Macro Photography

[Sancho]

It was just a direct flash from an SB-400. A small aperture (f/22) was used, the focus distance was around 7cm, so enough flash was selected to expose the flower and then the white walls were neglected. Nothing too special really.

 

[8ft-Sativa]

Living in the city is kinda shit cose there's no insects or little creatures too take pics of.

I may go to the Bush this weekend.

 

[Sancho]

 

[8ft-Sativa]

^How do you get the fly too stay put?

Do you somehow have a massive zoom on your macro lense?

 

[cherrycolouredfunk]

^ ^ Brilliant! The fly's eyes look like they're made of metal gauze.

I'm still learning to play with Macro...

NSFW:

This tree's bark had been stripped by Ivy, the swirls are the grooves left behind by the Ivy..

 

[Sancho]

^How do you get the fly too stay put?

Do you somehow have a massive zoom on your macro lense?

No, this was from about 10cm away. The flies were found feasting on some meat. I literally had time to go up and focus on them. Maybe they were distracted or just feeling lazy and fat. The flash didn't even scare them away.

 

[Ixchellian]

I got a ton of macros.

Here's one recent.

 

[8ft-Sativa]

^ Show us MORE

Okay Saturday I'm off to the Australian bush ... me ipod, chronic and camera! ... Will hopefully come back with some dope pics :-D

Sancho, you must be using some kick ass powerful equipment to take a Macro that detailed at 10cm away! roughly how much was your setup? ... just a ballpark figure?

For any macro I take on my camera (Pentax X90) the lense must be really close to get a decent detailed shot. My camera is literally in the subjects face lol.

For now my equipment gets the job done but one day I want a sweet DSLR with a crankin macro lense.

Anyway those fly shots have amazing detail!

 

[Sancho]

^ Show us MORE Sancho, you must be using some kick ass powerful equipment to take a Macro that detailed at 10cm away! roughly how much was your setup? ... just a ballpark figure?

For any macro I take on my camera (Pentax X90) the lense must be really close to get a decent detailed shot. My camera is literally in the subjects face lol.

For now my equipment gets the job done but one day I want a sweet DSLR with a crankin macro lense.

Anyway those fly shots have amazing detail!

For the those shots I used a Nikon D40 (£225), a Nikon AF-S 55-200mm VR (£160) and a Raynox DCR-250 (£35). So in total, it cost me £420. It's the Raynox DCR-250 that made these shots possible though. It's an amazing piece of kit for £35.

 

[n3ophy7e]

Wow that's only roughly AUD$700.00!! Not bad at all for quality photos like that.

 

[Sancho]

Wow that's only roughly AUD$700.00!! Not bad at all for quality photos like that.

I know, it would probably cost more than that for a proper macro lens. I bought the Raynox thinking it might degrade the actual image of the pictures but it didn't.

 

[Seventeen]

I've only heard good things about the Raynox, I really should get one.

A couple more of mine:

~17

 

[Sancho]

You might not need one, they're great.

 

[8ft-Sativa]

I've only heard good things about the Raynox, I really should get one.

A couple more of mine:

~17

These are really great!

Critters like that are hard to notice it's the small things in life that make it awesome.

 

[8ft-Sativa]

Fuck ... I lost my camera yesterday I set it down to wash my hands but cose I had been drinking and was light up pretty good I left it in a bathroom . I ran back like 10 mins later and it was gone ...

I had a whole heap of sweet photos on that memory card ...

Although I got a replacement just this morning and snapped a few photo's today.

I want to get this one blown up for my wall I love the electric yellow.

A burger King meat patty ewwwwww!

 

[Dave]

I really dig the second-to-last photo there 8ft.

BTW-- how can you eat that BK shit? Just because something is edible doesn't make it food.

 

[silentangst]

That's a lie.

 

[michael]

 

[8ft-Sativa]

^ Beetle is my favorite!

I really dig the second-to-last photo there 8ft.

BTW-- how can you eat that BK shit? Just because something is edible doesn't make it food.

Cherz!

After snapping that photo ... I haven't eaten any BK whatsoever! ... I switched to Subway

 

[n3ophy7e]

Great photos michael!! The kitty is my favourite