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Posts: 20649 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2013 at 02:33
@ Gary

You might find an article by member wetapunga here helpful and there's also this link to photomacrography.net.

By going the bellows route, rather than just buying a dedicated lens, you have opened a Pandora's box.
 



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Posts: 121 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2013 at 04:03
Originally posted by brettania brettania wrote:

@ Gary

You might find an article by member wetapunga here helpful and there's also this link to photomacrography.net.

By going the bellows route, rather than just buying a dedicated lens, you have opened a Pandora's box.


Probably wouldn't have been the first one I've opened, either. Why does she have so many?   

I will look at the links you've posted, but seriously, can you explain your comment on WHY I've opened another one of those accursed boxes?

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Posts: 20649 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 July 2013 at 07:02
Originally posted by Gary C Gary C wrote:

Originally posted by brettania brettania wrote:

@ Gary

You might find an article by member wetapunga here helpful and there's also this link to photomacrography.net.

By going the bellows route, rather than just buying a dedicated lens, you have opened a Pandora's box.


Probably wouldn't have been the first one I've opened, either. Why does she have so many?   

I will look at the links you've posted, but seriously, can you explain your comment on WHY I've opened another one of those accursed boxes?

Gary


I was just suggesting you were overcome by GAS* -- you say yourself "I think it was a very good price, so I bought it."


* = Gear Aquisition Syndrome



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Posts: 2776 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2013 at 18:41
More practice, some kind of "pollen" beetle (?)-


DSC03711.jpg by bigsi100, on Flickr
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Posts: 11659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2013 at 19:21
I like it, bigsi - great colour.   I love the way the stems are mainly OOF so it looks like the flower bits are sort of floating.
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Oops I clicked "post" too soon. I was going to say that my only regret with this pic is the beetle's tail is partially obscured. But hey, That's Macro!
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Posts: 20520 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 July 2013 at 19:36
With a little fantasy this scene looks like made outer space - the pollen flying around and the beetle grabbing one. TFS
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Thanks both, thats the effect I was after, glad it was successful!
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Posts: 33 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2013 at 00:20
After shooting these I REALLY want to put a macro lens at the top of my wish list.
1. Pollen

Pollen by Dalecorn, on Flickr
A77 with Sony 16-50
50mm 1/60 second
f/8 ISO 320

2. Gathering some pollen

Gathering some pollen by Dalecorn, on Flickr
A77 with Sigma 18-250
250mm 1/400 second
f/10 ISO 125

3. Just a close up

Just a close up by Dalecorn, on Flickr
A77 with Sigma 18-250
250mm 1/160 second
f/10 ISO 125

4.) Dragonfly

Dragonfly by Dalecorn, on Flickr
A77 with Sigma 18-250
250mm 1/500 second
f/6.3 ISO 125

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Posts: 121 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 July 2013 at 02:04
Originally posted by brettania brettania wrote:



I was just suggesting you were overcome by GAS* -- you say yourself "I think it was a very good price, so I bought it."


* = Gear Aquisition Syndrome



Ahhh yes, GAS. Quite familiar with it. I'm a musician and a firearms enthusiast. I know GAS all too well. It draineth my wallet, but makethy me happy anon, for the near while, yet, once again, my wallet brimmeth with gold and silver and GAS doth strike again and I am overcome with 'THE NEED!'

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Posts: 20520 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 August 2013 at 12:02
Nice present Ken. Who's the lucky one ?
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Posts: 3801 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 August 2013 at 17:04
Originally posted by MichelvA MichelvA wrote:

Nice present Ken. Who's the lucky one ?



My girlfriend... well, fiancee
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Posts: 20520 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 August 2013 at 18:34
Hey .. congrats! Or maybe i'm too early
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