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Photography Challenge #2 Macro Photography Results
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Winner By Most Votes!
Hi,
My name's Carol A. Vega. Photography has been my passion ever since.
I have started taking serious photography four years ago, inspired by my child.
In this photo I used a Leica D-lux 3 with a shutter speed of 1/40, Aperture Priority of f/4.9
and ISO 100.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolantiadovega/
Regards,
Carol
My name is Julia and I'm from Romania. For this photo I used a 12-megapixel ultra-compact, Olympus FE-300. The only setting I've done was to choose macro option. I dont know much about photography, but I totally love macro!
My name is Andrew Wood. I'm an IT Hardware Engineer / Trainer by day, bass guitarist for a group called "Steelfield" by night and general amateur photographer.
I've always liked taking photographs ever since I had a little compact camera, experimenting with taking photos with different exposures and lights.
I'm currently using a Nikon D70s, which is my first Digital SLR. This flower picture was taken on the steps of my house with the Nikon D70s, but not with a macro lens. I took it with a Nikkor 50mm Prime Lens as it gives really nice colour plus good focus. I actually focused on the full flower when I took the picture, but decided to crop it to one side for a better effect.
For best results with macro photos I would always recommend using a tripod and a remote if you have one.
Here's a link to my flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/s1lentb0b/
Thanks
Andrew Wood
Hi,
My name is Chris. I've worked in kitchens for 25 years. In all that time I've taken photos of my plates. It wasn't until the last year or two that I became more interested in serious about photography. My photos reflect an obvious love of food. When I became serious, I graduated from a point and shoot to a Nikon D60. I shoot in my home, in my workplace kitchen and in my friends workplace kitchens. I haven't been to work in 2 years without my camera. My goal for the next 5 years is just to get better all around in photography. I'm lucky enough to work with my subject on a daily basis.
This photo was taken in my kitchen at home during summer of 2009. I shot with a Nikon D60 using a Sigma 105mm Macro 2.8 on a Manfrotto tripod, ISO 200, f/4.0 at 1/100 sec. I sometimes use a set of ProMaster extension tubes when I want to get really close.
Currently I'm using a Nikon D300s, mostly with my new favorite lens, the AF-S 50mm. I edit in LR and tweak in PE 8.0
The one thing you learn quickly when you first get into macro photography is tripod, tripod, tripod. Camera shake is so much more evident at that distance, plus, slower macro lenses need the steadiness of a tripod to allow for longer exposures.
Thanks,
Christopher Cina
Hello,
My name is Noha Baeshen, I started photography sometime during June 2007 when I got my Canon EOS 400D -which I still use it now- A year after that I got my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens, immediately I fall in love with Macro Photography!
I took this photo in my home with simple sitting all depending on straight sunlight from the window.
I set the camera on the P mode: Shutter Speed: 1/40 second ,Aperture: F/2.8 ,Focal Length: 100 mm , ISO: 400
My online gallery: http://el-ninoo.deviantart.com/
Picture's Link: http://el-ninoo.deviantart.com/art/In-Glory-91777583
Thank you for this opportunity =)
Hi my name is andrew brent and I've been using the Canon Digital Rebel XSi/450D for about 3 months, I got the Macro lens in December, this shot I took was set up on the table, the pencils were held by a rubber band the camera was set on AV with a f 22 Aperture and ISO 100 this held the shutter open for 30 seconds. The best tip I can give for Macro shots is to use Manual Focus a tripod and a remote so you don't shake the camera. www.flickr.com/photos/over40something
My name is Scott Barlow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barl0w/), and I've been a photographer for two years. I shoot with a Nikon D300, a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D, and a Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 SP XR Di II VC. I like to travel, but most of my photography revolves around my life in Utah, and the beautiful landscape I'm surrounded by.
I took this photo on a whim, when at my daughter's soccer game we found a ladybug hanging out on the grass. My daughter picked it up with a blade of grass while I put my Nikon BR-2A reverse macro adapter ring on the Nikkor 50mm lens and mounted the lens with it backwards. With the flash on, I set the aperture to 2.8 and got in close until the image was in focus in the viewfinder. I rested my elbows on my knees and fired away, taking maybe 10 photos in NEF/RAW format in fear that the ladybug would decide to fly away before I could get off a decent shot.
If there was one thing I'd recommend to others to help improve their photographs it would be to shoot the things you love. Your imagination, passion, and emotion will show in the photos that you love to take.
Regards -
Scott
My name is Carolina Ödman, I am addicted to photography since 2001. I see so much beauty in the world and I feel we miss so much of it that I feel compelled to take pictures of it.
I love playing with a shallow depth of field in macro, emphasizing impressions and the delicate blend of light and colours we find in nature rather than getting all the finest detail in focus. I always think of how I align my plane of focus and what I really intend to show. The blurred background is fully part of my composition and often echoes the foreground to create a dynamic picture.
This photo was taken with a Nikon D300 and AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm lens in aperture priority at f/4.2, ISO 200 with an exposure time of 1/320s. I did some minor post-processing in photoshop CS4: Auto levels; and in Graphic Converter: resizing to 1200 in width and slight sharpening of the resized image.
