Macro wise this camera has an edge on the T500 in the sense that you don't have to enter a special macro mode to do macros. Just shove the lens as near the object as you want and click. That's a great improvement.
American Copper (AKA Flame Copper; Lycaena phlaeas) feeding on Lyre-leaved Rock Cress (Ariba lyrata) - The Dunes, Sandy Hook National Seashore, Fort Hancock, New Jersey
My guides don't indicate these are dune butterflies, but in my experience the dunes at Sandy Hook are the only place in New Jersey that I've seen them.
These guys are pretty shy, so I stowed my 100 and 180 mm macros and went after them with a 300 F4L equipped with a 2xTC. That meant MF (manual focus) or AF on the camera back, but sometimes you just gotta to do what you gotta do to get the shot. These guys aren't sharp enough to see the rows of scales on their wings, but with MF on a windy day (where perch movement doubles the MFing difficulty),
it's pretty much a crap shoot. :{(
Note: The TC doesn't show in the EXIF because I used a short X-tube between the TC and lens.
I like to put the TC directly on the camera when I use them together in a rig because I feel the TC's rear element is so close to the sensor that an X-tube between the TC and the camera would tax the system a bit too much. In this case the X-tube was not so much for mag power, but to reduce the 3's 5 foot MFD to 3 or 4 feet. Also, the same X-tube between the TC and camera would lengthen the MFD, compress DOF, change the image perspective, and increase the mag power thereby over taxing the glass (with a 2xTC in the mix), not to mention making camera stability and subject placement that much more difficult on a windy day. Soo, much to think about , and so little time! :{(
Another possibility would be a 1.4xTC with the X-tube between the TC and camera which would give a longer MFD with similar mag to the 2xTC (with the X-tube between the TC and lens), but I'll leave that up to the guys who shoot res targets on the bench to figure that one out.
Note: 50 or 60 mm of extention on the F4L 300 (w/o TC) also makes for an excellent macro rig
for subjects that tolerate a 1 - 3 foot working distance while allowing AF and faster shutter speeds.
This bumblebee was unfortunately deceased when I found it, but made for an excellent macro subject.
Pentax 645 // A-645 120/4 macro // Fujichrome Provia 100F
American Copper (AKA Flame Copper; Lycaena phlaeas) feeding on Lyre-leaved Rock Cress (Ariba lyrata) - The Dunes, Sandy Hook National Seashore, Fort Hancock, New Jersey
My guides don't indicate these to be seashore butterflies, but in my experience the dunes at Sandy Hook are the only place in New Jersey that I've seen them.
These guys are pretty shy, so I stowed my 100 and 180 mm macros and went after them with a 300 F4L equipped with a 2xTC. That meant MF (manual focus) or AF on the camera back, but sometimes you just gotta to do what you gotta do to get the shot. These images aren't sharp enough to see the rows of scales on their wings, but with MF on a windy day (where perch movement doubles the MFing difficulty),
it's pretty much a crap shoot. :{(
Note: The TC doesn't show in the EXIF because I used a short X-tube between the TC and lens.
I like to put the TC directly on the camera when I use them together in a rig because I feel the TC's rear element is so close to the sensor that an X-tube between the TC and the camera would tax the system a bit too much. In this case the X-tube was not so much for mag power, but to reduce the 3's 5 foot MFD to 3 or 4 feet. Also, it should be considered that the same X-tube between the TC and camera would lengthen the MFD, compress DOF, change the image perspective, and increase the mag power thereby over taxing the glass (with the 2xTC in the mix), not to mention making camera stability and subject placement that much more difficult on a windy day. Soo, much to think about , and so little time! :{(
Another possibility would be a 1.4xTC with the X-tube between the TC and camera which would give a longer MFD with similar mag to the 2xTC (with the X-tube between the TC and lens), but I'll leave that up to the guys who shoot res targets on the bench to figure that one out.
Note: 50 or 60 mm of extension on the F4L 300 (w/o TC) also makes an excellent macro rig for subjects that tolerate a 1 - 3 foot working distance while still maintaining AF and allowing faster shutter speeds.
Bit bored. Taking some photos using my old Olympus C7070 which has excellent macro abilities :)
Taken against a white wall using natural light.
You can get excellent macro out of 300mm f/4 by mounting it on extension tubes. Only downside is that lens will be even bigger, so it's impossible to use it handheld. With anything below D300, you'll also lose metering and auto aperture :(
SB800 used for lightning, along with built-in flash.
Pacific Crabapples are the wild native fruits that many of our robins and waxwings eat all fall and well into the winter. They start firm and golden but as winter weather progresses, they get soft and reddish. The photo is an experiment with my new Coolpix, which has an excellent macro function. George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta BC Canada.
Brown-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta with Ambush Bug in Willow Waterhole Project in SW Houston, Texas. May 2009
yes, I know it doesn't have the usual russet spot at the base of the petal.
My roomates step sister, Ann, came by to study algebra. He had some conflicting obligations, so I took her downtown and let her use my camera and gave her a couple of tips. She was into photographing a lot of graffitti, did some really excellent macro's (that I'm slightly jelous of!) and also photographed some frogs from a calendar so that it'd look like she took some really good photo's. You can tell that she's 15 b/c she described all of her impressive shots as "tight", lol. Anyway, I promised her I'd upload these, & give her full credit, so here you go. There are shots from Kerry Park, Seattle Central Library, and the Pike Place Market. I cropped and digitally manipulated some of the shots, but for most of these it was her who focused and released the shutter. Enjoy!
