Macros or semi-macros -- part 4
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Topic: Macros or semi-macros -- part 4
Posted By: brettania
Subject: Macros or semi-macros -- part 4
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 00:04
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Picking up from where the last thread was ended. - ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
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Posted By: artuk
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 00:14
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macrophoto: on your last image on the part 3, the image has a strange depth of field / out of focus effect - did you post process it? ------------- Art |
Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 04:02
Not your usual macro shot, but I like it.
 ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: macrophoto
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 10:24
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@artuk
The image comes from a raw so it is post processed. The strange depth of field / out of focus effect is also in the raw. I think it comes from the fact that the camera was inclined in two directions with reference to the surface the fly was sitting on. The image is not far from a 1:1 macro - so DOF was at F8 approx. 2 mm for the 105 mm Sigma. |
Posted By: mrtaufik
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 04:31
Some share of my macro shoots. All were taken at Natural Park of PT Badak, company where I work, in Bontang, East Kalimantan - Indonesia. I used Dynax 7D + Tamron SP AF 180mm IF Macro + flash 5600HSD. Still learning how to make good macro pictures. I wish I will have enlightment here ...
ISO 400, f/8, 1/125s 
ISO 200, f/10, 1/125s 
ISO 200, f/13, 1/125s 
ISO 200, f/10, 1/125s ------------- KM Dynax 7D + Sony NEX-5 + Sony SLT A55 + some lenses http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik - http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik |
Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 06:54
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^Wow! I can't see any improvements needed already :P GJ MrTaufik :) ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 07:42
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A cost estimator who takes a mean macro shot! -- well done. Don't think you need lessons -- you have taught yourself very well. - ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: napo
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 08:05
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Apa kabar?? very beautiful mrtaufik. like them all. terimakhasi!! ------------- Love the whole Tree - not just one branch http://www.georgedoupas.com/ - My Link |
Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 08:11
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^very impressive napo :) bagus! ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: mrtaufik
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 10:20
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Wowww ... thanx for very nice comments! :)
Looks like many people here know about Indonesia and speak Bahasa Indonesia :) Surprise ... In that case, salam kenal untuk semuanya! :) @ Brettania Actually, I've been moved to other department and currently I work as programmer analyst. I've tried to update my profile, but I got the message that I am not authorized to change it. BTW, thanx for knowing me as cost estimator :) ------------- KM Dynax 7D + Sony NEX-5 + Sony SLT A55 + some lenses http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik - http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik |
Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 13:45
I think he's playing us. I bet he shoots pool and plays poker to if asked. Excellant stuff mrtaufik. Looking forward to seeing more. And I too cannot update my profile lately. I get the same message also. This started sometime after I had run Spybot so I thought it was on my end but now I'm not sure. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
mrtaufik wrote:Posted By: Silver
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 00:34
Taken with the Macrozooka a.k.a Sony 100mm macro + 93mm extension tubes.
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Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 03:27
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^what's that? :P ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: Silver
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 08:59
An illuminated red lightswitch.
 ------------- Alpha77, 11-18mm, 16-50mm f2.8, 100mm f2.8 macro, HVL-F58AM. |
Posted By: mikef
Date Posted: 14 September 2007 at 17:32
One of mine - zantedischia detail ------------- mike http://www.mikefinley.co.uk - http://www.mikefinley.co.uk |
Posted By: oBSidian
Date Posted: 15 September 2007 at 04:18
Gulf Fritillary Portrait
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 15 September 2007 at 19:27
A petal detail after a few days of rain. Reminded me of a butterfly wing. With the Tam90 and only a slight crop for composition.
EDIT: after posting I had a brief burst of memory. This was taken at dusk with the Metz/bounce card in one hand (manual, 1/16th I think) and the cam in the right hand firing wireless. I've got different exposures (couldn't remember why when pp'ing) but this one's basically straight from the MRW. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: FineArt
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 00:55
| I love the tomaotes shot. That is so summer. |
Posted By: mrtaufik
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 10:12
I found this dragonfly last year near my house. It's only 5 cm long.
