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| White On Green |
f/4, 1/500 secs, ISO 800
Showing posts with label Macro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Macro. Show all posts
Friday, August 2, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Dragonfly Balancing On A Twig
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| Dragonfly balancing on a twig |
f/5.6, 1/250 secs, ISO 140
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Yellow On Green ...
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| Yellow on green ... small yellow flowers among grass blades. |
f/5, 1/250 secs, ISO 125
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The Picnic Crasher
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| The Picnic Crasher, English Gardens, Munich |
f/5.6, 1/250 secs, ISO 640
This small little gate crasher was captured with the 85 1.8G and the close up lens combination. This post is more about the detail that can be had with this combination, than any purer photographic objective.
To give a sense of how small this fellow was, and how much cropping has gone in to get to the image above, check the original capture below,
And to put the size of the bag into perspective, see the image below where the same bag sits besides a Nikon 1 10-30 VR lens and a Parker roller ball pen.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
85mm 1.8G Macro?
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| English Gardens, Munich |
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200
A tripod, or a steadier hand, would have made a significant difference to the picture above. Nothing extra has been done to the background, the Canon 500D close up and the wide open 85mm ensure you get a smooth OOF background.
The shot below is taken after stopping down. These flowers are very small and scattered all throughout the grass.
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| English Gardens, Munich |
f/5.6, 1/60 secs, ISO 200
Another Daisy Close Up
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
f/4, 1/250 secs, ISO 200
Here is another daisy, up close and personal. The combination of the 85 1.8G and the close up lens appears to be a great alternative for times when you don't want to carry a dedicated macro lens.
Below is the center portion of the flower, cropped heavily, and this shows that this combination can deliver the goods.
Daisy, close up with the 85mm
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
Nikon D300s + Nikon 85mm 1.8G + Canon 500D Close up lens
f/4, 1/1000 secs, ISO 200
This is a close up of a small daisy, using the recently released Nikon 85mm 1.8G combined with a Canon 500D close up lens, on a Nikon D300s. While I do use a 105 VR, the purpose here was to test if this combination could help me get close and sharp if I were to just carry the close up lens along with a 35 and 85 when traveling light. My conclusion is a resounding 'yes, I can'.
The un-cropped version of the image is below.
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
f/4, 1/1000 secs, ISO 200
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Overlooked
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| Overlooked ... |
f/8, 1/250 secs, ISO 500
One of the true joys of close up / macro photography is discovering and highlighting things that are all around us, but almost never taken note of. Once the eyes set in, and you prowl around with a camera and an appropriate lens, a whole different set of things start to catch your attention in the same patch of the garden that you normally stomp across.The closer you look, the more you find.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Eye to eye
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| Eye to eye |
f/4.5, 1/500 secs, ISO 200 (SOOC, no PP at all ... )
The Tamron 90mm macro is a gem of a lens, excellent value for money ... and a solid performer ... I used one when I shot a K200D, and it always got the job done. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a full-strength macro lens on a budget.
A walk amidst the greens
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| A walk amidst the greens |
Nikon D300s + Nikon 105 VR
f/7.1, 1/125 secs, ISO 800
Friday, March 23, 2012
High Speed Chase
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| High Speed Chase |
f/10, 1/250 secs, ISO 1600
