macro with new 10D

[RedShoesGirl]

After several days of testing and real world shooting I am beginning to understand the complexities of this camera and figuring out the focus issues. It certainly is NOT my film EOS. But under most circumstances it focuses ok.

Here is a little shot I did this morning, testing out extension tubes, 36, 20, 12 on a 100mm lens. Shot at 1/4 at f9.5. At this close there is still not much depth of field.

Very small web with minute grains of sand on the stem of a desert melon.

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/35coyote_melon.jpg

RSG

[BCdives]

Hey Red,

That is amazingly tight and detailed, the focus is dead on.

I have that same fuzz growing on most of the stuff in my refrigerator.....I'll take a picture.

BC

[RedShoesGirl]

bcdives wrote:
Hey Red,

That is amazingly tight and detailed, the focus is dead on.

I have that same fuzz growing on most of the stuff in my refrigerator.....I'll take a picture.

BC

Great idea! I call those things growing in my fridge — science experiments. ;)

[mpaul73]

Great detail Lara! Get that camera on a bug for me will you!?

regards
Martin.

[CyberDyneSystems]

//Homer Simpson Mode ON

Mmmmmmm Melon.........

That seems to be working very well RedShoesGirl!

Great image.

[RedShoesGirl]

I am hoping! But this setup was a major pain in the tookus to use. I KNOW a bug is NOT going to hold still as long as it took me to get this shot. Learning curve!

RSG

[NILOLIGIST]

RedShoesGirl,

I see that you are enjoying the 10D. So, how do you like it? Isn't it the greatest thing? Glad you are having fun and I am having a ball enjoying your posts.

Continue to enjoy...

NiL,

[MetallicAchu]

RSG.

A really beautiful photo...
It's just amazing that you can see that level of detail on a watermelon :D

[RedShoesGirl]

MetallicAchu wrote:
RSG.

A really beautiful photo...
It's just amazing that you can see that level of detail on a watermelon :D

Oh, it isn't a watermelon, it is a COYOTE melon - a gourd found in the desert around here. It is about the size of a medium size grapefruit. And it tastes really bad. Not even good to eat!

Nil, yes I am starting to enjoy the 10D. I was so concerned about my focus tests I wasn't having any fun at all. I did some different tests, showed the images to some folks on Galbraith's site to get some input from experienced users and pretty much decided the focus issues were mostly mine. So now I am having fun. I hope to shoot a bunch Sunday and Monday - my days off - as during the work week it is almost impossible to do much of my own stuff.

RSG

[NILOLIGIST]

RedShoesGirl,

Oh BTW, I forgot to mention, OUTSTANDING shot!!

NiL,

[RedShoesGirl]

A couple of new macro shots. I was going to eat these berries but when I saw how nice the frost was when they came out of the freezer I decided to shoot them first!

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/35frozen_blackberries_2-med.jpg

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/35frozen_blackberries.jpg

[Spirit]

RedShoesGirl wrote:
I was going to eat these berries but when I saw how nice the frost was when they came out of the freezer I decided to shoot them first!


LMAO!!! I do the same thing. My roommate thinks I'm nuts. "IT'S JUST FROST!", he would say. It's nice to know there are others out there! HAHA!

Edit: BTW... REALLY pretty shot! lol!

[RedShoesGirl]

Thanks. And this evening decided to go look for this tarantula that we knew where her burrow was. Darn thing came rushing out and scared us half to death and I didn't get the shot. After she was through scaring us she calming walked back down in her tunnel and would not come out again. So we chased down this green fruit beetle and of course I had to try and get a shot of him. Hard to do and I didn't get a great one but it was fun.

Chasing bugs with three extension tubes on a 80-200mm is a hoot!

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/35japanese_beetle_1-med.jpg

RSG

[Laziferous]

Every one of these photos are wonderful, so crisp, and detailed. Impressive...

... now let me show my ignorance, relative to the world of photography, by asking...

What's an extension tube?

[RedShoesGirl]

Laziferous wrote:
What's an extension tube?

An extension tube is a tube that goes between the lens and the camera body - for SLRs.

They come in different sizes, usually one buys a set and then combines them for different needs.

They move the lens further from the film plane thus magnifying the object being photographed and they make it possible to focus at much closer distances.

They also reduce the amount of light to the film or ccd but all electronic functions still work.

This is from the Popular Photography Magazine site (you gotta love Google...typed in extension tubes photography and a bazillion sites came up!) http://www.popphoto.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=436


>>Extension tubes—sometimes called extension rings—are hollow devices that fit between the camera body and the lens. Thin ones allow your lens to focus slightly closer. The shorter your lens, the greater the effect. Longer tubes are frequently used for macro photography; they let you focus on extremely close subjects. Extension tubes are often available in sets of three or so, each a different length. You can use them singly or couple them together. When you use more than one tube at the same time, you can reach magnifications beyond 1:1 (life-sized on film). The downside: The more magnification, the farther the light has to travel to reach the film; therefore exposures with long extension tubes can be quite lengthy.

[RedShoesGirl]

Speaking of macro, here is one of the best and funniest I have read on the subject. http://www.photo.net/macro/primer

RSG

[Laziferous]

Thanks for the info. Yeah... google is my friend, I was just wanting an explanation from a photographer, whose work I've seen.

That last link was funny. 1.5 inch penis? lol :D

Thanks again.

[TimNYC24]

[quote]RedShoesGirl wrote:
After several days of testing and real world shooting I am beginning to understand the complexities of this camera and figuring out the focus issues. It certainly is NOT my film EOS. But under most circumstances it focuses ok.


Red, after viewing these gorgeous macros I am lusting after the 10D even more so. Thanks for sharing, and gorgeous shots!
Could you explain to me the above statement regarding your focusing issues? Thanks :)

[CyberDyneSystems]

That beatle is STUNNING! (yes,. cuter than even John :D )

Very well done,. and thanks for the Macro link,. a helpfull and amusing read.

[NILOLIGIST]

RedShoesGirl,

I also must show my ignorance by asking did you stack all of those extension tube to take the shots you posted here?

Are they sold by brand or can you get any brand?

I love the clarity of all of the shots, I might get one.

NiL,

[RedShoesGirl]

niloligist wrote:
RedShoesGirl,

I also must show my ignorance by asking did you stack all of those extension tube to take the shots you posted here?

Are they sold by brand or can you get any brand?

I love the clarity of all of the shots, I might get one.

NiL,

I use a variety of combinations of the three tubes and I really can't tell you what I used when! I bought the set from Kenko at B&H. Tubes cut down the light and they increase the camera movement potential, which is where I think my focus problems are happening.

Lara