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Tim,

Nice photos. I wasn't sure if you were just observing or expressing a concern about the shallow DOF. If the latter, I'm guessing the f2.8 and extreme close up are the reason. In my few months experience with this lens it has somewhat greater DOF shooting larger objects (e.g. a flower blossom) and at higher f numbers.

Kind regards,
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Ed_S
http://www.pbase.com/ecsquires
 
I concur with Scott's remark about abstractness and "spooky" DOF...It was also good that it was "safe" enough to photograph a dead bee... wouldn't want a nasty encounter with one who did not want the camera lens on top if alive.!

Also, Ed is right... higher f-stop will help for higher DOF... only problem is you'll need a tripod for higher f-stops in light that can't be increased proportionately, or even a ring flash.

:-)

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-- Hank III
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Just observing. I was indeed shooting that right up towards the lens. I haven't really done much Macro, so for a moment I was dismayed to see just how shallow it was, but in reality, I kinda like the abstract quality of those images.

But not complaining, just learning :)
 
Yeah, these were very impromptu, just balancing the camera on the desk and steadying it against some books, camera on program, just experimenting a bit. Need to get a good tripod with an articulating arm, would be great for Macro I'm realizing.

But I did think the super narrow focus was kinda neat.

Thanks,

Tim
 
TimNielsen said:
Just observing. I was indeed shooting that right up towards the lens.
I haven't really done much Macro, so for a moment I was dismayed to
see just how shallow it was, but in reality, I kinda like the
abstract quality of those images.

But not complaining, just learning :)
Click to expand...
I think you will find that is a Wasp, not a Bee.

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DSG
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http://sigmasd10.fotopic.net/
 
DaSigmaGuy said:
TimNielsen said:
Just observing. I was indeed shooting that right up towards the lens.
I haven't really done much Macro, so for a moment I was dismayed to
see just how shallow it was, but in reality, I kinda like the
abstract quality of those images.

But not complaining, just learning :)
Click to expand...
I think you will find that is a Wasp, not a Bee.

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DSG
Click to expand...
OK Dr. DSG... Then, technically speaking, further breaking down the species, it's a "yellow-jacket"..

C'mon now... you don't have to correct EVERYTHING... We all know difference between bees and wasps, even though they are still memebrs of the same family, phylum, or whatever...

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-- Hank III
http://www.pbase.com/hhcubed
 
hhcubed said:
DaSigmaGuy said:
TimNielsen said:
Just observing. I was indeed shooting that right up towards the lens.
I haven't really done much Macro, so for a moment I was dismayed to
see just how shallow it was, but in reality, I kinda like the
abstract quality of those images.

But not complaining, just learning :)
Click to expand...
I think you will find that is a Wasp, not a Bee.

--
DSG
Click to expand...
OK Dr. DSG... Then, technically speaking, further breaking down the
species, it's a "yellow-jacket"..

C'mon now... you don't have to correct EVERYTHING... We all know
difference between bees and wasps, even though they are still memebrs
of the same family, phylum, or whatever...
Click to expand...
Blimey, you certainly have a Bee in your bonnet!...Or is it a wasp?
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DSG
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http://sigmasd10.fotopic.net/
 
Exif data show that you shot all at wide open, so almost no DOF; this Sigma lens is one of the few with a really small aperture of f/45 ! So you could try a a series of shots with all the apertures possible, and a tripod and the 2-sec. or 10-sec. self timer as a your "cable release".
 
I definitely will experiment more. As I was sort of 'hand-holding' these, just bracing the camera against the table, could do a super long exposure. And I didn't have a tripod with me. I was amazed though just how close this thing would focus. So fun.
 
Tim,

I recently found a respectable (IMHO) and cheap "tabletop" tripod at one of our US "big box" stores. Fully extended it may be as high as 12-18 ", perhaps half that retracted. Surprisingly solid and for bracing on a convenient stone, table, rail, etc. considerably better I think than the "pocketable" versions which just aren't robust enough in my experience to support anything heavier than a Mini-DV camcorder or P&S digital.

Regards,
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Ed_S
http://www.pbase.com/ecsquires
 
DaSigmaGuy said:
Blimey, you certainly have a Bee in your bonnet!...Or is it a wasp?
Click to expand...
Clearly, he displays symptons of being highly stung :-)
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Zone8

The photograph isolates and perpetuates a moment of time: an important and revealing moment, or an unimportant and meaningless one, depending upon the photographer's understanding of his subject and mastery of his process. -Edward Weston
 
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