first crack at macro...

...finally made a decision and got the Tamron 90mm...I`ve been thinking about which lens to buy for weeks so today...I just jumped in with both feet.
So...never used a macro before and quickly realized breathing is a problem...I mean I hold my breath when painting sometimes but this was a whole other level. I see the tripod is going to come in handy...and youse will see it too but hey, first shot and who else am I going to tell?

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makin` a run for it...

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Nice series!!

thanks...I kinda like this one too...came out cool...

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I have this lens too, I love it. Trust me, if you spend the time to learn it, you will be hooked! Most of these pictures are great. A couple are a bit OOF but that's what you get with the thin DOF on the macro.

yeah it will take some time getting used to it but I can already see it`s gonna be fun....this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.

The shots are nice. The first one looks a little soft, and maybe needs more light to bring the colors out.

Pretty good for a first time.

Great start there. Really like the first shot.

Excellent work for the first time and some very interesting subjects and behaviors.

Great shots for your first macros! Looks like you found some nice cooperative subjects as well keep posting!

Nice set. Welcome to macro-world

very nice

thanks all. took them all about 5 minutes away from our place, this city has a lot of green all around it.
As I said I`ve been going back and forth on which macro lens to get, went back to the biggest place in town to look again and they had this one for about $120.00 more than it was a couple of weeks ago...snagged a staff member as he walked by and pulled out my catalog, showed him the date and the price and asked why...he said just a minute, what mount do you need?...went somewhere and came back and said we`ll let you have it for the cheaper price...cool...as I was paying he pulled out a small Slik tri pod and said it was free...cooler.
I`ll be going back to the same place I`ve been going to take pics recently after work so I hope to be able to find some subjects willing to co-operate. This time I`m bringing a small collapsable tri pod seat I have and either the mono pod or my heavy duty tri pod.

Lovely shots..very good start. Esp like the hover shot.