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Can't get enough of these petals. . . I picked and carried this flowerl ever-so gingerly into the house trying not to disturb the droplets. . . .
Reverse macro 18-55mm hand held onto camera body. USing wwarm halogen lamp for lighting.
Reverse macro .
Nikkor AF-D 28mm f2.8
Kiwi reverse kit
B+W 52mm UV
SB600 Speedlight on stand .
Shooting info:
Built in flash : Manual , 1/4
SB600 : Manual , 1/8
Aperture @ f16
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had a wander around the garden, this dandelion caught my eye. hand held, reverse macro, everything manual.
These smaller, thinner bees are primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis.
Bees seldom sting intruders, but have special mechanisms, such as the certain Japanese 'killer bees' that surround and engulf an intruder and vibrate constantly 'cooking' the victim at temperatures of up to 117F !
Most bees will divert using their sting, unlike their close 'friends' the wasp. This small (1cm) Bee wasn't looking to good outside in the garden, he couldn't fly away as i caught him in a container and eventually after a day or so it died which could be the cause of it having stung someone.
Photographing bees is a very hard task to do indeed, although my lighting is now much better with 2x LED lamps to the side of the bee and a strong flash overhead, his dark hairs didnt seem to pick up in the smaller image.
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For this picture i used my new DIY rail i built on wednesday. Took me an hour or two and i managed to fix everything solidly down with bolts and screws, just waiting on my 'Helping Hands' which will help hold the insects instead of balancing them on blue tac ( like this photo )
Taken with the 50mm reversed on some bellows half way. ISO at 100. Flash on full.
This wild flower, I found on the ground of Angeles Crest. Near the cliff.
The total diameter is about 3mm.
Rising sun is from the left of the flower.
This is a reverse macro, NaNo project.
I used my camera bag to block the wind.
Please enjoy.
Taken in Ueno Park, Tokyo.
Since buying my DSLR last year I've been very interested to try some reverse lens macro work.
I read as much as I could before taking the plunge but like with everything else photography related, getting your hands on the equipment is the best way to learn IMPO. For others thinking of trying this type of photography too, I wanted to share the info I've recently picked up and the results so far.
My first royalty came through from Getty last month and so I used the money to bid in an online auction (another first) for an old Canon FD 50mm f1.8 SC lens to get started. I'd only recommend getting a lens that has a dedicated ring for adjusting the aperture manually. Mine cost about 30 GBP for the circa 1976 lens which, is in very good condition.
I took the lens to my local camera specialists and they worked out what I'd need to attach it to my Canon EOS 60D. I opted for the following:
- Kenko 58mm reverse adapter for Canon EOS mount
- Kenko 55mm - 58mm step-up ring (step down in this case)
- Canon FD Lens Rear Cap
Assembly: Camera Body > 58mm reverse adapter > Step-down ring 58mm to 55mm > Reverse attach lens using its 55mm front filter thread > FD Lens rear cap now acts as front lens cap.
Camera set up: You can only use manual mode, so you should be comfortable with setting the ISO, aperture and exposure times yourself. Today was the first time to go out and take some shots and I quickly learnt that what I saw through the viewfinder is often not what you get, so you will have to make a lot of adjustments as you shoot (this in itself is great practice).
Depth of Field (DOF): Shallow is word!! 2-5mm. I'm still learning too so any reader advice / corrections on this are welcomed. I get the best results when I set the aperture to F/22 and the focal length to minimum (0.6m) allowing for slightly more DOF. Every time I have to be around 10cm away from the subject to find the focus area. This I found to be an OK working distance as if I accidentally cast a shadow over the subject there is some margin to move around to a different angle.
Magnification: High!! I can't fit a 20p coin into the frame (rough diameter of the coin is 15mm).
The above image is of Japanese Plum Blossom, it blooms early in the year before the famed Cherry Blossom (Sakura). It is much more intense in colour than the latter but less sporadic. I had a lot of trouble to achieve decent focus - partly due the breeze but more because I don't know what I'm doing =P. The best strategy for now is to take a few test shots then review them checking ISO, aperture etc. then find the angle you want and take a boat load of shots moving in and out by fractions and with some luck a half decent exposure will be caught.
A big thanks to the staff at the Yodobashi Camera store in Akihabara for their insightful input and advice.
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This was actually a derivation of the 'Brenizer Method'. 12 macro shots with my reversed 50mm and stitched together. I don't know what to make of it - macrobokehrama? macrorama? heh.
Square cropped down to 7094 x 7094 pixels (62.5 megapixels) and processed in LR 3.6 and PS 5.5.
Canon Powershot G11 +
+ LA-DC58K +reverse ring M49- M58 + jupiter 9 2/85
focal lenght (35mm equivalent) f = 140 mm
Aperture A = 6,3
Shutter t = 1/320 s
ISO 80
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Reverse macro of a tiny ground cover flower with my Vivitar 28mm f/2.0 Close Focus (by Komine). Shot handheld, and freelensed! The flower itself is about 2mm across.
I presume the tiny larvae inside the flower is maybe 1mm long, but I couldn't see it without the lens!
About time I shot a writing instrument, although I was searching high and low for my calligraphy pen, and no luck. So, this gel pen will save my day for 7 Days of Shooting, Week #21: Instruments -- Focus Friday
Used the Nikon CLS sysytem with a SB-900 , transculent umbrella and a tripod .
SB-900 positioned on the left side. Flash manual 1/4-1/8.
Reverse macro . Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D ,Kiwi reverse kit.
D610 Camera setting Manual @ 100iso, 1/125 ,F16 and spot metering.
Used the Nikon CLS sysytem with a SB-900 , transculent umbrella and a tripod .
SB-900 positioned on the left side. Flash manual 1/4-1/8.
Reverse macro . Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF-D ,Kiwi reverse kit.
D610 Camera setting Manual @ 100iso, 1/125 ,F16 and spot metering.
I completed wonderful reverse macro shots of The E Ring on Sunday - sunlight works best.
It has all my hopes and loves in one simple shape!
Reverse macro achieved with a 50mm f/1.4 handheld with a K100d Pentax
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12.08.09
I've had a rough few days, so my wonderful husband made me Funfetti cupcakes to make life a bit more bearable... since, you know, the sprinkles are made out of happiness.
(Taken with a reverse 50mm)
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More adventures with Reverse Lens Macro.
This is a series illustrating what happens when a Scarlet Bee Balm blossom decides to open.
First (seen in comments) there is a little bud with alien spiky things coming out.
Then (seen as the main photo) the spiky things come thrusting out and begin to look positively reptilian. Or maybe something from the octopus family?
Then each spiky thing puts forth a single blossom (seen as the second photo in comments).
The entire flower (seen as the last photo in comments) is about 2.5 inches across (that's 6.35 cm).
You may have heard of "Blue Blood", I guess many of us never heard of "Green Blood". Yes, it is good to know that GrassHoppers blood is green.
This is how I took it...