CHAT: Macro/Close-up weekend comp. for April 6th

[clickin girl]

Hey guys! I decided our topic this time will be macro/close-up photography. There is one catch however. No flowers! Flowers is a big topic for macro so I wanted to remove them from the equation to challenge us a little more! There are tons of inspiration everywhere for this topic! It will really be a challenge for me as well because I love macro but my main thing I shoot is floral. I hope you all like this and have fun with it! Good Luck!!

[donoreo]

Neato. I have been getting lots of practice with this during my 366 project. However, I do not have a macro lens, I have extension tubes (the dumb kind, no electrical connectors, but hey they were $8!) and close up or diopter lenses.

[DigiDiva]

OK I have been experimenting..have some (what I think are) awesome shots but now I can't decide if the one with the shallow D of F is better than the one with everything in focus...Or if the coulred is better than the B&W.......DILEMA!!

[Bendall]

Thankfully I have a macro lens and have an idea just want to get the right sort of light!

[Bendall]

I may enter with this......Eight fifty

[DigiDiva]

I luuuuuurv my macro lens

[wavemachine]

Okay I think I am in with this (20 images focus stacked):-

Trusty, Dusty, Zippo

[DigiDiva]

I forgot all about stacking! Haven't done it in ages!

[Bendall]

Never tried stacking, not even in a supermarket! Effective.

[wavemachine]

Originally Posted by Bendall

Never tried stacking, not even in a supermarket! Effective.

Cheers, I had my first attempt at it a few weeks ago with a computer TV Card which worked quite well but because I was effectively changing the focus point it effected the image size which meant I had to crop more than I would have liked. I have since invested in a focus rail which works really well, I have a week off so am hoping to have a proper play