The original size photo (unsharpened) is also available.
url: http://carolune.org/photoblog
Thank you!
Carolina
am Matthew Pastick have been shooting photos since 1987 , shot years with cannon flim camera eos 1 v.. an now shoot digitl d 50 cannon.. I love both .. Photography is one of my biggest passions.. tammron lens 90mm macro f.11 100 iso
My name is Matt. I have just recently graduated from college, and I have been doing photography for about 2 years. I started doing it as a way to sort of get past all the bad that is too easily seen. This art form basically lets me be able to try to capture the beauty that we overlook almost every day. it has basically helped me regain my faith in a lot of things by taking some pictures that I think are incredible, and thats what I'm all about, making me happy first and foremost. I figured I would do this to get some feedback on tips and tricks that could make me better and hence, make me enjoy taking pictures more.
the camera I use is a Nikon D40. This picture was taken in Birmingham, AL about 15 minutes ago. My shutter speed for this is set at 500, ISO is 800, and f5.6.
My name is Alan Chun and I am originally from Southampton, Hampshire, UK but now live in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. I am a freelance photographer covering news events in the North East UK for a UK based news syndication company. I also do private events, people and pet portraits, product shots and commercial PR work along with sales of general images on canvas from my online shop. I have been a photographer since way back as a child, first camera at 7 years old, and went semi-pro in 2000. I originally used Olympus cameras in the days of film and my first digital was an Olympus. I changed to Canon in 2004 and have never looked back. I now own 3 Canon digital camera bodies and a mixture of Canon, Sigma and Tamron lenses ranging from a wide angle 10mm-20mm to a 100mm-400mmL zoom. The picture I have entered is an extreme macro and was taken using a dedicated 1:1 macro lens and off-camera flash. I used a shutter speed of 1/200 @ f10 ISO400 with a focal length of 140mm. I used a tripod and set the camera on remote and mirror lock up to reduce any camera shake. I included a small thumbnail of the original thumbscrew in the corner to show the extreme close-up attained. The picture shows the thread at an extreme close up and shows the rough surface of what we think is smooth at normal viewing. My tips for macro work would be: use a sturdy tripod, a dedicated macro lens capable of 1:1, plenty of light, manual focus, plenty of patience and just enjoy yourself. Start with simple subjects before attempting the more difficult "eyes of an insect" types and just keep practising. Keep trying different angles and lighting such as flash or natural etc and use simple reflecting materials to bring out some detail in the shadows, such as tin foil or white paper, these are easy to use in close-up work and inexpensive as well. Go for objects that we all take for granted in everyday life, you'll be surprised what you get to see at these levels of magnification!
All the best and good luck
Alan :o)
Alan Chun
Chunshine Digital Photography
Hi,
Im Kasia,Im 25, Im photographing for around 8 years now. The picture was taken pretty long time ago with Canon Ixus 65 , but its one of my favorites. Settings which were used:
Exposure:
0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture:
f/2.8
Focal Length:
5.8 mm
The picture was taken in the room, in a daylight.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/-stardust/sets/
Best Regards,
Katarzyna M. Skrzypek
Hi,
Spending a long and tedious winter walking a deserted little seasonal hamlet in Lakeside OH, I've passed the moments creating images with an inexpensive Kodak EasyShare M753. I'm a writer of short stories, ecology journalist and Project Manager for Wireless Operations.
This photograph was taken along while strolling the shoreline Lakeside not far from Port Clinton. The time of day was dusk and I used a sunset setting at 3X. Then later edited on Pacasa 3.
Warm regards,
Barbara Ann
Vincent van der Pas--- Winner of Challenge #1
Hi,
My name is Ionut Ciucanu, I'm from Romania and for the past six years I lived in Bucharest. I've started to shoot three years ago, when I brought a Canon S3. After that, I changed to Sony a100, Canon 400D, Canon 40D and now I use a Nikon D90. The picture was taken with D90 and 60mm/2.8 lens at 1/400s, f/8, and ISO 800.
my photoblog on http://ciucanu.com
this picture : http://ciucanu.com/index.php?showimage=214
Best regards
My name is Fabian Riofrio and I am from and live in Quito, Ecuador (one of the highest capital cities in the world). I have been a photographer for about 3 years. My first reflex camera was a film Canon EOS 3000, and last August I finally purchased my first DSLR, a Canon Rebel XSi. My picture is called "Dew in the Andes", and is of a dew drop on a green leaf. I took the picture on a farm called Guzunag, in the middle of Ecuador's Andean mountain range. To get this close to the drop, I removed the lens from the camera body, flipped it, and focused by leaning in closer or further from the leaf. The ISO for this picture is 1600, speed 1/640, and 00 aperture (for obvious reasons).
You can link my name to: http://hotchoclo.deviantart.com
Thank you and good luck to all!
