Macro shots

[Sonifo]

Anyone take any macro shots? I bought a Canon Rebel about a month ago and took my first macro with it. The bee was about a 1/2 inch long. Pretty small little guy.

What do you all think of it?

Feel free to post some of your macro shots in here too. I would love to see what you have.

http://www.sonifopictures.com/beemarch1cp.jpg

 

[VWPETE]

i love macro shots, its amaizing how ou can get bugs to look so huge. btw what camera are you using.


here are a few of my first macro shots...i havn't taken any for a long time.

 

[KristiXP]

Anyone take any macro shots? I bought a Canon Rebel about a month ago and took my first macro with it. The bee was about a 1/2 inch long. Pretty small little guy.

What do you all think of it?

Feel free to post some of your macro shots in here too. I would love to see what you have.

http://www.sonifopictures.com/beemarch1cp.jpg

That's very very pretty! Keep up the good work!

 

[Mr Hako]

that's a brilliant shot. Quite difficult to take! Did you bribe the bee with some marmalade?

 

[onfire4Jesus]

Great job! Beautiful shot. I LOVE to take macro pictures. I've taken hundreds of them but only a few are worth looking at. I'll try to post some soon when I get time. Once again, great work! Did you get the digital Canon Rebel or the 35mm?

 

[Lia]

Good pic! I looove macro shot too!! It's so focused and highlight the detail of the objects taken. Simply awesome.

 

[Sonifo]

i love macro shots, its amaizing how ou can get bugs to look so huge. btw what camera are you using.


here are a few of my first macro shots...i havn't taken any for a long time.

Good shots you got there.

I bought the DSLR Rebel.

 

[Sonifo]

that's a brilliant shot. Quite difficult to take! Did you bribe the bee with some marmalade?

It was a fun shot to take. My son and I were out taking pictures of flowers when we seen these little bees buzzing in and out of these flowers. So we sat there for about 30 minutes shooting these little guys. They were pretty much at peace with us sitting there about 2 inches from them. This little bee happened to be climbing up and over into another flower. I think he was getting to tired of flying.

 

[Sonifo]

Thank you, lia, Onfire4Jesus, and Kristi.

 

[Lia]

I took these macro shots 2 weeks ago at Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. Thought I'd share too. I'm new in photography so i'm still learning

 

[michabo]

I've also got the Canon digital rebel. A couple weekends ago I rented the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro, and was really happy. Not so much because I took exceptional pictures, but because it was so much fun poking my nose into nooks and crannies and taking pictures. I just need to sake a bit more money before I can buy it.

Uh, how do I attach images?

 

[Miss Mayberry]

Uh, how do I attach images?

I click on someone's post, and click 'Quote'. Then I erase their message. Then scroll down to the bottom, and click 'Manage Attachments'. Once you get through uploading, click 'Close This Window'. Then click 'Submit Reply'.

 

[michabo]

Thanks Miss Mayberry! You know, I never noticed that button...

I guess if the competition is starting, I need to get out and takes some "real" pictures. Macro is just a lot of fun to play with.

 

[Miss Mayberry]

No problem! You can also click right below the last message (which right now is yours), and click 'Reply'.

Those are interesting photographs!

 

[VWPETE]

A few more i took on this wonderfull sunny day today

 

[Sonifo]

Very nice macro shots, guys!!! Keep them coming.

I would love to beable to rent a lens to see if I like it. We don't have things like that here. :-( The lens I would love to buy is the 70-200mm f4. Cost is just about perfect for me.

 

[Mr Hako]

For those on a budget, here's how to take macro shots cheaply- (you will need an SLR)

1) Buy a cheap, second hand 50mm hand prime lens, and a "reversing ring". These are cheap attachements that allow you to put the lens on backwards. You attach the ring to the mount of your camera, and screw the lens on to it via the filter thread.

The quality is great, as good as a regular macro lens, and you can get the lens and ring for about £20 from good second hand stores.

2) Buy a close up filter. Quality is dodgy unless the lens is stopped down to F11 or F16. But for dreamy, soft focus shots, they are great. Filters cost a fiver and are available in various magnification factors.

 

[michabo]

The L-series? I rented that for a while with the 1.4 Teleconverter. What a hoot! I didn't get a single good picture though. I went to a bird sanctuary and took a couple walks through some nearby woods and got a lot (!!) of pictures, but none of them were that interesting. I'm sure there's a couple things that I'm missing... What are you planning on using the 70-200 for?

 

[Sonifo]

The L-series? I rented that for a while with the 1.4 Teleconverter. What a hoot! I didn't get a single good picture though. I went to a bird sanctuary and took a couple walks through some nearby woods and got a lot (!!) of pictures, but none of them were that interesting. I'm sure there's a couple things that I'm missing... What are you planning on using the 70-200 for?

Bird shots, Sports(Dance pictures, soccer, baseball and football), Candid.
I also plan to go to the zoo and would love to get some good shots of the animals there.

I have spoke with alot of folks who take alot of bird photos. They said it is pretty hard to get a good shot. I got a few over the weekend. They turned out pretty good, but I would like to get a bit closer to them and I think that lens would be a big help for that.

 

[Sonifo]

For those on a budget, here's how to take macro shots cheaply- (you will need an SLR)

1) Buy a cheap, second hand 50mm hand prime lens, and a "reversing ring". These are cheap attachements that allow you to put the lens on backwards. You attach the ring to the mount of your camera, and screw the lens on to it via the filter thread.

The quality is great, as good as a regular macro lens, and you can get the lens and ring for about £20 from good second hand stores.

2) Buy a close up filter. Quality is dodgy unless the lens is stopped down to F11 or F16. But for dreamy, soft focus shots, they are great. Filters cost a fiver and are available in various magnification factors.

Thanks for this info. I heard about this. I just need to get myself in gear and get some of these attachments.

Another good way to get a good macro is to use a magnify glass if you don't have a SLR. Just be careful you don't scratch you lens.