Macro DSLR Speed Challenge #24 "F/2.8"

Congrats Mark! Awesome shot for sure!

Thanks for the nod for second John -- not sure it's deserved but hey I figured out my dioptric adjustment (I think!)

Brecklund 7.5:1 I had a hard enough time with 1:1 at 2.8 -- jeez! Cool toothbrush and I'm glad you LOVED my shot

Lisa - I'm loving the shadow and path - Will take a look at your other entries.

Very nice entries everybody as John said they are all great! Nice to see a few more participants this week!

pennypue wrote in post #7902537
One day, I hope to be able to shoot a photo as sharp as Mark001.

I just love the abstractness of brecklundin and monty28428. I think I need to have and abstract night. I gotta say though....when I saw the list of lens brecklundin used on that shot I was giggling like crazy.

Do you have a pic of the FrankenMacro Rig?
(Shot more butterflies tonight too. )

Hey ya Penny,

nice to have gotten a few shots ready this week. Missed having the time. You know, I haven't taken a shot of this rig. I'll see about getting one tonight or, more likely, tomorrow. Glad you liked it...I was just experimenting with it and have had a good time with it. It's sort of fun because of the reversed zoom. At 24mm I get that 7.5:1 ration and at 60mm it's 3:1. Only problem is I have to keep the 180mm at f/8 or larger or the vignetting results in a circular shot. The DOF at 7.5:1 is amazingly teeeny, I forget the exact number it calcs to but it is S-M-all...hehehehe

Monty's shot is just super...I love seeing macro that is different. I love the wonderful detailed bug and what-not shots but also love some different, and also when lavanut sets things on fire is always fun.

monty:

don't laugh but that was hand held too...drove me completely nuts trying to get it. Spay 'n pay din't even work...

LOL -- believe me I'm not laughing! I can only imagine how frustratingly fun that was

Dang it! I missed the deadline. I had several shots that I was considering, and a couple that I wanted to "re-do" in better lighting. Well, I will be sure to have an entry in the next go-round! Nice shots all around, guys! I am really curious about the frankenmacro setup...

monty:

hehehe...naw laugh away because it's funny and I learned a whole much of new swear word combinations!!

FYI, you can see more of the stuff I did with the rig here:

http://www.brecklundin​.com …341_wF29s#53429​6392_Vi6ch

Nothing special and none of them are great, just some fun with the "plain" 180mm lens and also the abomination version of the lens.

Thanks John, and thanks for all the nice comments!

Macro challange #25 is: "Glass"

John, if there is anything missing from my challange thread, please let me know

Mark001 wrote in post #7903825
Thanks John, and thanks for all the nice comments!

Macro challange #25 is: "Glass"

John, if there is anything missing from my challange thread, please let me know

DUDE...you are DA MAN...I live for shooting glass!! even macro glass!! And your shot, wicked sharp with super color and depth.

I have been working on the techniques in the L-S&M book in my sig so using it for macro should be a BLAST...

Mark001,
Looks perfect and is a great macro topic.

brecklundin wrote in post #7903902
DUDE...you are DA MAN...I live for shooting glass!! even macro glass!! And your shot, wicked sharp with super color and depth.

I have been working on the techniques in the L-S&M book in my sig so using it for macro should be a BLAST...

Does it tell you how to clean the glass!! Man this is frustrating.... Change of plan is required I think...

monty28428 wrote in post #7923272
Does it tell you how to clean the glass!! Man this is frustrating.... Change of plan is required I think...

Heh! I love when you think you've gotten a cool macro and then...dust!!!

LOL -- Thanks for the support Tony! (dust, finger prints, threads.....)

monty28428 wrote in post #7923272
Does it tell you how to clean the glass!! Man this is frustrating.... Change of plan is required I think...

hahahaha...cleaning glass can be a bee itch...find some sort of lint free cloth. While microfiber is good, the flat best all around product for glass cleaning is plain old newsprint. It leaves nothing behind. As for a cleaning fluid, distilled water and white vinegar is fine for the most part, careful around hand painted pieces as the paint my be soluble in the vinegar. Find CLEAR Windex if you can, the blue stuff can actually leave a residue behind that is a PITA to get ride of and will almost fluoresce under the right lighting. But, to be honest other than vinegar and water, just washing in lukewarm water with dish detergent (use very little) then dry with a lint free cloth.

Sometimes before I shoot a piece I will use the vacuum on it...that can help a lot. But no matter what there are almost always bits left behind that you have little choice than to clone them out.

One last trick to add a lot of shine to a piece is a product called "Gel Gloss". The stuff is MAGIC and really adds a very nice glossy/wet look to the glass.

Now, when we are talking macro...I have no idea how to get a piece perfectly lint free...other than a $500,000 clean room setup...hehehehehe...

I have been hunting around for something really different that is glass for this challenge. Nothing has jumped out at me yet...I know what I am hunting, but not sure where it is right now...but it's OLD and it's glass...

Thanks Brecklundin -- Think I'm going to have to come up with a different plan.

Good luck on finding the OLD glass!