My name is Geoff Douglas and I have been into photography since high school where I started with a AE-1 over 20 years ago. Over the past 5 years I have turned a passionate hobby into a business and trying to expand my photography experiences whenever I can.
This shot was taken at 0.25sec/f2.8 with the Canon 5DII with the Canon 100mm macro lens with all three extension tubes on as well to give me an extreme view of a smaller world. This image is of oil and water together in a large bowl with food coloring mixed in and the image was taken during a week long photography workshop in New Brunswick, Canada.
The best tip I can recommend is slow down and take a look as there is plenty of macro subjects in the world around us.
Facebook Fan Page URL: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Riverview-NB/Geoff-Douglas-Photography/202173483507
My name is Nirlando Lopes (land.nick on Flickr). Arquitect retired. Photography is my hobby since I was young. My Camera is a Panasonic Lumix DMC - FZ 18. The photo was taken in normal Program, with the bottom macro.
My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/nick_land/
Hello,
My name is Alexandru Georgescu and I've been a beginner in photograpy. Still, I'm a beginner and I started taking it more seriously last year. The picture I sent you is one of my firsts taken with my DSLR. I was looking for frames to photograph in my garden, when I spotted that little bee and I have taken the picture.
The camera I used is a Canon 350D and the lens is a Canon EF-S 18-55mm. The picture is taken 2 years ago, at 50mm with ISO 100 f5,6 1/400s and it is digitally processed.
A tip that I can give you is beware of the direct sunlight when shooting macro, specially flowers. If the sun is very bright try to find something to diffuse the light. Also, shoot in RAW if the camera has the capability.
I will leave you my deviantArt page for referal.
Thank you,
Alex
Hi, my name is Teresa Deak, but, when it comes to my photos, I always go by Picsie Chick. I've been taking pictures and sharing them for nearly 10 years, and neither I nor my list of email recipients has gotten tired of it!
The attached macro photo of a water drop on a cosmos flower, was taken in September of 2003 in my yard back in Williams Lake, BC. The cosmos flower is one of the best for holding a water drop like this, large enough and for long enough to capture reflected images within them. Alas, I have no cosmos growing in my yard in Vernon, BC, where I live now, so my cosmos water drop pictures are all pretty old. Looking back at the EXIF information and I see that my settings on the Nikon Coolpix 5700 were pretty much as always: auto settings, spot AF metering, macro. I have cropped the original just a little to improve the composition, without making any other changes.
Do I still take photos like this? Well, I have the Nikon Coolpix 8800 now, which I love, and, although not so many water drops on cosmos, I have plenty more opportunities for great photos here in Vernon. So, yes! Have a look at my blog and you'll get a taste for what I like to capture and how I like to share it. http://picsiechick.blogspot.com/
Cheers,
~T~
Beauty in small things. Beauty in all things.
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My name is Liana LaRue. I am a recent graduate of Central Michigan University. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Photojournalism. I've been passionate about photography for about nine years. This photo was taken with a Nikon D60 using a Nikon 50 mm lens. My only tip on macro photograpy would be to fill the entire frame of the photo.
Thank you.
Liana E. LaRue
Hello! My name is Andrea Brunetto. I'm a sophomore at The College of New Jersey, majoring in Graphic Design and Photography. I can't remember when I first started taking photographs, it's more something that just happened naturally as I discovered my passion in art. I used to have a Nikon coolpix, but this past summer I got a Canon Powershot G9, which is what I used for this macro photo. I took this picture while on vacation in Hawaii this past summer, and I had so many good ones that it was hard to pick just one! As a beginner in professional photography, I don't really have any tips on macro, but rather I'm trying to learn as much as I can to improve my own skills. Here is a link to my page on Flickr. Thank you so much! http://www.flickr.com/photos/45302167@N04/
-Andrea Brunetto
Name
Adi Spivak
Blog: http://adispi.wordpress.com
I am 32, male, amateur photographer, been one for 4 years, work full time as IT support.
Where was this photo taken
Haifa, Israel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa)
Camera Used
Nikon D80
settings
Shutter speed priority, 1/160Sec. Flashed fired off camera as close to the object and the lens as possible to keep shadows out.
My name is Jason Aldridge. I have been fueling my passion for photography for over a year and have loved every minute of it. I shoot everything and anything that I find interesting. I have 6 children which gives me plenty of "people" subjects. I love to hike and hit nature's finest where ever I can find it and shoot it. The photo I am submitting is of the infamous "wolly worm" as it is known, at least in the south. I had two of my daughters out at a local park when we found it. I've seen plenty of these creatures before, but not as close as I did that day. I really love the detail of the feet that the wooly worm has to be able to surmount any object in its way.
The camera I used and still do until upgrade time is the Canon A590 IS point-and-shoot. It has been an awesome camera even knowing it's limitations compared to a DSLR. The image was shot at f/3.2 - 1/160 sec. - ISO-200. As an amateur photographer (longing to become a professional), one thing that I would say as far as macro-photography is to always shoot multiple shots from many angles. You never know if the one shot you take will come out as well as you think.
Below is a link to my facebook page where I post a lot of photos.
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