Marigold Macro....

Hi all,

This is my first macro posted on the forum and I'm wondering your thoughts..... I have been experimenting with a macro wide angle lens for my a610. I pp'd the image to what you see here.
the exif data is as follows:
iso- 100
f5.6
1/80 ss
macro mode
What do you think of all aspects of image , especially focus, because that seems to be the most difficult part of macro..

Thanks for your thoughts!!!

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Well its a nice image of the flower head, which is ok for what I call flower mug shots. Colours are bright, its a nice crisp image, but lacks that something special that catches the eye. If you want shots of flowers that show the full flower head, try and get at an angle to make the shot interesting, or parts of the flower head that would make an eye-catching shot.

Linda

LindaB wrote in post #3677274
Well its a nice image of the flower head, which is ok for what I call flower mug shots. Colours are bright, its a nice crisp image, but lacks that something special that catches the eye. If you want shots of flowers that show the full flower head, try and get at an angle to make the shot interesting, or parts of the flower head that would make an eye-catching shot.

Linda

Thanks Linda, your right it is just a flower head picture...... I have been working on proper focus with macro's, I guess it's time to get more creative.

boomer3297 wrote in post #3683274
Thanks Linda, your right it is just a flower head picture...... I have been working on proper focus with macro's, I guess it's time to get more creative.

Well the focus is something you can experiment with, for example, which part exactly you want in focus and what you dont - flowers are a fabulous subject to play around with.

If you have all the flower in focus they do tend to look a bit like mug shots if you take them head on, so thats where being creative comes into play.

I havent done any for a while as I have been mostly doing insects but I have done a lot in the past. Thought you might like to see a couple to give you some ideas. Everyone has their own style and yours will develop the more you play around with what pleases you.

This first one, is basically a mug shot but has added interest and works well

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Linda,

Again, thanks for the tips and I also checked out your pbase galleries....some beautiful shots you have there. Your macros seem to be sharper than mine, maybe the camera, maybe my settings.
Question: is the 350d the same as the xt? Just an older model? I'm looking to possiblity purchase dslr as I've discovered that my a610 has it's limitations.

boomer3297 wrote in post #3685398
Linda,

Again, thanks for the tips and I also checked out your pbase galleries....some beautiful shots you have there. Your macros seem to be sharper than mine, maybe the camera, maybe my settings.
Question: is the 350d the same as the xt? Just an older model? I'm looking to possiblity purchase dslr as I've discovered that my a610 has it's limitations.

Thanks for looking at the galleries and glad you liked some of the pics

Compact camera's do have their limitations but are very handy to have all the same. The sharpness could be down to a number of things, but obviously you wont have the same results and various photographic options as you will with a dslr.

Yes, the 350D is the same as the XT and a very good camera it is too. As it was superceded by the 400D you should be able to get one at a very good price, but of course you then have the added expense of your lense choices and then external flash etc, but all this can be purchased over time, which is what I have done. As you seem very keen on macro photography, I would suggest the Canon EF-S 60mm macro as my first recommendation for a macro lense, its slightly cheaper than the longer focal length ones, and then the next purchase could be an external flash - this certainly gives that edge on sharpness.

Its quite a learning curve initially from compact to dslr, but well worth going down that route, it opens up a whole new world

Linda