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10MPlayer · 08-22-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Despite cooling temps the last two weeks, this scene says there's still hope for summer in Central PA:

What lens and camera setup did you use on this, Luna? Lots of nice detail there.

LunaZ · 08-24-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 10MPlayer

What lens and camera setup did you use on this, Luna? Lots of nice detail there.

Thanks! It looks pretty good at that size and resolution, but at full size you can see some focus and sharpness issues. I do not have a macro lens. I really need to add one to my kit for these kind of shots.

I'm using a Canon 5D MkII. This shot was with a 70-200 f/4L at 200mm, 1/800s, ISO 100, f/8.
I used Lightroom to make a few tweaks to the sharpness of the bee and tweaked the colour a little bit with a VSCO filter that mimics Fujifilm.

Pintsize725 · 08-21-2013, 09:37 PM

onzedge · 08-21-2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

I like this as well.

LunaZ · 08-21-2013, 10:28 PM

onzedge · 08-21-2013, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Nice work.

6spd · 08-22-2013, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Nice work.

x2

That shot would look badass taken from further away and stitched wide!

10MPlayer · 08-22-2013, 05:29 PM

My attempt was shot with a Canon 60D with the 18-200mm kit lens at 60mm zoom and f32. There's not nearly the detail as Luna's shot.

I'm looking for a quality macro lens. I saw a Tamron 60mm 1:1 f2 lens the other day that put the Canon 1:4 f2.8 to shame. And it cost 1/2 as much. I may have to do it. I love shooting pics of little things like bugs and flowers.

10MPlayer · 08-22-2013, 06:12 PM

Now here's a tree fungus I shot handheld with the same camera and lens at f5.6 ISO500 and 60mm. It's not as sharp as LunaZ's sunflower but still it's pretty sharp. Lots of detail. My sunflowers were shot handheld while sitting in the car looking out the window, I think. I had the tripod out that day but I don't think I used it on the sunflowers now that I think about it.

I think maybe the high f-stop on the sunflowers and the fact that they're backlighted took away some detail. Anybody else have an idea what's going on?

didymus · 08-22-2013, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 10MPlayer

Now here's a tree fungus I shot handheld with the same camera and lens at f5.6 ISO500 and 60mm. It's not as sharp as LunaZ's sunflower but still it's pretty sharp. Lots of detail. My sunflowers were shot handheld while sitting in the car looking out the window, I think. I had the tripod out that day but I don't think I used it on the sunflowers now that I think about it.

I think maybe the high f-stop on the sunflowers and the fact that they're backlighted took away some detail. Anybody else have an idea what's going on?

What shutter speed is the sunflower shot? Either a too long shutter speed or shooting out glass can cause sharpness issues..

LunaZ · 08-24-2013, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 10MPlayer

My attempt was shot with a Canon 60D with the 18-200mm kit lens at 60mm zoom and f32. There's not nearly the detail as Luna's shot.

I'm looking for a quality macro lens. I saw a Tamron 60mm 1:1 f2 lens the other day that put the Canon 1:4 f2.8 to shame. And it cost 1/2 as much. I may have to do it. I love shooting pics of little things like bugs and flowers.

One of the problems with this shot is where your light is. Looking at the shadows, the sun is behind the sunflowers which is making it hard to expose the dark centers.
You could change your metering to spot and expose for the dark centers of the sunflowers, but that might blow everything else out.
You could add flash or use a reflector to add fill light the shadowed centers of the flowers.
It would probably be easiest to move and find a different sunflower that's facing the right way.

Cmike2780 · 08-22-2013, 05:52 PM

If you don't want to spend $$$$ on a macro lens, I'd head out and buy a set of extension tubes. About $50-$100 and worth every penny if you're still just experimenting.

10MPlayer · 08-22-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

If you don't want to spend $$$$ on a macro lens, I'd head out and buy a set of extension tubes. About $50-$100 and worth every penny if you're still just experimenting.

I'm kinda new to photography, going beyond snapshots, if you know what I mean. I know an extension tube will give me a closer image but will it affect the sharpness? I'm seeing fuzziness in my closeups.

onzedge · 09-01-2013, 07:06 AM

A few shots from the Battle Lake, MN Airshow:

LunaZ · 08-24-2013, 01:49 PM

Behind the scenes, goofing on Terry Richardson: Censored image, but might still be NSFW

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10MPlayer Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacratomato Posts: 309 Drives: your mama wild. Rep Power: 13	My attempt was shot with a Canon 60D with the 18-200mm kit lens at 60mm zoom and f32. There's not nearly the detail as Luna's shot. I'm looking for a quality macro lens. I saw a Tamron 60mm 1:1 f2 lens the other day that put the Canon 1:4 f2.8 to shame. And it cost 1/2 as much. I may have to do it. I love shooting pics of little things like bugs and flowers.

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10MPlayer Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacratomato Posts: 309 Drives: your mama wild. Rep Power: 13	Now here's a tree fungus I shot handheld with the same camera and lens at f5.6 ISO500 and 60mm. It's not as sharp as LunaZ's sunflower but still it's pretty sharp. Lots of detail. My sunflowers were shot handheld while sitting in the car looking out the window, I think. I had the tripod out that day but I don't think I used it on the sunflowers now that I think about it. I think maybe the high f-stop on the sunflowers and the fact that they're backlighted took away some detail. Anybody else have an idea what's going on?

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