My Macro Photography (Canon Ixus 60)

Hello,

I am new to this forum, and thought I would introduce myself. I am 16 years of age and have been into photography for 5 months; I started with a Canon Ixus 60. It served me well, up until a week ago, when the lens refused to retract. I have now ordered a Powershot G7 which should arrive tomorrow. My main field of photography is Macro. The Ixus 60 was great for this purpose, but it had a maximum focus distance 3CM and a modest 6MP sensor. The G7, with a macro of 1CM and a 10MP sensor, coupled up with full manual controls should allow me to expand my hobby.
I have a very fond interest in wildlife, which compliments my interest in photography very well. I do not think I have the experience to go all 'DSLR' so I feel that the G7 should suit my purposes exactly.

Below I have attached some Macro shots. All have been taken with the Ixus 60. (Taken from my DCMag account)


Garden Spider On Lily

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Here are the shots I was not allowed to post in the original due to the image cap of 8.

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them shots are great..u have alot of tallent with the camara..i can see u been at it for some time..i hope to be as good as u one day

edit - what program editing softwhere u using to make them borders around your pics?photo shop?i

Very nice pics. Have fun with your new equipment.

Very nice series! I am sure you will do grea with your new gear Welcome to the forum!!!

Welcome to the forum MM, that's a great first post with some pretty decent shots, I'll look forward to seeing more and congrats on the new camera, I hope it turns out to be what you expect. That Tussock moth looks like a ram jumping over a fence.

Welcome. Super shots to start of with.

I look forward to your results and comments when you get your G7. It is a camera I am considering as an intro to matters digital.

Roy.

Thanks for all your great comments guys!

I will make sure to post up my views of the G7 sirbridge.

Thanks once again for your great comments, and I look forward to contributing to the forum in the future.

I have a G6 and there is no doubt they can get excellent results. I'm not sure why you decided not to go dslr with the 350D so cheap now but thats your call. One thing, the smaller sensors of the compacts give better DOF and your shots prove that with most of the body in focus. The bumble-bee and spider with egg are my favorites. That Hawk moth is an impressive fellow. What country are you in?

Welcome to the forum, Dont knock the 6 mp, I only have 8.2 , as racketman stated the dof is great on these, the bee and the snail are my fav. nice series!

As you have shown - P&S cameras can take marvellous macros- well done.
Brian V.

racketman wrote in post #3557025
I have a G6 and there is no doubt they can get excellent results. I'm not sure why you decided not to go dslr with the 350D so cheap now but thats your call. One thing, the smaller sensors of the compacts give better DOF and your shots prove that with most of the body in focus. The bumble-bee and spider with egg are my favorites. That Hawk moth is an impressive fellow. What country are you in?

England (Sevenoaks, Kent) - These were all taken within my garden and surrounding area, although I live a bit back in the countryside, which is great for wildlife shots.

My reasoning for not getting a DSLR was that the price of a body + a macro lense able to take macros of the quality the ixus offered would cost a vast amount for someone my age. I have heard great things about the G7, and only being into photography for 5 months, I really want to perfect my technique with manual controls before I buy a DSLR. I will get one in time though.

macro junkie wrote in post #3554598
edit - what program editing softwhere u using to make them borders around your pics?photo shop?i

Adobe Photoshop CS2 - great program although I am yet to master pretty much anything in it yet. I do not really do on PP on my pictures, and they usually are as they are. I sometime increase saturation to help bring out the colours of the subject or sharper the shot slightly.

Very impressed by the result you get with that camera.
Congrats.

Laurent.

I really like the butterfly shot. The detail and patterns of the wings are nice and crisp. The other shots are nice as well. Thanks for sharing.