Dynax 7D | Sigma 90mm Macro | KM 5600HSD | ISO 100 | f/8 | 1/60s 
Dynax 7D | Sigma 90mm Macro | KM 5600HSD | ISO 200 | f/4.5 | 1/60s 
Dynax 7D | Sigma 90mm Macro | KM 5600HSD | ISO 200 | f/22 | 1/60s ------------- KM Dynax 7D + Sony NEX-5 + Sony SLT A55 + some lenses http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik - http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik |
Posted By: NoJargon
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 10:25
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Obsidian, Stiuskr and Mrtaufik: what an outstanding pictures! Apart from the great composition there are these beautiful colours. Very beautiful. ------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. http://www.focusonpictures.com - http://www.focusonpictures.com |
Posted By: Frankman
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 10:49
I agree fully - excellent! Frank |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 11:26
Great shot Mike and my kind of macro. I love pics of flowers that select shapes rather than offer a portrait view. A little less than ideally sharp on the yellow area -- realise DOF would have been very thin, but you were at f22. - ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: NoJargon
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 11:57
Here is an "autumnal wheel". I did not discover where the spider might be hiding.
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Posted By: mee
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 13:01
Some trials with the grasshopper
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Posted By: mikef
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 13:54
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Thanks brettania - I have to agree. I find it hard to judge focus in the A100 viewfinder, and the screen on the back, as someone else has pointed out is misleading. remote control on the A700 looks attractive! (The main reason I switched from Canon (T90 not EOS) in about 2001 was increasing difficulty in getting reliable focus as I got older) ------------- mike http://www.mikefinley.co.uk - http://www.mikefinley.co.uk |
Posted By: oBSidian
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 19:15
Thanks very much to you both :) B |
Posted By: wedlpine
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 22:08
Nice pics mrtaufik
I believe that is a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly - Damselfly and not a Dragonfly. ------------- Photographs are like wine, everybody has their own tastes. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3141&PID=197310#197310" rel="nofollow - My Lineup |
Posted By: David_S
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 23:04
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Spider committing suicide?  ------------- One day at a time |
Posted By: mrtaufik
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 01:21
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@wedlpine
Thanks for the info. I think you are right! @NoJargon & Frank Thanks for your comments. MRT ------------- KM Dynax 7D + Sony NEX-5 + Sony SLT A55 + some lenses http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik - http://my.opera.com/mrtaufik |
Posted By: rastapartaman
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 02:31
It look like the ones in the Allien Movie!!
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 03:56
Well, I think if you can see the bug's eyes it's a true macro. Also true is THAT is a great capture my friend. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 04:04
Woof!! (agree!!) :D @NoJargon, you did well with that web shot as well. Darn it... macro shots raised to a new level :D ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: dilettante
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 23:28
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Are we bored with dragonflies yet? I liked this one, for the bokeh as much as the subject: 
And here's another of the same individual: 
Taken with the Phoenix 100/3.5 macro ------------- http://www.pbase.com/dilettante/" rel="nofollow - dilettante galleries @ pbase.com |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 12:19
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@rastapartaman, that is a very weird looking insect - fantastic shot!
@dilettante, I love the bokeh in #1. You sure you didn't clone the dragonfly onto the second shot? ;-) It's amazing how similar the pose is. I didn't do any cloning on this shot - rhododendron leafhoppers all plugged into the same vein: 
And here's an example of how we have to suffer for our art: 
Sony a100, Tamron 90/2.8 macro (+reversed 55mm on #2) |
Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 12:29
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^Ouch! Itchy! Nice shot jagged! :)) ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: NoJargon
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 12:37
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Jagged, very well done. What an extraordinary shot, all these leafhoppers nicely lined up. ------------- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. http://www.focusonpictures.com - http://www.focusonpictures.com |
Posted By: dilettante
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 13:24
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Wow, the leafhopper train is great. I wonder if there's anything left for the one at the back to suck!
