Camera Labs

Haven't been here before in this thread - I don't do much flower or macro photography, though I've been trying it more lately with my last few lens additions.

Yesterday, I came home from work and we had been having rain showers off and on all day. The sun had just broken through, early evening, and this tree in my backyard was glistening with little drops. I was looking for more excuses to test out the Minolta 300mm F4 APO G lens I picked up last weekend, so this provided the impetus to try it. Camera was DSLR-A550:

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Justin Miller
Sony DSLR-A580 / Sony 18-250mm / Minolta 50mm F1.7 / Sigma 30mm F1.4 / Tamron 10-24mm / Tamron 200-500mm / Tamron 90mm F2.8 macro / Minolta 300mm F4 APO
Sony NEX5N / 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 / 55-210mm F4-6.3 / Pentax K adapter / Konica K/AR adapter / bunches o' Konica & Pentax lenses!

Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/zackiedawg

Water drop mania
Some close-ups I recently produced when working with roses.

Lens used: Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR
All images are clickable.


f/11, 0.005 sec (1/200), 1 softbox from left, Magnification: 1:2


f/11, 0.005 sec (1/200), 1 softbox from left, Magnification: 1:1


f/11, 0.01 sec (1/100), 1 softbox from left, Magnification: 1:1

a few taken with the 100macro. My first macro lens and loving it.
Would appreciate any hints or tips.

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Canon Powershot S95, Canon 7D, 15-85, Canon 85 1.8 USM, Sigma 30 1.4, 50mm 1.8, Canon 100 2.8L IS Macro, Canon 70-300L IS USM+Kenko 1.4 Pro 300DGX, Canon 430EX II and RS 4 Classic

Some of my favourites taken with my EOS 50D + 18-55mm IS.

I really like how this one turned out

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Canon Powershot S95, Canon 7D, 15-85, Canon 85 1.8 USM, Sigma 30 1.4, 50mm 1.8, Canon 100 2.8L IS Macro, Canon 70-300L IS USM+Kenko 1.4 Pro 300DGX, Canon 430EX II and RS 4 Classic

Quick play using the articulated display on 600D for a lower shot than I'd get conventionally.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

I forgot about this thread...

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-Evan

Gear: 7 Nikon Nikkor AI-S and AF-S lenses, SB-700 flash, Nikon D7000, Nikon FM, variety of accessories

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
- Ansel Adams

captured this one recently, got no idea what it is.


IMG_9587 by maxjj, on Flickr


9580 by maxjj, on Flickr

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Canon Powershot S95, Canon 7D, 15-85, Canon 85 1.8 USM, Sigma 30 1.4, 50mm 1.8, Canon 100 2.8L IS Macro, Canon 70-300L IS USM+Kenko 1.4 Pro 300DGX, Canon 430EX II and RS 4 Classic

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Nikon D90 / 18-105mm / 105mm Macro / 10-24mm / 35mm, Tripod, Remote, Candles.

Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM
F8
ISO 100
1/640 sec







Canon EOS 500D
Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM
F5.6
ISO 200
1/80 sec

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Looks like this tread is dead . There is one I shot about 2 years ago, shot outdoors under a cloudy sky with no artificial light. Darkening the background was done later since there was a wooden fence clearly visible.


Tiger Lily by Nelepl, on Flickr

IMG_1124 by amp82585, on Flickr

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Canon EOS 600D
Canon EFS 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6, EFS 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

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Corncockle. (Agrostemma githago) by Carl B.1, on Flickr

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Nikon D700 & D7100 bodies + Nikkor 300mm F2.8 VR11, 1.7TC, 50mm F1.4G, 16-35mm f/4G VR, 105 F2.8 VR macro, 70-300mm lenses. A couple of filters, Giotto tripod & ballhead. Lowepro Slingshot 302 AW

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcarlos/

Bird of Paradise




Cheers

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Nikon D7000, D40X, Nikkor 18- 200 VR II, f3.5-5.6, 70-300 AF non VR, Kit Lenses.

Love that bird of paradise....

I'm new to this forum and thought I might post something. Here are a couple of photo's taken locally.
I use a flash with a small soft box and a light diffuser to block the sun. My camera is a Canon 5DIII and the flash is a 600EX with
the remote radio transmitter. I do use a tripod as well.

When I first started I had a hard time with red roses getting washed out. These came out better.

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DSLRs: Canon 5D Mk III, Canon 60D
Lenses: Canon 16-35 F/2.8L, Canon 70-200 F/4L, Canon 300 F/4L IS, Tamron 90 2.8 Macro, Tamron 24-70 DI VC, Sigma 35mm 1.4 DG
Flash: Canon 600 EX(2), Canon ST-E3-RT, Alien Bees B800