kja Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 tlc - loving that red & yellow flower in post 241 and the last bug in 242 I'd love to find a bug like that and a daisy (is that what that white flower is?) - such potential for a really striking shot! Nice work :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Thanks Kristin, I can send you some bugs, :laugh: they are running rife in our back yard, hundreds of them and they are fast! The daisy is one of those ones that just grows wild in the back yard too. I was actually shooting the daisy and the bug just crawled on, I only had less than a second to snap the shot. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfan Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hey guys, I'm just coming in here for a bit of advice - hopefully for Christmas I'm getting a macro lens :D I'm not 100% sure which one I want though, I'm thinking either the 60mm or the 90mm Tamron. What's the difference between them? I was also heading for a 100mm 2.8 macro lens but they are way way out of my price range Thanks! Loving the photos in here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 You wont have to be as close to your subject with the 90mm, another one to consider is the Sigma 105, I looked a that and the canon 100mm and I decided on the canon, its great. If you want it for a better price DWI have it for much less that you can get it in a shop. Have a look HERE There are from the 100mm Macro I am only new to Macro so still learning and I can see my shots getting better the more I take. It is a bit of a learning curve using a macro lens and takes some patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo's mum Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 I haven't had my macro out for ages but after seeing all these nice new photo's thought I would get it out got a couple of photo's then the darn rain came ..yet again not really " macro " but took it with the macro lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nice shoe, love the air under the little guy in the last shot. I've been using my macro lens for some action shots its quite a versatile lens! Which one do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 You wont have to be as close to your subject with the 90mm, another one to consider is the Sigma 105, I looked a that and the canon 100mm and I decided on the canon, its great. If you want it for a better price DWI have it for much less that you can get it in a shop. Have a look HERE There are from the 100mm Macro I am only new to Macro so still learning and I can see my shots getting better the more I take. It is a bit of a learning curve using a macro lens and takes some patients. I can see that flowers pubic hair! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 it's funny with Macro you notice so much stuff you wouldn't otherwise notice! This flower is tiny like really tiny and there is no way you can even see the 'pubic hair' normally. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) with my old 400D just after I'd got the macro lens. Prices have dropped so much that I paid more for it 2nd hand then than what you can get it for new now! But I love it. :) sepia dandelion by kirislin, on Flickr Not a macro but taken with the macro lens. an interesting fact I later found out about the rider of the horse, she's a policewoman and was involved in the purana task force, I think that was the Mokbel case. Here's what she likes to do in her spare time. 6244 sepia tc by kirislin, on Flickr Edited September 17, 2012 by Kirislin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Are You Serious Jo Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nice, I love the DOF when macro lenses are used for big subjects. I think purana was Carl Williams? Has anybody looked into the ring lights that are LED? They give a continuous light rather than a flash but sit on the end of lens like a ring flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Nice, I love the DOF when macro lenses are used for big subjects. I think purana was Carl Williams? Has anybody looked into the ring lights that are LED? They give a continuous light rather than a flash but sit on the end of lens like a ring flash. Yep, I think they were all connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 lovely photos. the blue droplets are really nice. and the bugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Lovely shots, the horse shot is lovely! Some more from me, same boring bug I had a training day at work today and one of the things we learnt about was proteas, the teacher trimmed one and gave us the cutting, he knew I was into photography so he said here see what sort of shots you can come up with with that. :laugh: So of course when i came home I was right on it. :laugh: It was around the time when the sun was going down so I think I got a few interesting shots and one back lit which I will save for the other thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I love those bug shots tlc. Are they the naughty little bugs that are usually joined together in a moment of passion, even when they go about their daily business? :laugh: Actually, I think the top bug is a different kind, that's my fave photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I'm not really sue, I think they are variations of the same bug, I think the second one is the one who's double ended at times. :laugh: the first one has dots down its back. We have hundreds of them here but they are fast, I have to be quick which is tough with the 100mm. With the protea the pics were not as nice as I'd like, I wanted the very centre to be the main focus but in most shots the camera had a hard time focusing on that centre bit it kept focusing on the inner yellow bits. I've resorted to manual focus a lot more and seeming getting better at it. I think it's true that practice makes perfect! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Huntin' Jumper :D Pretty fly And a couple of poppies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! The colours on that fly are amazing! I always think spiders look so vulnerable, their skin looks see through. I want some more interesting subjects to shoot! I'm a bit sick of my back yard bug buddies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Thanks tlc :) Can you send your bugs my way and I'll send you a couple of teeny jumpers instead - My garden seems mostly devoid of interesting bug life :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Another random one from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfan Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 One from a few weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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