Forget-me-not

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13 years
Hertfordshire, mostly.

Link Posted 12/04/2014 - 15:31

I have a painting of forget-me-nots by a close friend who died a few years back so I am very fond of them. I tried taking close-up yesterday using my K85/1.8, extension tubes (all 3 of them!), my newly repaired and serviced K20D, Pentax focus rail, ref-converter-A, cable release... Still not as sharp as it could be. The slightest breeze is magnified so much it would have to be a 100% still day and we don't get many of those. Anyway, here is what I managed until my knees started complaining. I must buy a kneeler...!

Forget-me-not par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

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davidstorm

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Link Posted 12/04/2014 - 17:54

Looks pretty sharp and nice to me Kris! Macro photography is not easy, even of so-called inanimate objects like flowers which are not supposed to move about! The wind is the enemy in these situations and I think you've done very well here.

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aliengrove

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Link Posted 12/04/2014 - 18:17

I find my kevlar motorcycle jeans, which have removable knee-pads, are also very useful for photography and gardening....

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Mike-P

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Link Posted 12/04/2014 - 21:02

Like that Kris, I have a hard time making flowers look interesting when shooting them in macro but this one got my attention.

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JonSchick

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Radlett, Herts

Link Posted 12/04/2014 - 22:26

Very nice. I was trying some flower close ups today (nowhere near the magnification of yours) and found myself wishing for an articulated LCD...to avoid contemplating the fact that I might be getting older than I care to admit!

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michaelblue

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Shropshire

Link Posted 13/04/2014 - 06:34

Nice shot, flowers are not easy to photograph well and make them interesting.

Here are some i took, not exactly flowers i know (but it does have red flowers) using the Tamron SP 90mm macro (old manual focus version) and a chinese ref converter (angle viewer)....saves your knees!