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British birds
Goldcrest is fabulous. We get these on a large spruce in our back garden - I really must make an effort to try and photograph them, but I only have 300mm of reach which I don't think is enough. Regards David
Posted by davidstorm on 22/02/2012 - 22:27
Early morning foxes
Lovely set. I'd be tempted to crop 2-5 slightly. The majority of the background is nicely out of focus, but the left edge draws my eye slightly. I think the last is my favorite, but I'd have been proud to have got any of them!
Posted by petrochemist on 23/02/2012 - 07:51
Early morning foxes
Another super set. I would crop #s 4 qnd 5 to lose the branch on the left, and also to lose most of the out of focus trunk. The felled trunk is intrusive. You need to leave some in otherwise it would look like you'd chopped the foxes front feet off. However, you only need to leave in enough of it...
Posted by Blythman on 23/02/2012 - 12:45
10-17mm FE macro
Just been out with the K7 and FE. Stopped of at my local Golden Orb site. Had the K10 and 100 macro with me but decided to try some with the 10-17mm as it's close focus is just too close for comfort. Camera Maker: PENTAX Camera Model: PENTAX K-7 Image Date: 2012-02-23...
Posted by K10D on 23/02/2012 - 12:34
Two different versions from Aldeburgh
Easily #2. The water draining back through the pebbles and the wave action a little further out both add a lot of interest to this lovely shot.
Posted by Frogfish on 25/02/2012 - 15:35
macro insect shots
Your flies seem so much dirtier than our flies over here ;) :P Very nice series - I like the hovers in flight best because I know they are not at all easy and these are excellent. Check out this Hoverfly taken using my K-5 and Sigma 300mm f2.8 EX DG on manual focus by , on Flickr
Posted by bassman on 26/02/2012 - 09:03
Rebecca Ferguson at Sheffield
Another talent show finalist, covering myself here due to lack of my talent show knowledge... I am sure someone will know when & where she finsihed.. :-) A quick look around the stage revealed the dreaded LED lighting in the roof of the stage but didn't have to much of an impact I am pleased to s...
Posted by cabstar on 26/02/2012 - 02:44
Most boring job
They do say you can train a chimpanzee to operate a capstan lathe. What you can't do is get it to spend a lifetime doing it. Whose the smarter? In my first job I spent 5 years staring at polished samples of bronze under a microsope, which I then photographed with a 1/4 plate (glass) camera mou...
Posted by Frogherder on 28/02/2012 - 00:25
Most boring job
Do you think he'll ever go back there ? And if he does how long will he have to wait for his order, and what exactly will he be served :evil:
Posted by tyronet2000 on 28/02/2012 - 17:07
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Finally some decent weather so I thought I'd get out and try to take a few macro photos with my ultra expensive set-up of M 50mm 1.7 (as new - £24) and Ashai Pentax 50mm auto extension tube bought for £8. I learned that you need a great deal of patience, co-operative subjects and a focus rail for...
Posted by milamber on 26/02/2012 - 12:35
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Wow, it looks hand painted and the paint is still wet. What a super shot :) I've used the focus rail that is advertised on your link and removed the side to side section. It works a treat but I've only used it indoors up to now.
Posted by tyronet2000 on 26/02/2012 - 13:50
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Nice shot! I know how awkward ladybirds can be, they usually sit still just long enough for you to focus, then get up and walk off before you can take the shot:x A focus rail does make for a lot less shuffling around of the tripod, I got one off fleabay for about £15, well made in aluminium bu...
Posted by SnapperSteve on 26/02/2012 - 13:56
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Well all I can say is that I have never taken a better ladybird shot with my 105 macro. I would not have thought it possible to get such a fine macro shot with nothing more than an M50 and an extension tube - very well done indeed! Carl
Posted by fritzthedog on 26/02/2012 - 14:27
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Thanks - I'm almost as red as the ladybird:) That was my first ever macro shoot - probably just go downhill from now on. I suspect the quality of the M 50mm is just as good as many of the expensive macro lenses. The 'proper' lenses just make it easier. I had to get within a few inches of the l...
Posted by milamber on 26/02/2012 - 14:46
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Hi Chris, great macro of the ladybird there! Standard lenses with extension tubes can often take better macro shots than dedicated macro lenses, however they are clearly not as easy to use. I find that with a standard 50mm (mine is a Chinon F1.9), the depth of field is absolutely minute, whereas w...
Posted by davidstorm on 26/02/2012 - 15:47
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
My somewhat limited understanding is that to produce 1:1 the length of the tubes needs to be the same as the lens. Does this mean I'd need 135mm of tubes with my 135mm lens to get the same magnification as the 50mm plus 50mm tube? Would I be able to use the 135mm from further away? Minimum focus wit...
Posted by milamber on 26/02/2012 - 16:02
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
The magnification depends not only on the focal length of the lens and the length of the tubes, but also how close the lens will focus in the first place. If you have a 100mm lens that focuses to 1.0m and a 100mm lens that focuses to 0.8m without tubes, then the one that focuses to 0.8m will produc...
Posted by davidstorm on 26/02/2012 - 19:18
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Thanks David, that does help. It seems I could do with something a bit longer than the 50mm then, that focusses closer than my existing 135mm. Any suggestions for a manual lens of between say 90mm and 200mm that produces an excellent image and focusses closely!
Posted by milamber on 26/02/2012 - 19:23
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
Whatever you do be careful if you are using two lenses coupled front to front. I pulled the front off a K7 when the weight of the lenses pulled the quick release from the tripod, only looked away for a second :shock:
Posted by tyronet2000 on 26/02/2012 - 19:27
Macro on the cheap (and suggestions for focus rail, please)
I found this site helpful when I first started trying macro; http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/macro-photography-intro.htm Experimentation and practice, practice is really the only way to learn though, be very careful because it becomes incredibly addictive if you aren't careful. T...
Posted by Charlotte on 26/02/2012 - 19:35
