A few Macro photos. (56k)

Audi-Tone · 17th April 2006, 2:29 PM

Hi Guys and gals

below are a few shots i took today whilst bored in my garden.

setup: D50, 70-300sigma APO, raynox dcr250.

Hope you Enjoy them!

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

C&C welcome ofcourse.

cheers,

-- audi

disci · 17th April 2006, 3:58 PM

Nice shots Audi. Thanks for sharing them. Numbers 1, 2 and 5 are my faves.

D

Raytracer · 17th April 2006, 4:11 PM

1 and 3 here, love em. Nice use of focal length and great bokeh!

scarper · 17th April 2006, 7:49 PM

Love the last one
well done

scarper

r00b0y · 17th April 2006, 9:46 PM

Great shots, I've got the same lens in the mail for me at the moment, very impressed the the quasi macro, seems pretty sharp.

#4 would be the winner if it had a larger DOF, I love the composition and crop, I just want the whole flower in focus. Great stuff though

Audi-Tone · 17th April 2006, 10:27 PM

i kinda like the dof in #4 but i can see where your coming from.. and even when shooting around f16(i think) with the raynox you're still not gonna get maximum dof.. dedicated macro lens would do it!

i shoulda mentioned none of these have been cropped. all are full frame shots.

i'd have to say my fav is #5.

glad you guys like em.

question: how do i work out the macro ratio? for example the purple flowers are about 1.5cm's in width maximum. is it 1:1 or close?

cheers for the comments!

-- audi

Audi-Tone · 19th April 2006, 9:43 PM

bump

i'd love more advise on composition and such

norbs · 20th April 2006, 10:38 AM

Mate, they are great. I love the borders you have on them, is it a closely guarded secret ot could you tell me how to do them?

sabretooth · 20th April 2006, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r00b0y

#4 would be the winner if it had a larger DOF, I love the composition and crop, I just want the whole flower in focus. Great stuff though

I was thinking the exact same thing. If the centre and the edges of the flower were in focus then it'd be perfect - but, I reckon it's great. I think the shot looks really nice and the background colour complements the colour of the flower nicely.

Quote:

Originally Posted by norbs

Mate, they are great. I love the borders you have on them, is it a closely guarded secret ot could you tell me how to do them?

Ummm, in a nutshell, he probably has a recorded series of photoshop actions to:

Enlarge canvas, white canvas
Enlarge canvas, black canvas
Select all
Shrink selection to only select the picture (and not the new borders created by the canvas enlargement
Drop shadow

Audi-Tone · 20th April 2006, 8:15 PM

with the borders i use the set actions (i believe) in ps cs2, if not then its definately a plugin but i'm really not sure where i got it from!. sorry.

cheers dudes.

-- audi

HarmSupJai · 20th April 2006, 8:22 PM

Wow, love the pictures.

Pics of insects up close are always interesting to look at

norbs · 20th April 2006, 9:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audi-Tone

with the borders i use the set actions (i believe) in ps cs2, if not then its definately a plugin but i'm really not sure where i got it from!. sorry.

cheers dudes.

-- audi

Bugger, that is really cool. Oh well, no worries. Thanks.

17th April 2006, 2:29 PM	#1
Audi-Tone Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 621	A few Macro photos. (56k) Hi Guys and gals below are a few shots i took today whilst bored in my garden. setup: D50, 70-300sigma APO, raynox dcr250. Hope you Enjoy them! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. C&C welcome ofcourse. cheers, -- audi

17th April 2006, 4:11 PM	#3
Raytracer Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,570	1 and 3 here, love em. Nice use of focal length and great bokeh! __________________ Random Raytracer on facebook Random Raytracer on flickr

20th April 2006, 10:38 AM	#8
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20th April 2006, 8:22 PM	#11
HarmSupJai Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 74	Wow, love the pictures. Pics of insects up close are always interesting to look at __________________ Successful trades : langerrox \| checks202 \| Gusto

17th April 2006, 3:58 PM	#2
disci Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brisbane, Aust Posts: 1,370	Nice shots Audi. Thanks for sharing them. Numbers 1, 2 and 5 are my faves. D

17th April 2006, 7:49 PM	#4
scarper Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wait Awhile ... Perth Posts: 461	Love the last one well done scarper __________________ OCAU Camera Club Member #216 http://mdhphotography.biz

17th April 2006, 9:46 PM	#5
r00b0y Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,406	Great shots, I've got the same lens in the mail for me at the moment, very impressed the the quasi macro, seems pretty sharp. #4 would be the winner if it had a larger DOF, I love the composition and crop, I just want the whole flower in focus. Great stuff though

17th April 2006, 10:27 PM	#6
Audi-Tone Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 621	i kinda like the dof in #4 but i can see where your coming from.. and even when shooting around f16(i think) with the raynox you're still not gonna get maximum dof.. dedicated macro lens would do it! i shoulda mentioned none of these have been cropped. all are full frame shots. i'd have to say my fav is #5. glad you guys like em. question: how do i work out the macro ratio? for example the purple flowers are about 1.5cm's in width maximum. is it 1:1 or close? cheers for the comments! -- audi

19th April 2006, 9:43 PM	#7
Audi-Tone Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 621	bump i'd love more advise on composition and such

20th April 2006, 8:15 PM	#10
Audi-Tone Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 621	with the borders i use the set actions (i believe) in ps cs2, if not then its definately a plugin but i'm really not sure where i got it from!. sorry. cheers dudes. -- audi