First macro attempt

Tuatha

Well, not really my first attempt, but my first post in the macro forum...

My grandmother found some crocuses in a ditch, and today we went out and took some pictures... These are the three I liked the most. (I should also probably add, that these weren't taken with an actual macro lens, but some macro filters I have... oh how I wish I had an actual macro lens!)







C&C Welcome, but please be gentle! :giggle

Skippy

Tuatha wrote:

Well, not really my first attempt, but my first post in the macro forum...

My grandmother found some crocuses in a ditch, and today we went out and took some pictures... These are the three I liked the most. (I should also probably add, that these weren't taken with an actual macro lens, but some macro filters I have... oh how I wish I had an actual macro lens!)

C&C Welcome, but please be gentle! :giggle

Welcome to the Dgrin Macro Forum Erika
Nice work, I see you were using natural light for these shots,
a flash would help you deal with shadows and uneven light.

Ahhhhhhhh and you were lucky enough to capture a shot with a bee too.
He's got a fine coating of pollen over him.

The close-up filters cause distortion around the edges of the image,
I have a set of HOYA close-up filters, I used them a lot before I moved to a DSLR ..... you can have a heap fun with them.

I hope you enjoy the forum Erika, Happy Shooting,
and please keep sharing your images with us ... Skippy
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Tuatha

I never actually thought of using my flash outdoors in bright sunlight... I'll keep that in mind next time And I have been having a lot of fun with the macro filters, I just can't wait until I have the money to spend on an actual macro lens.

Thank you for the warm welcome

GOLDENORFE

welcome to the forum, nice compositions.
like #3 best. flash will help alot.
phil.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Tuatha

Thank you.