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Title: Macro Shots
Post by: T_J_G on 16 September 2012, 14:31
My first go at macro:

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7991788779_1ab58b6a4a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/t_j_g/7991788779/)
Fly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/t_j_g/7991788779/) by T_J_G (http://www.flickr.com/people/t_j_g/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: Toby on 16 September 2012, 14:34
great pic!!

but man that basterd is ugly!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: shepgti on 17 September 2012, 08:47
Nice shot that, what lens?
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: T_J_G on 17 September 2012, 10:06
Canon 70-200 f4l with Raynox macro adapter.
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: DubFan on 17 September 2012, 13:51
Nice shot.
It might just be my monitor here, but it looks like it could have done with a slightly higher shutter speed.
Depth of Field is good as is the focus, but it's just not quite 100% sharp. But that's being critical and as you can see below, my most recent macro isn't any better:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7830159484_90e1d04cc6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairbeavis/7830159484/)
"We will call him Tiny" (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistairbeavis/7830159484/) by AlistairBeavis (http://www.flickr.com/people/alistairbeavis/), on Flickr
Taken with my Minolta 70-210 f4 lens, which isn't quite a true macro lens.
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: T_J_G on 17 September 2012, 18:00
Yeah I agree, I think the aperture should have been f11/16 rather than f22.

It was handheld and the camera, lense and flash weigh a bloody tonne. Also the deth of field is so small even at that aperture when focussing. I should have also used high speed sync with the flash as you say. May invest in a cheap ring flash actually.

But for £40 the macro adapter is pretty amazing, need to get a step down ring to attach rather than the universal mount.
Title: Re: Macro Shots
Post by: Cory on 24 September 2012, 13:24
my good friend managed to snap this, but they disappeared before i could get my macro out    :angry:

(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/Guitar_cory/fly_zps87216ff1.jpg)