But that mosquito doesn't look very full - you didn't suffer *that* much for your art :-) ------------- http://www.pbase.com/dilettante/" rel="nofollow - dilettante galleries @ pbase.com |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 17:56
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Actually the worst bites came from the ones that landed on my legs and other arm while I was busy looking at the one on my hand - I didn't notice them until they'd had a good suck. But yes, you're right, I should have waited for it to fill up a bit more before taking the shot!
I have another shot of lined-up leafhoppers, although I think I prefer the one I posted earlier: 
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Posted By: dilettante
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 18:15
Ooh, I like that one. A pano-style crop might be good ------------- http://www.pbase.com/dilettante/" rel="nofollow - dilettante galleries @ pbase.com |
Posted By: bharnois
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 18:49
Are you kidding!?!?!?! It looks like it has an IQ of 240 besides. Prepare the nightmares. ------------- Just luvin' DYXUM. |
Posted By: Cekari
Date Posted: 20 September 2007 at 00:17
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Jeez, so many great pix in these threads...
some dragonflies... 7D and 200/4 Macro, handheld 
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Posted By: Silver
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 00:43
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Woot so many great shots in here, incredible.. I need to go outside more :) ------------- Alpha77, 11-18mm, 16-50mm f2.8, 100mm f2.8 macro, HVL-F58AM. |
Posted By: NoJargon
Date Posted: 23 September 2007 at 16:23
Went into my garden when there was a spell of sunshine and warmth, and returned with 'Lieder ohne Worte' ('Songs without Words'). All 7D, Sony twin flash. #2 Minolta 50mm macro, the others Minolta 100mm macro.
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Posted By: chych
Date Posted: 24 September 2007 at 05:00
Having a little fun with a half-living fly. Wireless flash (2x) with some colored gels, and a Tamron 90mm macro with a +6 filter.
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Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 29 September 2007 at 18:10
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Since this thread has "semi macro's" in the title I think a 1:4 shot with the big beercan should qualify.
Taken from a tripod at 1/40th  ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: oBSidian
Date Posted: 30 September 2007 at 03:54
Unidentified Fly (Texas) 
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 30 September 2007 at 05:03
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Some recent flower details with the Tam90. Couldn't resist when I saw the backlighting in the first two.
#1 
#2 
Pleased with how the 7D handled the reds here. The jpeg looked like caca. Only pp'ing with the MRW was to Clarify and then USM after a slight crop out of the right frame #3 
#4 "Funnel Vision"  ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 04 October 2007 at 11:44
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While we're on a botanical theme, here are a couple of seedy macros :-)
Willow herb: 
Thistle (I think): 
Sony a100, kit 18-70, reversed 55mm |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 23:24
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Since this thread is dedicated to the joy of Macro-photography hereby some thoughts about flowers:
First they bloom in magical colors, a good reason to make a picture Then they have seeds in rich browns or reds, also a good reason to make a picture Even the fruits or seeds get dropped or eaten there's still beauty left that's worthy of our efforts to capture the magical shapes: 
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 09 November 2007 at 01:34
A river snail feeding on algae.
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Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 02:27
^wonderful!
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 16:10
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Thanks d. Was really cool watching it graze along the bottom. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: LTTay
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 18:44
Here's a Macro shot, I think...
 ------------- A700 & VG. A700, 7D & VG,50/1.4, 50/1.7, 50/3.5 macro, Tam 17-50/2.8, 85/1.4, Tam 90/2.8 Macro, 70-210/4 Beercan, 80-200/2.8 APO "Black", the 300/2.8 HS APO G; and 5600 HS |
Posted By: LTTay
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 18:45
Here's another...Snowglobe!
