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Title: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on March 03, 2008, 10:54:47 PM

This past weekend, while many of you had dreams of steelhead in your minds, I had 13 kids out of 500 running around Science World on Saturday Night.   :'(  While the kids tried variously to kill themselves or break things, I snuck over to the critter section and got some photo opportunities with the resident reptiles and a rock... I know.. I lead a pretty hurtin' life ;)

OK... the gecko and the snake were DARK... serious PP was required to bring them to life, so they don't look terribly good bigger than what I have here, but the pyrite was the opposite problem... MAJOR reflection!
 
All shots handheld with 100mm macro. Man moving objects are tricky!
 
1) Leopard Gecko:
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/3f6/3f6917b46df4cdc9a3b852e25809b9d2.jpg)
 
2) Leopard Gecko:
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/db2/db2a3631926b2d2fb691679678b00ef7.jpg)
 
3) Corn Snake:
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/f69/f69e9520cb327cabd8d5066b8ec9e87a.jpg)
 
4. Pyrite:
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/af3/af30b95eebe9ada5ffd1fb34989aaad2.jpg)
 
5. Pyrite:
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/651/65196d6b8b0a1da29ce9c3036ac8f4db.jpg)

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: dennisK on March 05, 2008, 07:20:22 AM

Awesome shots! I love macro stuff; here's a few of mine (my old crappy canon s40 powershot)...


(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/palic/bdto-bee-one-far.jpg)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/palic/bdspider-alone-blacker.jpg)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/palic/bdDSCN0244close.jpg)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/palic/bd2-bees-blue.jpg)

(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n89/palic/abdDSCN0487.jpg)

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on March 05, 2008, 07:46:58 AM

Great shots too Dennis!

Soon you'll be yearning for another camera and more lenses.... The S45 is still one of our small carry around cameras... GREAT camera.

I really like the spider in #3 and the green/fuzzy look in the last one!

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: dennisK on March 05, 2008, 08:54:33 AM

I love the RAW feature on the powershots; do you shoot in that mode much....the latest raw plugin in photoshop is crazy good - just a resource hog...have you tried it?

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on March 05, 2008, 10:34:15 AM

Quote from: dennisK on March 05, 2008, 08:54:33 AM

I love the RAW feature on the powershots; do you shoot in that mode much....the latest raw plugin in photoshop is crazy good - just a resource hog...have you tried it?

Yes. The Powershots really give a greater level of control all round that you don't get from the rest of the compact camera choices.  I shot the Judo pictures in RAW at 3200 ISO:

http://www.slacker.ca/brian/webpics/showpix.aspx?20080216Judo

Here's another macro.... Mrs D's Eye:

I was surprised at how well this worked. I used the on body flash to illuminate the shot. My wife wasn't TOTALLY impressed :)
 
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/fa2/fa2bc6e1fbf6789f24cbad38882bb9d1.jpg)
Scary Big 100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/fa2/fa2bc6e1fbf6789f24cbad38882bb9d1_990.jpg")

Also.... more plants:

1. Cherry Blossom buds
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/efd/efd8b9b3577ab2c8494b86937d6048c2.jpg)
100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/efd/efd8b9b3577ab2c8494b86937d6048c2_2a1.jpg")
 
2. Unknown Purple Crocus-like flower
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/b00/b00d2e392f708647f7eb8bc7615971b1.jpg)
100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/b00/b00d2e392f708647f7eb8bc7615971b1_f87.jpg")
 
3. Mossy Tree
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/d60/d60f59bbe4ff9e9d222decf635c04e31.jpg)
100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/d60/d60f59bbe4ff9e9d222decf635c04e31_06e.jpg")
 
4. Yellow Rose
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/54e/54ecf54b02c359ba8b8f488f35e4385b.jpg)
100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/54e/54ecf54b02c359ba8b8f488f35e4385b_83a.jpg")
 
5. Snowdrop
(http://www.fotothing.com/photos/202/202466f4105e90b72d30eb626f71af75.jpg)
100% Crop (http://"http://www.fotothing.com/photos/202/202466f4105e90b72d30eb626f71af75_b34.jpg")

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: one more cast on March 13, 2008, 02:20:16 AM

That snow drop is a beautiful pic. Great exposure with that camera...rich black background and great white detail on the flower.

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: ejeffrey on March 13, 2008, 10:14:38 AM

Nice pics.

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: veddereject on March 13, 2008, 09:05:09 PM

Most excellent pictures guys....not to familiar with macro.  If I were interested in buying one, what are some cost effecient choices on the market??  You get that close to nature and it starts to bring about notions of the mandelbrot set.

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on March 14, 2008, 07:57:40 AM

Quote from: veddereject on March 13, 2008, 09:05:09 PM

Most excellent pictures guys....not to familiar with macro.  If I were interested in buying one, what are some cost effecient choices on the market??  You get that close to nature and it starts to bring about notions of the mandelbrot set.

I think, in terms of cost, that there are many great compact (p&s) cameras out there that do a good job, as you can see by Dennis's pictures.  Once you think you have the right camera in mind go to http://dpreview.com/ and see what they have to say about it.  They are pretty much the authority in camera reviews.

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: silverslab on July 22, 2009, 02:00:05 PM

nice shots!

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on July 22, 2009, 04:34:39 PM

Quote from: silverslab on July 22, 2009, 02:00:05 PM

nice shots!

Thanks SS.  Do you shoot?

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: Eagleye on July 23, 2009, 08:30:12 AM

Here is part one of a series.  Will post more when I return from my camping/fishing trip to Rolley lake and then the Fraser.

(http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/_Eagleye_/IMG_4004-email.jpg)

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: Eagleye on July 23, 2009, 08:41:23 AM

DS that is a purple crocus... possibly a winter one.

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: DragonSpeed on July 23, 2009, 02:10:00 PM

Quote from: Eagleye on July 23, 2009, 08:41:23 AM

DS that is a purple crocus... possibly a winter one.

Yeah - figured it was a crocus... just didn't want to bet the farm on my own ID :)

Title: Re: NFR - A few macro pictures from the weekend
Post by: Eagleye on July 26, 2009, 07:41:30 PM

I posted the bee and dragonfly series in the new insects thread

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=21243.msg200134#new