Sorry but 2 is just too weird for me.
The light is just not 'right' in 3 & 4.
Number 1 is nice, you have captured the light that you get in the mountains, late in the day when it might just not tip it down before you get home!

I've been looking for a good set of poppies all week and finally ran into some today.

Poppy 1
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Poppy 2
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Poppy 3
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Poppy 4
[IMG]http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv348/doingthebobs/general/IMGP1896-800.jpg[/IMG]

The local farmer has put these fields into Organic production, hence the poppies in his cereals and beans.

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I like both but I think for this subject the colour is best.

I think the cobwebs should be there though, if it is a picture of a roof!

Super Takumar arrived safe and sound.

Thanks.

Is it just that your particular 'Nikon man' needed to be reassured that he had chosen the 'best' gear as this was important to him?.

I think in most walks of life some people want to conform all the time and expect everyone else to do the same! Your 'Nikon man' was just one of these. I have a friend who complains about which end I open a banana from! Why it upsets him I do not know but he seems to think that I should do what he does and is , strangely, affronted when I don't.

I think that people have different reasons to take up photography. Some do it because they want to make a picture, some because they enjoy the technical aspects, some will enjoy handling the kit. Some strive to have the 'best' kit but think that everyone else should conform to their ideas. Strange but it's not just photography!

I see your point.

I really shouldn't but....
Pm sent on the takumar.

The light colour can surely be taken care of by setting the white balance/post processing.

As for the point source problem, much less of a problem than a high intensity flash tube I would have thought. We seem to have managed that over the years with using diffusers and the like.
I was converted to using LED torches for mountaineering some years ago when I noticed that a friends led lamp did not give the hard shadows on rocky ground that my incandescent lamp did. The light did not give hard shadows that concealed trip hazards in the same way, precisely because it was not a single point source!

Seems strange if the light output is only achieved through wrecking the LED's. Again my led torches stay on for hours with no problems and the battery drain is minimal. One of them specify 140 hours on 3 AAA's! The light output is not the same as a halogen bulb but I don't need to replace batteries and bulb regularly.

I just wondered if anyone had actually tried one of these for macro use. I cannot justify the expense of a ring flash but would like a little help in the illumination department sometimes and it would be handy to know if these things are any use or just a waste of money.

Has anybody actually used one of these LED ring lights for macro?

I noticed that there are several past threads, there was a lot of discussion but I wondered if anyone had used one of these and had some pictures to show and comments based on the experience of using one?

I realise that they may not be as good as the proper ring flashes but would they be useful or a waste of money?