 ------------- A700 & VG. A700, 7D & VG,50/1.4, 50/1.7, 50/3.5 macro, Tam 17-50/2.8, 85/1.4, Tam 90/2.8 Macro, 70-210/4 Beercan, 80-200/2.8 APO "Black", the 300/2.8 HS APO G; and 5600 HS |
Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 22 November 2007 at 18:51
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That first shot is the definition of macro. Sweet!
Planned or coinkydink? EDIT: nevermind, closer look at the second pic reveals all. Well done! ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: eccles
Date Posted: 25 November 2007 at 21:31
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A few from the summer with my A100. All shot with a Minolta 75-300 'D' (the cheap one!). I used a Canon 500D close up filter for the butterfly shots.
Southern Hawker dragonfly in flight. 
Migrant Hawker dragonfly in flight. 
Speckled Wood butterfly. 
Brimstone butterfly. 
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Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 25 November 2007 at 21:35
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@eccles : dragonfly shots are spectacular. Did you use AF or MF and did you have to discard many unsharp ones ? ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 25 November 2007 at 22:03
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Well done eccles, with a lens that one doesn't necessarily associate with those kind of shots. ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 26 November 2007 at 04:28
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@eccles, great wonderful job! :D ------------- http://shutteredlight.blogspot.com - woof! |
Posted By: eccles
Date Posted: 26 November 2007 at 19:06
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Many thanks all. Much appreciated.
@Pegelli, I tried using AF but couldn't get a quick enough lock on the dragonflies so tried MF and started to do better. I was shooting for about half an hour before getting the southern hawker cruising past. Shots taken before and after don't match this one. The second one, the migrant hawker, was learned from the experience gained from the first and shot with MF. This one made it easy though as it hovered for several seconds, enough time for me to focus on the eyes. And yes, there were lots of discards in both cases. Isn't digital brilliant? 
The butterflies were shot with AF. The speckled wood was quite easy and I was able to run off several snaps trying different positions. The brimstone was feeding from plant to plant and I had to chase it for around fifteen minutes. This sort of combo, a telezoom with a c/u filter is good for butterflies as you can shoot from a respectable distance away and you don't have the weight of the longer true macros. Or the expense for that matter. |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 26 November 2007 at 21:13
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Now that is scary, i have braved many things to get a shot, and tried to get one of a blood sucking mozzie, I even got close enough to hold my arm out in an infested forrest, but two of them landed in quick sucession, and when the second one landed it just got tooooooo much and they both felt the palm of my other hand, and the shivers down my spine, eughhhhhh.
Something (thankfully for me) not insect related, except that maybe smoke helps keep them away. 
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Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 26 November 2007 at 22:18
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Brilliant capture, Tim. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: eccles
Date Posted: 26 November 2007 at 22:22
| It is. Interesting shot too, Tim. How did you set it up? |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 27 November 2007 at 12:06
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Thanks stiuskr, i am glad you like it, it took a whole bunch of work.
eccles, it was a simple set up, a ring flash and a slave flash to light the match its self, the background a long way away, and the match held in a clamp. then lit with another match from behind so as i had time to press the shutter. It took about 4 small boxes of matches berfor i had the exposure right and the burn right, mostly getting the burn right so as it started from behind and worked its way round, still with a big flame and not burnt out. tim ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: eccles
Date Posted: 27 November 2007 at 18:07
| Thanks for the explanation, Tim. I didn't think it was easy. That's a lot of matches! |
Posted By: wedlpine
Date Posted: 27 November 2007 at 19:18
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I was playing around today with my Minolta Auto Bellows III and my 25mm Micro Bellows lens with the M-1 adapter.
