My first real go at Macro

[Singing snapper]

And a rare foray into Macro for me:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro at f/6.3 1/60 ISO 2500


flowers-in-garden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Canon 5D mk III EF 100mm f/2.8L macro f/10 1/60 ISO 500 ratio 1:1.5


20pence by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[donoreo]

Well done on both. I would have gone closer on the flower myself.

[Singing snapper]

I'm finding macro work quite fascinating. None of these are technical masterpieces or anything but just me getting to know it a little better:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100 f/2.8L macro at f/7.1 1/640 ISO 250 handheld


forget-me-nits-with-raindrops by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens, f/8 1/200 ISO 800 handheld


forget-me-nots! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

I found sand particularly fascinating!

f/16 1/40 Handheld ISO 250


sand! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[donoreo]

Well, there goes my idea for the weekend comp....sand!

[Singing snapper]

Originally Posted by donoreo

Well, there goes my idea for the weekend comp....sand!

sorry about that!


Here's some coffee to bring you round!

Canon 5D mk III EF 100 f/2.8L Macro at f/20 1.6 secs tripod natural light (I moved my coffee grinder outside in the yard and shot from above, removing the hood to avoid shadows) 1:1 magnification


Wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Singing snapper]

A few more this time from the lake district:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100L macro f/14 1/125 ISO 250 handheld


bluebells by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and a flower close by with insect tried to get closer but it flew away!

Canon 5D mk III EF 100L f/18 1/200 ISO 250


insect-on-small-flowerElterwater-woods by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[OldBoy]

Cracking series of shots. I love the Bluebell and Wood Anemone.

[Gratris]

They are excellent shots, well done.

[karenoliver]

You might try looking at decay, on doors, buildings etc and using the macro lens. You could create some real nice abstract shots.

Karen

[Singing snapper]

Just come back from a weekend in Dubai. Unfortunately there were sandstorms no opportunity to take photographs of the skyline, even at night except last night when we had no time before our flight home.

We spent a few hours making the most of the sun and heat (33 degrees) at the Sheraton resort at Jumeirah Beach. I only brought the one lens with me (my 24 - 70L) and spotted this Red Veined darter on one of the sunbeds taking in the rays. I regretted not having my macro with me but as we were originally returning to our hotel 36km away in Deira for a safari trip I elected to take only 1 lens with me to the beach. I think the 24 - 70 proved a very useful tool even so, and the dragonfly was a willing model.

Canon 5D mk III EF 24 - 70L @ f/13 and 70mm ISO 250 1/640


Dubai-critter-enjoying-the-sun by singingsnapper, on Flickr