Some Macros

Mike-Photos

Getting to know my macro lens:

txtrinitytiger

Mike,

Those are some great photos with awesome detail and very well use of a shallow depth of field.

The photo with the fly... how long did you have to wait for the fly? I've been experimenting with taking photos of animals and one thing I always find myself doing is tracking them for awhile waiting for that good position.

~ JLR

Mike-Photos

Hi JLR...

txtrinitytiger wrote:

Mike,

Those are some great photos with awesome detail and very well use of a shallow depth of field.

The photo with the fly... how long did you have to wait for the fly? I've been experimenting with taking photos of animals and one thing I always find myself doing is tracking them for awhile waiting for that good position.

~ JLR

Thanks for the comments. If there's one thing about macros, it's that it requires patience and luck. I find that there are far less keepers with macros than any other kind of photos I take. One reason for me is that I don't like using a tripod, so just getting in focus is tricky.

I don't have the problems to the same extent with non-macro photos. Here is my gallery with many bird pictures:

http://mikekatz.smugmug.com/gallery/487139

MuskyDude

Cool shots mike, especially #1 for me. : Looks like you'll be great friends with that lens.


AJ

Mike-Photos

Hi AJ...

MuskyDude wrote:

Cool shots mike, especially #1 for me. : Looks like you'll be great friends with that lens.


AJ

Thanks, and yes, I am enjoying it.

DoctorIt

Are you getting to know your flash as well? I'm still lusting for a nice macro lens, but all the reading I've done preparing for it indicates I won't be doing much without my flash.

Mike-Photos

Hi Erik...

DoctorIt wrote:

Are you getting to know your flash as well? I'm still lusting for a nice macro lens, but all the reading I've done preparing for it indicates I won't be doing much without my flash.

I haven't used my flash yet, although I did use it on my old camera (Sony F828).

I far prefer natural light, and the 100mm macro lens is F/2.8. Also, with the anti-shake built into the camera, I can get down to much slower speeds - 1/30th, even 1/15h, can come out tack sharp. For example, this one was taken at 1/40th: