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trulie98 wrote in post #13047617
Great images guys...reptiles, cars, sunsets, oh my!

Here is one I just edited in lightroom and liked. An artsy macro.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/trulie98/611056​3015/ Artful Butterfly by TroyMarcyPhotography.c​om, on Flickr"]http://www.flickr.com/​photos/trulie98/611056​3015/ Artful Butterfly by TroyMarcyPhotography.c​om, on Flickr

Beautiful!

Thank you sir.

trulie98 wrote in post #13047766
Thank you sir.

you're welcome!

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ontonagondave wrote in post #13046375
She is on the lens section under the Tamron 70-300 VC almost daily. Taking some great shots with that lens.

Thanks for the info I am just wondering why she stop posting here.
She must be having too much fun with the lens....nice, I hope she will share with us too. Or maybe she upgraded with another body.

Don't worry about it Peter. People come and go all the time.

Lakhum wrote in post #13045821
Peter

Love the composition and the colors of your last picture

Thanks Lakhum I appreciate it.

bobobird wrote in post #13045988
Peter - last 2 shots are SUPER.
Great shots everyone.
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Today's spam.
A couple of faux macros (20+12mm tubes stacked).

Thanks bobobird...the pictures above are just amazing bobobird I don't know what to say I am just stunned how great they are. You certainly outdone yourself here.

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Peter2516 wrote in post #13044434
These were shot with autofocus with the focus range on the camera set from 0.3-0.5mm so it focuses quite fast when you are close to the subject. I was within a foot of the subject in these images and I did crop some. I had IS on as I was hand holding and the wind was causing some slight movement of the flowers. If the conditions were calm and if I had it on the tripod, I would have turned IS off. Good luck with trying it some more and post some images.

Thanks for the info....great shots from the last pages.

Great shots everyone. Very nice series to all.

bobobird wrote in post #13046150
Thanks Troy. That is an excellent shot you have there.

Why would you want extension tubes for a macro lens?

I was just using the zoom and focusing was a real pita.

trulie98 wrote in post #13046162
The closer the better. Check this rig out.

http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/macro​-sys/160777-canon-ef-100mm-f-2-8-l-macro-incredible-lens.html

I would like to join the discussion if I may, Thanks for the link that is really something. Bobobird I asked killerclown for his setup once and he posted his setup few pages back (maybe 10 pages of more) anyway when I saw the rig that trulie provided I kind of imagine the setup of killerclown although he did not post a pic of his setup it is kind of the same the pic from the link if you think about it.

This is I remember he posted.

He use ringflash, extension tube also plus the 100mm macro lens and KILLERCLOWN can correct me or verify this info. I love his macro shots.

Thanks Peter, like you I try to be do better with each outing but as usual for me it is usually 1 step forward and 3 steps back.

Yes that is the interesting part of macro work - it never crossed my mind that people would need/want to use tubes with their dedicated macro lens.

So... if I ever feel the urge to do Killer style pics a true macro lens and a ring flash are 2 must get things, maybe also a rails system and a nice pan/tilt ballhead. Already have the cheapest part - the tubes. hehe

Peter2516 wrote in post #13048123
I would like to join the discussion if I may, Thanks for the link that is really something. Bobobird I asked killerclown for his setup once and he posted his setup few pages back (maybe 10 pages of more) anyway when I saw the rig that trulie provided I kind of imagine the setup of killerclown although he did not post a pic of his setup it is kind of the same the pic from the link if you think about it.

This is I remember he posted.

He use ringflash, extension tube also plus the 100mm macro lens and KILLERCLOWN can correct me or verify this info. I love his macro shots.

Thanks for your comment, on the subject of tubes, I have only owned these for two weeks and I'm still getting used to them. I don't think they are really necessary, I just wanted to give them a try. All of my shots are taken hand held and believe me tubes really do show how steady or not your hands are while taking macro pics. for me it was a cheaper option than the MPE-65 lens. some of my best shots have been taken using 60mm or 100mm lens and if needed the pop-up flash ( defused with cigarette papers ) I will post a pic of my setup later today.
These shots, one with and one without tubes, no crop or re size show the difference.

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bobobird wrote in post #13043244
Inchpractice - that is beautiful capture. Not easy capturing clouds like that.

longshotsa wrote in post #13043408
Love this! I'm a radio engineer by day so this made me say WOW out loud. I love the cloud around the towers

There's a subtlety to it that just seems peaceful. Whatever Flickr did to it didn't ruin that. Good shot!

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IMG_4622_1126 by inchpractice, on Flickr

Thanks guys.
Really appreciate the comments.
Shooting clouds is tricky but I think the CPF made all the difference this time. Also I've recently learned how to take advantage of the AE lock button.

CPF also really helped with the next one. I wouldn't normally take a picture of a cellphone mast but the clouds were creeping through like smoke:

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Blue-bottle.

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Great series DT, #2 looks real coooooooooool

Loads of nice shots, here is my little contribution. I went to the Cardiff Mardi Gras on Saturday, and here are a couple of the 600 or so shots I took;