Hover Flies, Lady bug etc.

ShutterMuse

I broke down and bought Sigma 105mm Macro it arrived last Monday and I took a few shots, then had an out of town USAF ceremony to attend. When I got back I ventured out again with the Sigma and got some shots. Nothing great, but it's my first Macro lens, and I hope to get better with practice. Just thought I'd share what I came up with.

All shots are manual focus, hand held, no flash.

#1 Trekkin'
This was one of the first shots I took last week with the new lens... I was not only trying to shoot with a brand new macro lens but fighting an intense bought of nausea.



#2 [FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]25% crop... it's mold growing in a jar of homemade humming bird food.



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#5 25% of above image for 100% resolution noise from iso 400



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emmalou

Now I want a macro
I like #4

ShutterMuse

emmalou wrote:

Now I want a macro
I like #4

Thanks... I didn't realize how different shooting with a macro lens would be. I've wanted one since I started shooting SLR last Sept.

Skippy

ShutterMuse wrote:

I broke down and bought Sigma 105mm Macro it arrived last Monday and I took a few shots, then had an out of town USAF ceremony to attend. When I got back I ventured out again with the Sigma and got some shots. Nothing great, but it's my first Macro lens, and I hope to get better with practice. Just thought I'd share what I came up with.
All shots are manual focus, hand held, no flash.
#1 Trekkin'
This was one of the first shots I took last week with the new lens... I was not only trying to shoot with a brand new macro lens but fighting an intense bought of nausea.
#2 [FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]25% crop... it's mold growing in a jar of homemade humming bird food.
#5 25% of above image for 100% resolution noise from iso 400
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Hi Christina, so you got yourself a Macro lens ....whooohooo
Focusing is crucial when shooting Macro, and not easy to do.

When shooting bugs it is important to get the eyes in focus.

The more you practice the better you will get at it Christina,
I am yet to find someone who gets worse

You've captured a beautiful star in the water droplet on the leaf

Check out the Tutorial on Focussing here on "Othe Cool Shots"
and have a look at the other very very informative tutorials there as well.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=50752

There is a wealth of knowlege to be found in this thread

All the best........ keep shooting......... Skippy
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ShutterMuse

Skippy wrote:

Hi Christina, so you got yourself a Macro lens ....whooohooo

Thanks for the info Skippy. Glad to know most people don't get worse.

Awais Yaqub

Agreed with skippy
nice shooting keep posting

RogersDA

ShutterMuse wrote:

Thanks for the info Skippy. Glad to know most people don't get worse.

good first tries.

And, wow, there are days when I feel like me+macro are just sucking wind. Then there are several very good days. Keep it up and post more!

ShutterMuse

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Agreed with skippy
nice shooting keep posting

Thanks... I hope to improve with practice.

ShutterMuse

RogersDA wrote:

good first tries.

And, wow, there are days when I feel like me+macro are just sucking wind. Then there are several very good days. Keep it up and post more!

Thank you. I think we all have those off days... hopefully we can both have some really great shooting days

Lord Vetinari

Congrats on the lens- good start- welcome to the macro world
Brian V.

ShutterMuse

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Congrats on the lens- good start- welcome to the macro world
Brian V.

Thanks Brian...