Mini Competition: Macro photography

[UtopianStardust]

I've always had an obsession with macro photography. Go ahead and amuse us with you beautiful snapshots. After we get ten replies, we will attach a voting poll. [:

[carregwen]

Good idea - we don't have enough macro on here, don't know why...

[UtopianStardust]

Good idea - we don't have enough macro on here, don't know why...

Yeah, I've noticed. :\

[moss]

a candle from my Mum's birthday cake taken yesterday
I don't actually have a macro lens, I turned my 18-55 kit lens backwards...

[Colin Southern]

Good idea - we don't have enough macro on here, don't know why...

Not a big enough subject to warrent it?

Get it? huh? huh?

[mythlady]

Here's one of some very small berries, with a little texture on them:

[Katy Noelle]

Good idea - we don't have enough macro on here, don't know why...

Because I haven't got my lens, yet, that's why!

[carregwen]

One of those new-fangled energy bulbs

EU madness

[Suzanne]

Because I haven't got my lens, yet, that's why!

Katy...... You have plenty of incredible shots. The equipment doesnt make the shot the person behind the equipment does.

[UtopianStardust]

Katy...... You have plenty of incredible shots. The equipment doesnt make the shot the person behind the equipment does.

Agreed.

[UtopianStardust]

I was going through some old pictures and look what I found! Does it count as macro? It was shot with my P&S! O.o

[jeffmoll]

An orb-weaver web covered with the morning's dew.

[Dave Humphries]

I was going through some old pictures and look what I found! Does it count as macro? It was shot with my P&S! O.o

Absolutely, and it shows why people don't necessarily need a DSLR!
Getting that DoF with a DSLR would be much more difficult, just look at some of my efforts

Nice one

[Sahil]

Using Lens Reversal

[Sahil]

Peacock's Feather.

[Geoff F]

For me, my 180 mm macro lens is an essential tool for insect identification.



A close up of the front 'foot' is essential to separate this Platycheirus peltatus from around 10 virtually identical members of the same family. Males of the various species all have slight differences to their front legs.

But actually getting sufficiently close and at the correct angle is a major problem with live, in the wild, insects.

[Geoff F]

And here, the slightly shorter snout, lack of any black on the abdomen and a slightly bluish tint to the thorax (as opposed to a dense black) proves that this is the rare Rhingia rostrata instead of the very common and almost identical Rhingia campestris.

[Jim B.]

[Skitalez]

Here's one of some very small berries, with a little texture on them:

and very tasty!

[Donald]

Ok. That's 10.

VOTING OPEN in this Mini Comp:




Anyone can vote - you don't need to have entered this comp

Voting is simple; at the top of the thread is a list with checkboxes

Vote for as many as you enjoy - it encourages the photographer

Voting is open for 3 days from this announcement