Macro Mania (1 Viewer)

[Citizen87645]

Here are some shots from last winter. Part of me would like to see this kind of weather again for the photo opps, but it really did a number on our city services...

 

[Citizen87645]

Yeah, with file metadata, image time stamps are functionally and aesthetically unnecessary.

I like the third and 5th fizz. Not a fan of timestamps tho! =)

 

[andySu]

Macro super with time stamps.

Spider near kitcken window

Captured and took a few pictures spider was not harmed and I let it go outside otherwise Sooty would have it.

Wow its like The Giant Spider Invasion. Get back you eight legged freaks!

 

[Citizen87645]

We have an air plant on our kitchen window sill but had no idea it would bloom. Weird little sucker.

These were taken with a Canon 7Dii and a Tamron 60mm macro at f/2.8, 1/250s, ISO 100. I used a monopod to stabilize things, since there was no room for a tripod around the kitchen sink.

I've been thinking about how to impart a better sense of scale to macro shots, especially when something is unfamiliar to most people. In this case, the ceramic container for the plant is only 3 inches in diameter. Ideally there would be something natural to include in the shot to provide the scale, as opposed to just sticking a penny in the shot.

 

[JohnRice]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread, @Cameron Yee . I haven't been shooting anything at all. I have a lot of macro shots, though.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Cameron,

None of the images are showing up for me.

 

[JohnRice]

They did. Now they don’t.

 

[Citizen87645]

I fixed the paths, but we'll see if they last. Google Photos doesn't make it simple to get the image paths...

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Cameron,

Is that banding I see?

I need to get going w/ my Sigma 105 f/2.8 OS as well...

Cheers!

_Man_

 

[Sam Posten]

Is that banding I see?

I think it's a fence or screen door.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I need to get going w/ my Sigma 105 f/2.8 OS as well...

I bought that same lens a couple of years ago for my Canon bodies, but I haven't really used it much. With Springtime hitting around here and things starting to bloom, I need to find some time to play with the Siggy.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

I think it's a fence or screen door.

I was just kidding, haha...

I bought that same lens a couple of years ago for my Canon bodies, but I haven't really used it much. With Springtime hitting around here and things starting to bloom, I need to find some time to play with the Siggy.

I've been using it now-and-then (most often at 1.2x crop on my D800)... but not for macros though. It pretty much replaced my older Nikon 85 f/1.8 prime that I used a lot on DX bodies.

It's definitely a very nice -- and affordable -- lens... though mine seems to have a little play mounted on my D800...

_Man_

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I've been using it now-and-then (most often at 1.2x crop on my D800)... but not for macros though. It pretty much replaced my older Nikon 85 f/1.8 prime that I used a lot on DX bodies.

It's definitely a very nice -- and affordable -- lens... though mine seems to have a little play mounted on my D800...

_Man_

Mine replaced a Canon EF 135mmL f/2, and I have used the Sigma for a few indoor family gatherings, too. It seems to fit tight mounted on my Canon 5D3 -- I haven't tried it on the 7D2.

 

[Citizen87645]

I think it's a fence or screen door.

Privacy glass in 2x2 foot window.

 

[Sam Posten]

 

[Citizen87645]

Reminds me I need to make an appointment.

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Sam Posten]

Anyone tried one of these? @JohnRice???

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1399602-REG/venus_optics_ve2528n_laowa_25mm_f_2_8_2_5_5x.html

 

[JohnRice]

I've never used that particular lens. I did micrography back in college, and when I worked for Minolta we had a similar macro that was something like 2-5x.

That lens must be a telephoto. Yeah, a lens can be a wide angle telephoto, since telephoto doesn't mean what it's generally thought to mean. I can explain, if anyone is interested. That's the only way it could be a 25mm at 5x with a 1.6" working distance. [EDIT] I think I didn't phrase that quite right. I'm still digging through the cobwebs to visualize the optics of the lens.

BTW, the claim that is has greater depth of field because it's a wide angle is false, in the realm of using it as a macro, which is the only function of this lens. Again, I can try to explain that, though it's kind of difficult to put into words.

I do have a non-shift version of THIS Laowa macro lens. It's fun to try and find uses for it. the non-shift version was only $150, so not a big bite for something to play around with.

 

[Citizen87645]

We found a heart-shaped strawberry in our patch. Left side is with a macro lens on a Sony a7iii. Right side is just to show how big it is as my wife was taking a cell phone pic.