The subject is the backside of a 2005 US nickel. These letters are about 1mm tall on the nickel. f/11 about 6 or 7 second exposure  ------------- Photographs are like wine, everybody has their own tastes. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3141&PID=197310#197310" rel="nofollow - My Lineup |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 27 November 2007 at 23:35
Part of the tuning gear on my guitar:
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Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 28 November 2007 at 01:15
Screwdriver bits:
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Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 28 November 2007 at 02:07
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Great shots guys, and ain't that a fine example of selective DOF in jagged's last. ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: Xan
Date Posted: 30 November 2007 at 21:56
Biosymetry - Minolta 35-70 Macro mode (1:4)
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Posted By: InternEd
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 16:54
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Inside of a laptop-harddisk
Sony A100 - Sigma 105mm EX DG Macro F18.0 - 3.2 sec - iso 200 
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Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 18:01
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InternED, that is quite striking with those colours and the sharpness, it is also intreeging trying to work out what it is, i am glad you mention hdd though, as otherwise i am sure it would have been difficult.
This doesnt really fit into the other insect threads so hope it is ok here, portrait of a moth through a magnifying glass, kind of looks like a sweet gremlin to me?!? jagged love em, so nice and clear, and oof :). 
tim ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 13 December 2007 at 18:04
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Wedlpine that really is impressive, i would love to see what that lens can do all the way through the f stopps, it must be fantastic to take pictures at that magnification with that lens. How close do you have to get to the subject and how is setting up the lighting at that kind of distance?
tim ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: JohnnyW
Date Posted: 18 December 2007 at 01:14
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Posted By: IanMiddy
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 12:27
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Mixing old technology with new - expanding on something I tried during Octoberfest:-
KM5D + 5600 flash (wireless) with M42 Bellows + Reversed Pentacon 50/1.8 [old...] then 2 & 4 exposures respectively with the flash at different angles, and then HDR'd & Tone-Mapped [that's the new...] Dead Leaf: 
Geode: 
Each is about 1cm across the frame - thought both could stand highish saturation boost, but maybe I went too far - and benefit of hindsight, I should have used a cable release as well as the 2s timer, since there was slight movement between frames and so had to manually align them, which wasn't easy/succesfull The bellows are 25+yrs old - don't you just love that your old gear is still useful - and I still can't get over how reliable the wireless flash exposure is, even just a few inches from the subject [although I wouldn't say no to a ring/twin-flash if one fell in my lap, lol!] Cheers IDM |
Posted By: IanMiddy
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 14:05
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Couple more with the same technique:
Succulent Leaf: 
Seashell: 
Annoyingly [again,lol] the hairs on the shell weren't visible to the naked eye [& only just under a 10x binocular-magnifier, after], or on the review screen - maybe should have used the A100 with its better mag! Cheers IDM |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 19 January 2008 at 14:20
C. elegans, a little flat worm, about 1mm long, shot on an a700 through a 40x reichert plan acro microscope lens, so i guess not really macro but close :).
tim ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: FineArt
Date Posted: 16 February 2008 at 23:04
Frostman
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Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 18:58
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Haven't posted in this thread for some time.
This is a real semi-macro (taken in my early days with just the kit lens)  ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: jpink
Date Posted: 13 March 2008 at 19:44
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I guess I'd call this a semi-macro.
Minolta 100 2.8 Macro D @ f16 - ISO 200 - 1/60th 
I actually shot this in the dark to help achieve the black background, using the infrared auto-focus assist on my Sony flash. I could actually focus and compose using the infrared lighting, which I thought was pretty cool. This is a Chinese fan that we picked up at a Chinese New Year event. I call it "Ascent". 
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Posted By: pallep
Date Posted: 16 March 2008 at 15:00
More burning matches. Snooted flash from above, black background. Forgot to clone out those flying specks of ash.
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Posted By: pauljg
Date Posted: 21 March 2008 at 20:47
Two close-ups of a phalenopsis, both at about 1:1 and practically uncropped, taken with Dynax7d and Sigma 105mm, both 1/125s at f/13
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Posted By: madmath
Date Posted: 21 March 2008 at 23:43
Big Beercan and A700
Big Beercan and A700, this is a piece of a briar pipe, its a polished surface.  ------------- Math. A700/VG KM5D old Minolta50 1.4 and RS, 16-80ZA, Beercan and BB, KM11-18, KM28-75 2.8, and others. |
Posted By: ricardovaste
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:32
The first is with the 7D and 100/2.8 macro. At f/8 and pretty slow shutter, there is something so limiting about macro when you dont have a tripod :(. I will have to fix mine.
