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Speed_Gibson · 03-30-2009, 08:09 PM

best I could do with a 18-55 mm lens, showed me the limitations but a hell of a lot better than my old camera could do.

pic 0)

pic 1)

mixedmedia · 03-31-2009, 02:44 AM

I will never understand the desire to put hats on inanimate objects.

Thanks for sharing, SG.

ring · 04-03-2009, 03:30 PM

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Confederate · 04-14-2009, 07:38 PM

A few I took for this thread

mixedmedia · 04-15-2009, 02:25 AM

Excellent, thank you, Confederate.

Sue · 04-19-2009, 01:12 PM

Another pic with a cat here. Also, one I took of my wine bar, with a dragon nesting on top of one of my glasses.

I'm still new to the macro shot stuff, so bear with me if they don't looks very "macro"

mixedmedia · 04-20-2009, 06:52 AM

Thanks for contributing to the thread, Sue!
Just keep moving in closer.

JamesB · 04-22-2009, 04:32 AM

This was done using the following setup:

50mm f1.8 II reverse mounted to a 75-300mm f3.5-4.5 (using a 52mm to 55mm filter coupler) which was then mated to my 5D mk II.

So in essence, I was using a 300mm lens as a ghetto extension tube with a poor-man's macro lens (50mm lens reversed). The images are pretty poor quality and are quite hard to focus/capture. But here is an example of what could be done with this setup:

Close-up of the number 100 printed at 10pt on plain paper.

This is a cluster of modified leaves (thorns) on a potted cactus I have. Notice the very shallow DOF - I set the 300mm lens to f45 and it still produced a weak DOF. Focus stacking would solve this, however even getting the subject into focus was an epic battle due to the sensitivity of this setup. For example, roughly 0.1mm of movement threw the entire scene out of focus.

kejago · 04-26-2009, 09:34 AM

I would like to share a couple, but I need a few more posts before I am allowed to link images in. There are some nice images here... macro can be so dramatic. Like it!

ring · 09-30-2009, 09:58 AM

I love amber.
It's attached to the dog-tag chain that was my Father's.

rmarshall · 11-14-2009, 11:21 AM

I just took these pics. A curtain fringe, a stained glass and a plant outside the basement window. I needed to be at the window to get enough light. Its a grey, November day today in Kingston. My lens is a 70-300 macro Sigma on a Canon Rebel Xt.

LoganSnake · 11-14-2009, 11:51 AM

I guess I do have something to contribute this time.

Nikon E4500 10/603 shutter, F/4.9, 30mm, ISO100

Lady Bear Cub · 01-04-2010, 11:36 AM

ring · 01-04-2010, 11:44 AM

Very nice, Ms. Cub.
I enjoy the delicate depth of focusing.
Thanks also for reviving the thread.

Lady Bear Cub · 01-04-2010, 01:14 PM

Thanks

JamesB · 01-07-2010, 05:53 AM

Bear Cub · 01-17-2010, 08:02 AM

One of the shots from the woods. This was at 800 ISO, f/5.6, and the exposure bias turned up.

MSD · 02-09-2010, 01:13 PM

50mm f/18 lens at F/5.6, 1/45s ISO100 through one of these as a magnifier and ring light.

03-30-2009, 08:09 PM	#41 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	best I could do with a 18-55 mm lens, showed me the limitations but a hell of a lot better than my old camera could do. pic 0) pic 1) __________________ Started talking to yourself I see. Yes, it's the only way I can be certain of an intelligent conversation. Black Adder

03-31-2009, 02:44 AM	#42 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I will never understand the desire to put hats on inanimate objects. Thanks for sharing, SG. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

04-03-2009, 03:30 PM	#43 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	[/COLOR] Last edited by ring; 04-03-2009 at 03:33 PM..

04-15-2009, 02:25 AM	#45 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Excellent, thank you, Confederate. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

04-20-2009, 06:52 AM	#47 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thanks for contributing to the thread, Sue! Just keep moving in closer. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

04-22-2009, 04:32 AM	#48 (permalink)
JamesB Insane Location: Ottawa	This was done using the following setup: 50mm f1.8 II reverse mounted to a 75-300mm f3.5-4.5 (using a 52mm to 55mm filter coupler) which was then mated to my 5D mk II. So in essence, I was using a 300mm lens as a ghetto extension tube with a poor-man's macro lens (50mm lens reversed). The images are pretty poor quality and are quite hard to focus/capture. But here is an example of what could be done with this setup: Close-up of the number 100 printed at 10pt on plain paper. This is a cluster of modified leaves (thorns) on a potted cactus I have. Notice the very shallow DOF - I set the 300mm lens to f45 and it still produced a weak DOF. Focus stacking would solve this, however even getting the subject into focus was an epic battle due to the sensitivity of this setup. For example, roughly 0.1mm of movement threw the entire scene out of focus. __________________ -- apt-get install spare_time --

04-26-2009, 09:34 AM	#49 (permalink)
kejago Upright Location: Geneva, Switzerland	I would like to share a couple, but I need a few more posts before I am allowed to link images in. There are some nice images here... macro can be so dramatic. Like it!

09-30-2009, 09:58 AM	#50 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	I love amber. It's attached to the dog-tag chain that was my Father's.

11-14-2009, 11:51 AM	#52 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	I guess I do have something to contribute this time. Nikon E4500 10/603 shutter, F/4.9, 30mm, ISO100 __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

01-04-2010, 11:36 AM	#53 (permalink)
Lady Bear Cub Crazy Location: north carolina	__________________ "I give myself very good advice, But I very seldom follow it, Will I ever learn to do the things I should?"

01-04-2010, 11:44 AM	#54 (permalink)
ring ░ Location: ❤	Very nice, Ms. Cub. I enjoy the delicate depth of focusing. Thanks also for reviving the thread.

01-04-2010, 01:14 PM	#55 (permalink)
Lady Bear Cub Crazy Location: north carolina	Thanks __________________ "I give myself very good advice, But I very seldom follow it, Will I ever learn to do the things I should?"

01-07-2010, 05:53 AM	#56 (permalink)
JamesB Insane Location: Ottawa	__________________ -- apt-get install spare_time --