Wat do you think of these macros?

[Tight Knot]

#3 is an excellent shot. Way to work the subject. An excellent example of how just changing focal length/crop can make a drastic difference.

Thanks!!

 

[Tight Knot]

I think if you center the flower in number 1 in a square frame and make the ladybug land on an intersecting line, it would be a pretty great shot. Perhaps with number 2 as well.

Sounds like a great idea. You want to try it out and post it here? I'd love to see the results.

 

[Tight Knot]

#3 :thumbsup:

Thanks!!

 

[Tight Knot]

I love the shapes in #3 and #4 is pretty nice too.

Thanks!!

 

[Ballistics]

I think if you center the flower in number 1 in a square frame and make the ladybug land on an intersecting line, it would be a pretty great shot. Perhaps with number 2 as well.

Sounds like a great idea. You want to try it out and post it here? I'd love to see the results.

Sure.

 

[Tight Knot]

What did you use to capture these?

Canon T1i, with a 100mm 2.8 USM Canon macro lens and a Kenko extension tube set and of course, a tripod.
Number 3 was taken at 1/60th second, f11, 100 ISO. Camera with mirror in lock-up position, lens with IS off and wireless shutter control.

 

[Tight Knot]

Thanks!!

 

[Tight Knot]

Tight,

Which photos were take with extension tubes, where these tubes attached to a macro lens?

Thanks

Hey Annerotica,

1 and 2 just with the macro lens, and 3 (therefore also 4 as it is just a tight crop of 3) with the extension tubes and then the macro lens.

 

[DiskoJoe]

3 AND 4 are the best here. pretty decent focus.

 

[Tight Knot]

3 AND 4 are the best here. pretty decent focus.

Thanks. What do you mean about "pretty decent" focus? I thought they were sharp. Meant as a serious question, as I love to learn where I can do better.

 

[LightSpeed]

You can pencil me in for #2.
I like the blur effect with the beetle and center of the flower sharp as a tack.
I'm also found of the background.
I think it's the best.

 

[Ron Evers]

The flower looks similar to Salsify.

 

[Tight Knot]

You can pencil me in for #2.
I like the blur effect with the beetle and center of the flower sharp as a tack.
I'm also found of the background.
I think it's the best.

Thanks!! Do you see that the focus is "pretty decent"? Or sharp?

 

[Tight Knot]

The flower looks similar to Salsify.

Hi Ron,

Thanks for the reply. I looked up the salsify flower on google image search, and well, there are over 140 types. I looked through alot of the pictures, but can't find one that has the same center stamen shape at all. Maybe I am missing something. Do you have an image I could look at?

 

[Ron Evers]

The flower looks similar to Salsify.

Hi Ron,

Thanks for the reply. I looked up the salsify flower on google image search, and well, there are over 140 types. I looked through alot of the pictures, but can't find one that has the same center stamen shape at all. Maybe I am missing something. Do you have an image I could look at?

I said similar, not that it is Salsify. As you discovered, there are many different ones. Here is a pic of a wild one here that developed a seed head.

Edit: found a shot of one in bloom.