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AvyMan said:
imqqmi said:
AvyMan said:
Imqqmi, you are a master of improvision and harnessing light to your photographic advantage...and very generous to take the time to share, with detail, your 'secrets' so we can all try your techniques. Supurb shots indeed. Only "Q" could match them. :D
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Thank a lot Nick, it's been fun to do these :) Q would wish ;) Hows the snow, is it gone now? Maybe there's some macro opportunity up in the mountains?
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AvyMan said:
LOL, we've had 2 days in a row without snow! :D :D It warms into the pleasant 60's now in the valley so any fresh snow melts quickly. There's still a fair amount of snow near and above timberliine--the trails will open up soon, though, and wildflowers will explode across the hillsides. The humming birds are back, grass is green and leaves will pop out soon. :)
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Would love to see them, please post some when they pop up :)
AvyMan said:
There's always opportunities for a macro of something isn't there? I don't have a good setup yet for the 450 so here are a few dredged up from the Powershot S3-IS days. Not spectacular but hey, anyone can get a fair closeup with a P&S.
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These are awesome nonetheless! Love the butterflies in love and the fragile looking icecrystals. It's hard to believe they can be so deadly.

And the variety of the lichen on one small area is amazing too, love the colors. We've got many here too on trees and stones but most stones and rocks are imported since we've got very little natural rocks here. Lots of clay, boulder clay etc.
AvyMan said:
Trail Butterflies (After they were done "playing" they flew away.)



Alpine Cricket (I've only seen these guys near and above 12,000 feet.)



Surface Hoar Feathers (These contribute to big avalanche problems.)



Rock Lichen (Amazing how this stuff thrives on granite.)



Thanks for looking!

Nick
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Oilman said:
It is in the 90's today here in Houston. Summer has been here for a while.
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Nice butterflies, Oilman. The larger, more ornate ones like these aren't all that common in our local area, so nice to see these cool specimens. Thanks for sharing.

It's been getting 'hot' here too the last few days...reaching into the 70s ;)

Nick
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This is a new macro lens and these are your first shots?? You're already a master with it. I really like ?1, ?2 and ?3 Dinner. The soft green and pink bokeh background goes really well with those little critters.

What lens did you end up getting? I want one :)

Nick
technophile said:
I picked up a macro lens and these are my first efforts with it. Not the greatest, but lots of fun learning.

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Beautiful shots MrWisker.

This thread has inspired me for macro. But I'm thinking, if I don't get a 180mm macro (which is really a no-brainer due to the $$) I'll have to invest in a set of knee and elbow pads to go on safari for these subjects.

Nick
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My favorite on the ones you posted is the lichen. It would have been great for the abstract challenge a while back.
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Glad you liked them. I've always enjoyed closeups and finally found a way to get closer without breaking the bank. This is the best part of the deal: I bought the lens off of Craigslist. It's the uber cheap Phoenix 100mm macro (also sold under many other names, Cosina, Vivitar, etc). I had it shipped for less than $100! :)
AvyMan said:
This is a new macro lens and these are your first shots?? You're already a master with it. I really like ?1, ?2 and ?3 Dinner. The soft green and pink bokeh background goes really well with those little critters.

What lens did you end up getting? I want one :)

Nick
technophile said:
I picked up a macro lens and these are my first efforts with it. Not the greatest, but lots of fun learning.

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If you hear police sirens coming down your street hide since it sounds like you got it for a steal. I wonder why the seller decided to get rid of it since the IQ is very good. Does it have auto focus and exposure control?
 
Well, it's a steal compared to the alternatives. IQ is good and it does have AF, but so far I've just used manual, since the AF is noisy and slow. I may start a new thread about the lens for others that may be interested in it as a cheap way to try macro photography.
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If you hear police sirens coming down your street hide since it sounds like you got it for a steal. I wonder why the seller decided to get rid of it since the IQ is very good. Does it have auto focus and exposure control?
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imqqmi,

Your post in the "Weekly Macro Thread" brought me here.

What is your minimum focusing distance with this setup and can you auto focus? I'm reversing a 28mm manual lense on my 50D and getting about 3:1x with about 2" of focusing distance (moving camera in and out to focus). The first was from this setup, no crop. The second photo I added 28mm of extension rings (pardon the focus on the second one it was my first time out with this setup and could not get a good angle on the spider), no crop. First spider about 1/4" long, second one about 5/16" long. I don't know what the magnification is on the second one is but it is huge!

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MFD is about 2.5cm (1") really close and the setup bumps into all kinds of leafs and branches that might literally launch the subject off its perch if it doesn't take off on it's own. If you can afford or have some spare cash to burn I'd advice getting a proper macro lens. But that wouldn't be as much fun as using the lenses you own now and McGyver your own macro setup ;)

I like the jumping spider eating the mantis (well it's gruesome in a cool way).
luth55 said:
imqqmi,

Your post in the "Weekly Macro Thread" brought me here.

What is your minimum focusing distance with this setup and can you auto focus? I'm reversing a 28mm manual lense on my 50D and getting about 3:1x with about 2" of focusing distance (moving camera in and out to focus). The first was from this setup, no crop. The second photo I added 28mm of extension rings (pardon the focus on the second one it was my first time out with this setup and could not get a good angle on the spider), no crop. First spider about 1/4" long, second one about 5/16" long. I don't know what the magnification is on the second one is but it is huge!

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Kind regards
Imqqmi



http://www.pbase.com/imqqmi

The DSLR jargon cheatsheet:
http://www.jmbfoto.nl/dslrcheatsheet.pdf
 
When I saw this post with those beautifully lit macros, I thought.....hmmm, I have one of those pocket bouncers, and surely I can find a plastic bag around here, so off I went to try this out! LOL

Mine was a Wal Mart bag though LOL......had one side that was not printed. I thought it worked pretty well for cutting down the glare, and the paper taped to the bottom of the lens worked well too. Found these few bugs out this morning so I practiced on them with my Sigma 105 macro lens, 580 Canon flash with the pocket bouncer (and the Wal Mart bag over them) Still got a lot of glare on that shiny beetle but it's almost irredescent anyway.......would have been totally blown out with just the flash. Any advice?
Had to adjust the exposure some in PP.
Here's a few from today, Thanks for showing your setup.



Didn't even know I had caught this fly blowing a bubble until I got in and looked at it.



Any advice on cutting down the glare on this one? Also guess I'm gonna have to try your trick of holding a leaf behind to prevent that black background





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the Canon 100 macro until I read it wasn't. Looks like you don't have to spend a lot to get super macro shots! You're making that lens look very appealing!
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