Share your Macros

IonMoon · « **on:** 30 May 2011, 05:58 pm »

Playing around learning to do macro shots... anyone else?

jqp · « **Reply #1 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 03:57 am »

Not a macro lens but my 18-200

JohnR · « **Reply #2 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 09:28 am »

I wish...! Just somehow don't seem to have gotten a lot done lately. I love macro though, there are so many fun subjects if you "look closely." Here's one of mine from a little while ago:

JonMoon, what camera/lense are you using?

zybar · « **Reply #3 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 11:52 am »

Taken in Central Park last summer.

George

zybar · « **Reply #4 on:** 8 Jun 2011, 11:53 am »

Some flowers for my little sister.

George

JakeJ · « **Reply #5 on:** 25 Jun 2011, 08:47 pm »

Missed this thread but here are some photos I took on a trip to the Seattle Conservatory 7/1/2010. No PP on these.

jvc · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 Jun 2011, 09:22 pm »

Not really a macro. It's just a closeup taken with the 70-300mm lens........

Chromisdesigns · « **Reply #7 on:** 1 Jul 2011, 04:27 am »

Tuning my gemstone photo setup.

This was taken with a Canon EOS XS/1000D, Canon 60mm f2.8 macro, and 3 old Spiralite ac strobes in mini-softboxes. The stone is a 13.06 carat Nigerian red tourmaline, custom cut by Wayne Emory in Iowa, who is also a well-known gem and jewelry photographer. He's given me a few tips...

I thinks it's getting there!

jqp · « **Reply #8 on:** 6 Jul 2011, 03:22 am »

Cucumber factory

Jon L · « **Reply #9 on:** 6 Jul 2011, 05:03 am »

A few from me this week, all hand-held.

IMG_3693 by drjlo1, on Flickr

IMG_3630 by drjlo1, on Flickr

IMG_3616 by drjlo1, on Flickr

JohnR · « **Reply #10 on:** 6 Jul 2011, 08:40 am »

Ooo... those are very nice (not so much the 3rd, a bit cluttered, but the first two are first-rate)

Jon L · « **Reply #11 on:** 6 Jul 2011, 10:51 pm »

Quote from: JohnR on 6 Jul 2011, 08:40 am

Ooo... those are very nice (not so much the 3rd, a bit cluttered, but the first two are first-rate)

For some reason, the bees in my neighborhood are very schizo, and one would be lucky to find one not moving for a full second. Anyone have one of those bee-sedating smokers?

Not exactly a tight macro, shot at F2 for the bokeh, but I kind of like this one from couple of weeks ago..

IMG_3238 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Chromisdesigns · « **Reply #12 on:** 7 Jul 2011, 05:10 am »

Here is another shot of the same stone I posted before, after changing my lighting setup around. Please ignore the dust and that the stone isn't exactly square on to the lens -- I was mainly interested in getting the light correct in this one.

Comparing this to the previous one, I think this is MUCH better!

mhconley · « **Reply #13 on:** 7 Jul 2011, 12:46 pm »

This is an 8 year old old scan of a 17 year old Ektachrome slide. I took the photo in my in-laws garden in White Salmon, WA with my long gone Canon T-90, a Vivitar 2x Macro Teleconverter and 50mm f/1.4 Canon lens. I always like the composition of this shot. I need to pull out the slide and see if I can get a better scan from it.

Martin

JohnR · « **Reply #14 on:** 10 Jul 2011, 12:09 am »

Wow, that makes me want to dig out the F3 and a roll of slide film again...

jqp · « **Reply #15 on:** 21 Jul 2011, 05:18 am »

See the bug. Then see the bee in the flower.

If I had a real macro lens I would see the tiny bugs eyes

That's the bee's foot hanging off the flower.

Jon L · « **Reply #16 on:** 21 Jul 2011, 06:37 am »

The real macro guys truly are dedicated. Sturdy tripods, often with special rails, side arm/reversed center column, along with elaborate soft lighting scheme are needed for that rock-solid, sharp look.

Then people get into reversed lens, putting lots of extension tubes on top of real macro lenses, etc. Some of the results available on-line are simply stunning, I must say.

This photo I took today uses none of that

Hand-held, with non-Macro lens, with one extension tube, focused by arm movement. With proper technique, the bug should look much larger with much more detail and rock-solid clarity, but we can't have it all..

IMG_4508 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Jon L · « **Reply #17 on:** 29 Jul 2011, 05:42 pm »

Couple more..

IMG_4700a by drjlo1, on Flickr

IMG_4737 by drjlo1, on Flickr

mikeeastman · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 Sep 2011, 10:38 pm »

Just got a new toy. Non macro lens.

Jon L · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 Jan 2012, 09:04 pm »

First macro using the newly arrived Phoenix Ring Flash. Subject is a grid.

Alien Bee Grid by drjlo1, on Flickr

This is the Ring Flash, shot into mirror.

Phoenix Smart Flash RF46C Macro Ring Flash by drjlo1, on Flickr