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[yak.h'cir]

I've been making use of my new 100mm f2.8 macro again so I thought I'd see what people think. Some non-macro ones this time as I wanted to see what it was capable of! (ok, on hindsight not many non macros but at least I tried!)

This was a hard capture, they run around pretty quick so I was very happy to get one slightly in focus!

 

[yak.h'cir]

I just love the detail you get from this lens! This is a 100% crop of the above:-

 

[yak.h'cir]

Thank you for your comments!

Regards points 1 and 4 this is due to my photoshop/monitor problems. On my screen the background for the mouse pic is completely black and in pic 6 the red doesnt look that bright to me.

Just loaded that on my p2000 (portable display) and I can see what you mean. Also the lower part of the flower should be bright yellow (it is on my comp) but on the p2000 it is a dull orange. GRRRRR!!!!!!!

The background on the leafy pic is a waterfall.

The blue thingy picture is a cactus (I played with the hue in photoshop). I'm glad you said it looked blue! If you had said purple or something I think I would be launching my monitor out the window!

 

[yak.h'cir]

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Thank you for the C&C and don't worry I they weren'tin the least bit harsh! I appreachiate your comments. Coming back to them now the peacock feather and the red plant are the only ones that interest me. I think I need some new ideas for the macro, I'm off bug hunting!

Just remembered something that might be of interest. All of these pictures are were hand held:-

 

[yak.h'cir]

Great use of the bracket! Certainly cheaper than dedicated macro flashes!!

Where did you get your flash bracket from? If you can't mention the name of the shop, what is its make and model? How much did you pay?

Cheers

AB

Can't mention the name but it probably just out of a warehouse....

It's the manfrotto 330 macro flash bracket. Cost about £40 inc postage. It's a great bit of kit, holds the flash very steady and lots of room to manover. Although I've seen a few people mount a small ball head at the end just to get that bit more movement.

If you like macro but don't want to spend a crazy amount on a dedicated flash this is a good way to go. Lets me handhold where I couldn't before. But I must admit to being new to macro so maybe that was just bad technique.

 

[yak.h'cir]

These are wicked too! What is that in the first one? Its a pity you can't see the colours properly but its a bit noisy in the background. The abstract leaf one is cool, nicely done! Wicked quality with the macro, I'm guessing you're loving the lense! And did you nick the feather from the zoo?

The first pic is a field mouse. I think i'm going to follow the advice and convery to b&w and try to reduce the noise as well.

The feather was still attached to the peacock so thought it would be frowned upon if i stole it. Must have been quite an amusing sight to see me chasing the peacock around trying to get close enough to take the pic! (I did look for feathers lying around first but didnt see any).