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

[foots12]

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.



Thanks

Kevin G.

[flirtinghero]

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?

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

[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!

[pono]

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!

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

Here's a couple from Hawaii.







Foster Gardens, Honolulu, Hawaii

[Katy Noelle]

Yes, Pono! Who's jealous? Yours grow wild!

[Richard Donham]

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

[Richard Donham]

Here's another from a recent photo expedition to Longwood Gardens.

[revi]

Yes, Pono! Who's jealous? Yours grow wild!

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


and a Monkey orchid (Orchis simia)
photo info: Kodak Z712 @ 70mm (35mm eq.:430mm), F7, 1/640, 200 ISO


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

Remco

[pono]

Double Hibiscus. From my neighbors yard.

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

[Letrow]

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

[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.

[maloufn]

Thank you Katy

[Katy Noelle]

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.

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.

[Black Pearl]

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.

[Jim B.]

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



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

[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

[Katy Noelle]

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

I can't wait, too!

[flirtinghero]

Treehopper
18-55mm reverse

[Apo]

using 28mm f2.8 reverse lens

[pono]

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!