I've always enjoyed viewing macro shots, the texture, colors, and detail all are fascinating to me. So let's see some of yours! I can't post a macro yet, but I just ordered a Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro! I'm so excited!

 

You know I was just walking by a neighbors house, they had some purple flowers. I thought what a great chance to break out my 100mm 2.8. If the clouds go bye bye I'll give it a shot.

 

Just out of curiosity, how are we defining macro here? Ultra close-up, or just relatively close? I have some flower shots, but they're not framed particularly tightly.

 

Congrats on the lens cl_jay!

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Tip of a juniper branch with sleet.

 

^^ Just put them up, let us see them.

 

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+1

 

I've already posted a number of these before, but since I like macros, here they are again.

 

I love macro! Looking fwd 2 the pics.

 

hmm, just realized that most of mine are from the 1 day it rained a couple months ago and we had green plants again.

 

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Keep finding more that I'd forgotten about...


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I still think that first spiral one is seriously sweet. I have yet to try the technique you described. I love the water drops, too.

 

That's some pretty amazing images so far!

 

awesome pics everyone
these don't compare but i gave it a shot using my SD600

 

 

 

Awesome shots! I can't wait to post some of my own.

Thanks wndrlst!

+1 on the spiral of color pic Dan.

 

so uhh...... exactly why has it taken us this long to get a macro thread going...

sick stuff!!!!!!!! the spider... nuts!!!!

 

 

i need to get a dedicated macro lens

 

Seriously! Great idea. And yeah, I love the lighting on that web! Nice!!

 

The wonders of the Nikon CLS and having an assistant to hold the remote flash below and behind the spider.

 

I have some awesome macros in mind...but they're all in print

 

Get scanning.....

 

Here's an attempt. Itching for a macro lens.

 

This is a B&W pic scanned, lost a little in the scan.
70-200f/4

 

 

 

Here's a couple from my last book. The first three show a 1/72 scale model, the toothpick gives an idea of the size. The model is approximately 4" long.

The last pic shows a similarly sized 1/72 scale tank next to the same type of tank, but in 1/35 scale.

Still using my coolpix 995 for these.

 

^Interesting! Do you build these? What kind of book?

 

Yep, the book is exactly that, how to build them :-)

Modelling Books

Plastic models is what got me interested in macro photography; for me, they are hobbies that really go well together.

I would like to try some of the amazing nature photos seen in the previous posts.

 

 

From my garden this morning...
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I liked how the light hitting in different ways offered such a wide spectrum of blues.

 

i guess i will contribute some =)

 

^ Awesome -- the middle shot sparks the imagination.

And I'm digging how the water distorts/interacts with the texture on wndrlst's garden pic.

 

sexy!

 

Every 17 years, they come out of the ground as larva and crawl up tree trunks. Just emerged from the larva:



Their wings straighten out and their shell dries. This one is still drying.



Lookin' for love. They live for 3 weeks, mate, lay eggs, and die.

 

^^ Great shots, but you need one of people eating them. For the final cycle of life.

 

Nice shots!! I never looked at them very closely when we got invaded 2 summers ago. Kind of cool to see them when they're not dive-bombing.