My Wife is Ooing and Awing GMan
She loves her Macro Lens too

German, that's some awesome pics. I need to invest in some newer equipment to be on the same level as you guys.

Thanks for the comments.

Of course, no matter what level you play at, there are those that blow you away.

http://photomacrography.net/forum/index.php?c=5&sid=17c42ad34d43b715d08830bfc0fc7987

Greg

Amazing images. The world we live in is so much richer than we can normally see.

Man those macro shots are amazing. I am a professional photographer (commercial work) so I appreciate your talent (first) and gear (second).

Quote from: Hunter on March 03 2014 09:35:32 PM MST
Man those macro shots are amazing. I am a professional photographer (commercial work) so I appreciate your talent (first) and gear (second).

The great thing about NOT being professional is I can screw up and I just have to hit the delete button and try to do better the next time.  I have great respect for the professinals.  The pressure is in a different ball park altogether.

One of the thing i do on occasion is "natural light" macro to play with shadows.   Small aperture and slow shutters lead to tons of wasted shots, but its still fun.  Every once in a while, I get the shot I was after.





Thanks for the comments.

Greg

Not macro but done with a EOS 70-210 lens at 210 at the closest focus distance following a moving subject, background is out of focus because of the tracking of the subject.  I had to rock in into focus as I hit the shutter.  Photo won me $100...

Quote from: The_Shadow on March 16 2014 04:00:52 PM MDT
Not macro but done with a EOS 70-210 lens at 210 at the closest focus distance following a moving subject, background is out of focus because of the tracking of the subject.  I had to rock in into focus as I hit the shutter.  Photo won me $100...

I'm sure glad I didn't use film for all the dragonfly pic I tried.  I'd have gone broke!!!

My only published shot was a cover shot for Spaniels in the Field magazine.  It was the last published issue of that magazine, so I suppose I'm more of a jinx than anything else.

The pic



The issue is the last of the list

http://spanielsinthefield.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=110&Itemid=522&limitstart=24

Greg

Great shot!  Beautiful action picture of the dog working and you can see how that bird would disappear in those grasses!

BTW, I had just gotten that 70-210 lens that day April 1987, and was messing around learning how it worked and it took 35-40 minutes tracking that dragonfly, back and forth as I keeled at the edge of the ditch.  The close focus distance was 56" at the 210 setting.  Looking through eye piece, I saw what the lens was showing and actually got him on the first shutter.  I knew the moment I took it, it was going to be a great shot.  When I had it developed, I quickly thumbed through the prints to have a look! 

The picture I posted is captured with the Wolverine F2D Super negative converter $98 shipped to the door off of E-Bay.  It does Slide positives, Color negatives 110, 126, 135, 8mm Super and B&W negatives of the same.  It works without the computer, stores about 36 to 40 pictures and more, if you use an SD card.  It is powered via a wall supply, with a supplied USB cable or via the computer's USB port to communicate.  I would capture 25 or 36 pictures and just upload to the computer.  It has functions to format and clear its memory and also the SD Card.

The only draw back is it doesn't quite capture the entire negative view.  That was reported by others as well.  I think it can be adjusted but I would have to open the unit up.  It looks like the internal lens is mounted with a screw in our out adjustment.  I don't think I will mess with that though.

There are some more costly units that probably would do a better job....But I'm happy to convert the negatives to digital pictures so I can share them or view on the computer screen or TV.   

If I would take more time with the ammo Pull-Down, and would use the tripod, I would get much better pictures than the hand held stuff I doing.  For the powder in the pan I am working with the EOS Rebel XT, at the closest focus distance of the 18-55 lens, pushing the button maybe inducing some movements, as I try get through the process of documenting the ammo.  At lease they are digital already.  LOL!