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Tamron 90mm Macro
It is dark, rainy, and nothing good indoors to photograph today, but I just love my new Tamron 90mm Macro. So what to do...? Take photos of stupid stuff, of course! Well, at least its more colorful than most of the things I have to photograph at the moment. :-) The left portion of the image is ...
Posted by amoringello on 03/05/2008 - 01:55
First results Pentax SMC DA*300MM F/4
Had a quick (100 shot) play with my new toy this evening, luckily the wife had spotted a Large Red Damselfly by our pond earlier. Before she pointed it out to me, I shot a Marsh Marigold, shallow DoF, quite pleased with the look of it. A robin was hopping around, got this (cropped down to show det...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 03/05/2008 - 22:58
First results Pentax SMC DA*300MM F/4
The damselfly was from about minimum focus distance, which is a little over 4 feet. I may have been using my 1.4x converter with this shot, can't remember, and you can't tell from the EXIF. By the way, the converter is the Tamron 1.4x AF, with the power contacts which allows SDM to work too, whi...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 04/05/2008 - 06:48
First results Pentax SMC DA*300MM F/4
Dan, Very nice shots. With you and Chirpy both posting DA* 300 shots on the forum, I think that I had better keep my efforts to myself :!: The close focus ability of the DA* 300 is great, just like having another macro lens. Breakfast for 25 sounds rather arduous, unless you just give t...
Posted by Hyram on 04/05/2008 - 09:03
First results Pentax SMC DA*300MM F/4
Nice shots Dan, and the pheasant is just outstanding...I am lost for words. I got my DA* 300mm a couple of weeks back and only today managed to get out with it. Great fun.
Posted by pschlute on 05/05/2008 - 19:53
First K20D Macro
It's certainly tricky. I only use MF and manual metering all set up in advance. I then use a monopod with a ball head and the macro at the minimum (shirtest) focus and wander around looking for likely candidates, lowering and raising the monopod as I go. Once spotted, I get the thing in the viewf...
Posted by chirpy on 04/05/2008 - 14:55
Horten's last corner shop
Back home after a trip to Denmark. Here is a mono version of the corner shop. I'm ambivalent to the result, somehow I think the colour version works best. What say?
Posted by terje-l on 09/05/2008 - 19:06
Latest Images from Wales Visit
Guys it is the D300 I used which is a great camera but so is the the K20D and the k10D for that matter. The reason I switched to Nikon was I was so fed up with not being able to try the lenses I wanted. I can now go to Jessops or Jacobs or Calumet locally and they always have a good supply of N ...
Posted by petekd on 06/05/2008 - 17:02
spring macros
Hi folks, I've been poking around the yard this week, alert to signs of spring (which is obviously not as advanced as in many of your backyards!), and have selected these photos to ask for your comments and suggestions. I love the act of paying attention to detail that macro photography allo...
Posted by Keith Grant on 07/05/2008 - 03:33
spring macros
Very nice photos; the pink and brown hues make me think of Autumn rather than Spring but that doesn't make them any less pretty. As for the DOF issue I think it's something that's down to personal taste. I like a restricted DOF on these sorts of shots and I think you've done very well at isolating...
Posted by hefty1 on 07/05/2008 - 10:23
portrait advice
Experimenting some with casual portraits, making use of available light and - just as crucial! - available patience! I am wondering about two things lately. First, how to deal with eyeglasses, avoiding glare. (Obvious answer: capture subject looking away from window, leading to second issue - ...
Posted by Keith Grant on 07/05/2008 - 20:15
portrait advice
I do get exactly what you mean. It's funny, when he plays - all by memory - he kind of stares at a place in the "middle distance", just as a way of concentrating I guess. Too bad he wasn't staring out the window, though! : ) Thanks for the feedback all ... back to the drawing board on...
Posted by Keith Grant on 08/05/2008 - 17:39
portrait advice
I do get exactly what you mean. It's funny, when he plays - all by memory - he kind of stares at a place in the "middle distance", just as a way of concentrating I guess. Too bad he wasn't staring out the window, though! : ) Thanks for the feedback all ... back to the drawing board on...
Posted by Gwyn on 08/05/2008 - 18:00
Local Watercress Festival - 11th May
Nice images Hyram, I like the of Antony but wd have cropped out that blokes arm. What is the significance of the blacked up faces anyway, do you know!? I do not know the significance of the blacked up faces, other than to produce a very striking effect. This is their website www.hookeagle.org.uk/ ...
Posted by Hyram on 17/05/2008 - 17:50
In the Pond
The shallow depth of field works well, too - making it a much different image than if the whole frog were in focus.
Posted by Keith Grant on 12/05/2008 - 18:16
Focus when doing Macro?
Got an old K mount 50mm F4 Pentax macro lens through this morning and am having a play but there seems a very narrow field of focus with it. I know this is not a 1:1 macro lens (Not sure if this makes any difference) but the main subject is not all in focus, on the spider shot the aphid is out and o...
Posted by Mike-P on 12/05/2008 - 17:39
Focus when doing Macro?
It's not that you're doing anything wrong, nor is there anything wrong with the lens. Depth of field gets progressively narrower the closer you get to the subject; as macro lenses get very close indeed they have wafer-thin DOF's - this is why macro shots are often taken at very small apertures (I u...
Posted by hefty1 on 12/05/2008 - 17:53
Focus when doing Macro?
there's an art to picking where you put your plane of focus too, for example the beatle above would probably look a lot better if the focus was a little closer. I would have aimed to get his close eye and wing as sharp as possible. A lot of the shot would still be outside the DOF, but it probably wo...
Posted by Mongoose on 12/05/2008 - 21:30
Focus when doing Macro?
Nearly all my macro photo's are taken at F/16, manual focus and aim to get the eyes in focus, the rest usually then falls into place. But the attrition rate can be high, especially at 1:1 or greater with the wafer thin DOF.
Posted by chirpy on 12/05/2008 - 21:43
Focus when doing Macro?
...I know this is not a 1:1 macro lens (Not sure if this makes any difference)... It would make a difference - depth of field at 1:1 is even less! :shock: :lol: It looks to me that you've used the lens wide open, or near enough. Stopping down to f/11 or 16 will give you more depth of field, bu...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 13/05/2008 - 10:32
