Macro flower photographs

Not exactly macro, I like to think of these as flower portraits. Your C&C are appreciated.

http://i42.tinypic.com/90rti1.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/wup7rd.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/5tuhch.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/e7jbwp.jpg

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Originally Posted by jprzybyla

Not exactly macro, I like to think of these as flower portraits. Your C&C are appreciated.

http://i42.tinypic.com/90rti1.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/wup7rd.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/5tuhch.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/e7jbwp.jpg

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I like them Joe. Beautiful colours and good detail. Against that background they look fantastic.

Peter: I like the rose and the bud! But why is it I only want to turn my head with the rosebud? Did you turn the rosebud so the light cut it in half? Just wondering?

Joe: Very nice....I like the dark backgrounds, and the flowers look sharp!

A couple from this weekends Orchid show.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a...2_Feb_2554.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...2_Feb_2541.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...2_Feb_2485.jpg

Went to Marjorie McNeely conservatory in St Paul last weekend to experiment with macro, drank too much coffee, asked wife to watch camera, ------and this is what she shot

C:\Users\kevin\Pictures\macro\macro (1 of 1)-6.jpg

try, try and ty again

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Originally Posted by Nat

Peter: I like the rose and the bud! But why is it I only want to turn my head with the rosebud? Did you turn the rosebud so the light cut it in half? Just wondering?

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No, the rosebud grew like that. I could have turned the photo, but liked the effect of that rosebud invading the photo from the right side.

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Originally Posted by rtbaum

try, try and ty again

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;) ha, finally succeeded, didn't you. Nice photo by the way, great detail. You should loan out the camera more often.

Wintertime is great sometimes

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6...4935e5e2_b.jpg

One of the verbenas. Even in winter it looks good.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6...dca96928_b.jpg

Verbena

While not technically a flower, this little lichen looks flowery. It's surprising (and somewhat humbling) how hard it is to get the focus precisely where I want it to be. No matter how still I think I'm standing, I still sway a little. The wind doesn't help much either. :rolleyes:

http://i41.tinypic.com/fbg5t5.jpg

re: Verbena.

Do you use a tripod to get these? As I said in my post today, I can never seem to stand still enough to get the focus right.

One more Bird of Paradise, but a different color.

http://i43.tinypic.com/rkdgjk.jpg

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Originally Posted by johnbharle

While not technically a flower, this little lichen looks flowery. It's surprising (and somewhat humbling) how hard it is to get the focus precisely where I want it to be. No matter how still I think I'm standing, I still sway a little. The wind doesn't help much either. :rolleyes:

http://i41.tinypic.com/fbg5t5.jpg

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Yes to that, I would count that as something for the flowers as well. Because of the vibrant colours of course.

And to your other question, no I don't use a tripod, mainly because I like to walk around. My 'technique' is to shoot in good light, mostly around f/11 and 1/250sec (with ISO variable - my Nikon D7000 can do that, so it is almost like you have a third automatic option besides shutter and aperture). My macro lens does have VR, but it seems that at these close distances it doesn't work too well. So I make multiple shots and select later.
Sometimes I shoot over a 100 shots in the garden or wherever I am and have less than 10 keepers.
Hope that helps.

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Originally Posted by SpiderBob

One more Bird of Paradise, but a different color.

http://i43.tinypic.com/rkdgjk.jpg

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Nice one Bob, the bokeh is almost painting like, it certainly works for me.

I am loving the angle you took the, Purple Clematis, at. It's lovely!

Sharing one I took with the Canon 100f2.8L for c&c please.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...1/IMG_4079.jpg
1/125, f4.5, ISO160, no flash, handheld

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Originally Posted by Letrow

...And to your other question, no I don't use a tripod, mainly because I like to walk around. My 'technique' is to shoot in good light, mostly around f/11 and 1/250sec (with ISO variable - my Nikon D7000 can do that, so it is almost like you have a third automatic option besides shutter and aperture). My macro lens does have VR, but it seems that at these close distances it doesn't work too well. So I make multiple shots and select later.
Sometimes I shoot over a 100 shots in the garden or wherever I am and have less than 10 keepers.
Hope that helps.

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Seems like we are doing somewhat the same thing. I'll try your settings. Maybe I'll get some more depth of field. I don't know if I have the patience to take 100 shots at a whack, though. Congrats on your stamina :eek:

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Originally Posted by alwaysDSLR

Sharing one I took with the Canon 100f2.8L for c&c please.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y24...1/IMG_4079.jpg
1/125, f4.5, ISO160, no flash, handheld

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I think that's really nice. I like the composition and the colors.