The next ones are taken with the A100 and 100/2.8 macro. f/2.8~f/8. 3600HSD wirelessly used. Just thought it was an interesting texture is all, and i was bored of course! 
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Posted By: dogears
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:38
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^(bubbles) Nice ones!
Here's one from SAL1680z :) 
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Posted By: Titane
Date Posted: 24 March 2008 at 11:45
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This is the pixels on my monitor, captured on a white screen.
Cropped from the http://www.titane.se/dyxum/whatisthis/full.jpg - full picture, and sharped a little bit... 
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Posted By: ricardovaste
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 20:11
Bubs! 
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Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 20:20
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Those bubbles are excelent, really worked well, and great in b&w, nice work, i didnt think the subject could turn out that well now i know :).
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Posted By: ricardovaste
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 20:34
Hi tim! Glad you liked them :-). TBH I didnt think the one that i liked would turn out that well, so i was pleased with the results too tbh. And you sure can commet on those sorts of things :). But maybe best done through a PM (personal message) if you want to discuss a deal of some sort. The price is around (or less than) average so I didnt consider it too high. It would go for more than average on ebay because is highly sort after, so the price is good as far as im concerned. But you use the word 'again'? I havent sold this lens before  are you confusing me with someone else...?
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Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 11:42
This grub was working its way up the silk thread, swinging a bit in the breeze so it was hard to capture!
Arrived at its destination: 
Sony a100, Tamron 90/2.8 |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 13:12
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I'm not sure what this is - my guess is some kind of predatory fly. It had quite a narrow abdomen, and fairly prominent halteres (the stubby balancing devices below the wings). Found on a holly leaf in woodland, southern England.
Anyone got any ideas? 
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Posted By: MiPr
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 13:37
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Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 13:44
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My oh my.
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Posted By: pauljg
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 21:01
No poetry but just "what's in a name"? Here is a macro of the bud of a Saintpaulia or afrcan violet (in Dutch: Kaaps viooltje) which looks a bit like some hairy insect:
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Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 01:54
More a semi-macro, here are some backlit grapes.
Sony a100, Tamron 90/2.8, Sigma EF500 DG Super |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 02:20
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Very nice too, jagged! TFS ------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: NM Guy
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 03:13
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You know, I never would have thought of back lighting grapes. Sometimes its the simple things that are hard to learn. Like that a lot.
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Posted By: stroberaver
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 04:14
No bugs or insects here, just some metal. I'm keenly aware there's nothing artistic or exceptional about these shots, so moderators please feel free to delete/prune/remove if necessary - but playing around with my new Tamron 90mm for the first time tonight, I felt like posting some of my very first, manually focussed macro images. Feels like quite an achievement when previously you've always used AF and not been able to get closer than half a metre to anything!
Can you tell what it is yet?
(It seems I now need to shell out for an off-camera flash cable, as anything shiny picks up the onboard controller flash.) ------------- Sony A77ii | Tamron 17-50/2.8 | Tamron 90/2.8 | MinO 50/1.7 | Sony 70-300 G SSM Sony A200 | 18-70 kit lens Sony A6000 | 16-70/4 | 35/1.8 | 50/1.8 | Samyang 12/2 |
Posted By: focal_plane
Date Posted: 05 April 2008 at 04:33
| To stop the onboard controller flash from showing up an IR filter works. Or a piece of overexposed developed film works also. From what I have read. |
Posted By: jagged
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 00:18
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@stroberaver - Interesting abstract #1. No idea what either picture actually is!
@focal_plane - Useful tip, thanks. Here's one from yesterday, I call it 'Beauty and the Beast'. 
Sony a100, Tamron 90/2.8 |