My roomates step sister, Ann, came by to study algebra. He had some conflicting obligations, so I took her downtown and let her use my camera and gave her a couple of tips. She was into photographing a lot of graffitti, did some really excellent macro's (that I'm slightly jelous of!) and also photographed some frogs from a calendar so that it'd look like she took some really good photo's. You can tell that she's 15 b/c she described all of her impressive shots as "tight", lol. Anyway, I promised her I'd upload these, & give her full credit, so here you go. There are shots from Kerry Park, Seattle Central Library, and the Pike Place Market. I cropped and digitally manipulated some of the shots, but for most of these it was her who focused and released the shutter. Enjoy!
My roomates step sister, Ann, came by to study algebra. He had some conflicting obligations, so I took her downtown and let her use my camera and gave her a couple of tips. She was into photographing a lot of graffitti, did some really excellent macro's (that I'm slightly jelous of!) and also photographed some frogs from a calendar so that it'd look like she took some really good photo's. You can tell that she's 15 b/c she described all of her impressive shots as "tight", lol. Anyway, I promised her I'd upload these, & give her full credit, so here you go. There are shots from Kerry Park, Seattle Central Library, and the Pike Place Market. I cropped and digitally manipulated some of the shots, but for most of these it was her who focused and released the shutter. Enjoy!
I've been collecting dead insects from around the house for a few months, on and off, as they make excellent macro test subjects. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find interest at high magnifications otherwise.
This is quite a large moth, so I went in for a portrait, focusing on its eye. This is around 4x magnification, using a teleconverter, macro lens, and reversed wide aperture lens taped in reverse on the end. Even stopping down, depth of field is very thin - especially given the end lens has to remain wide open. Still, it works!
Canon EOS 5D mark III, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, Kenko MC-7 2x teleconverter, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM reversed (tripod, timer release, Live View manual focus).
200mm/50mm, f/11-f/1.4, 1.3 sec, ISO 100 (exif incorrect).
Since buying the macro lens i have found that spiders make excellent macro subjects.
I found this fellow in the shed, so I took the chair he was on outside, took photos, and promptly put the chair back where it was.
I have uploaded these FULL SIZE, so feel free to look at them in all their glory :)
SB-800 fired from Nikon D200. Flash Handheld above the spider.
I'd reached the three quarters milepost on the daily photo project one year ago today. I was quite surprised.
New month: Another camera (well, lens), and another portrait of Oreo to mark the change. The trick to photographing a cat with a black face is to convince her to open her eyes. This is more difficult than it sounds.
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We returned to the D300 for last October, this time with a Sigma 50mm f2.8 lens designed for macro shooting. It's an excellent macro lens, but it's fair to say I usually just used it as a general-purpose eye on the world.
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The 366 Snaps photo reported that "Joan Swapped the Beds and the Kitties are All Confused." Joan's objective was to convince Taffy to use the larger of the two cat beds (shown below, with Oreo), and Oreo to use the smaller (seen here, with Taffy overflowing).
In the short term, the effort was a total failure--Taffy followed the small bed to its new place on the floor, while Oreo began regularly using the big bed, as shown below. Nowadays Taffy's usually in the big bed, with Oreo routinely sneaking in when Taffy leaves (perhaps to steal my chair). Oreo occasionally--less than once a month--uses the smaller bed.
There's actually a third cat bed, by the way, that's even smaller. Taffy uses that one, which she barely fits, more often than Oreo uses the "official" small bed.
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This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps.
Number of project photos taken: 35
Title of "roll:" Oreo
Other photos taken on 10/1/2012: Using the macro lens to photograph flowers seemed like a good idea.
My roomates step sister, Ann, came by to study algebra. He had some conflicting obligations, so I took her downtown and let her use my camera and gave her a couple of tips. She was into photographing a lot of graffitti, did some really excellent macro's (that I'm slightly jelous of!) and also photographed some frogs from a calendar so that it'd look like she took some really good photo's. You can tell that she's 15 b/c she described all of her impressive shots as "tight", lol. Anyway, I promised her I'd upload these, & give her full credit, so here you go. There are shots from Kerry Park, Seattle Central Library, and the Pike Place Market. I cropped and digitally manipulated some of the shots, but for most of these it was her who focused and released the shutter. Enjoy!
Believed to be a common blue butterfly. Taken on an excellent macro day with Ross Hoddinott, these butterflies at Meeth Quarry reserve.
This image is of my cat whiskas I wanted to capture the texture on her nose for a close up and macro competition at my local photographic club it didn't win but it came second to an excellent macro shot of a drone fly
My roomates step sister, Ann, came by to study algebra. He had some conflicting obligations, so I took her downtown and let her use my camera and gave her a couple of tips. She was into photographing a lot of graffitti, did some really excellent macro's (that I'm slightly jelous of!) and also photographed some frogs from a calendar so that it'd look like she took some really good photo's. You can tell that she's 15 b/c she described all of her impressive shots as "tight", lol. Anyway, I promised her I'd upload these, & give her full credit, so here you go. There are shots from Kerry Park, Seattle Central Library, and the Pike Place Market. I cropped and digitally manipulated some of the shots, but for most of these it was her who focused and released the shutter. Enjoy!