Macro Photo thread

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

My first attempted at droplet snapping - bloody frustrating it was too !

That's a very interesting droplet in a physical sense at the point of capture.

What was the most frustrating aspect? Was it anything that a faster frame rate might have helped?

[dibbly dobbler]

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

My first attempted at droplet snapping - bloody frustrating it was too !

That's a very interesting droplet in a physical sense at the point of capture.

What was the most frustrating aspect? Was it anything that a faster frame rate might have helped?

I was using my full macro setup (100mm + Kenko tubes + ringflash) so there was a very small target area to land the droplet in so that the splash was in focus (and in the frame!). Some of the splashes were actually too high to fit in the frame (the one shown was *just* ok - I had to fiddle it a bit in PSE).

So probably a completely bananas way of doing it! Will try without the tubes next time to give a bigger target area maybe then just crop it ?

ETA - it was cooking oil dropped onto water btw which maybe added to the interest

Edited by dibbly dobbler on Friday 8th October 21:15

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

My first attempted at droplet snapping - bloody frustrating it was too !

That's a very interesting droplet in a physical sense at the point of capture.

What was the most frustrating aspect? Was it anything that a faster frame rate might have helped?

I was using my full macro setup (100mm + Kenko tubes + ringflash) so there was a very small target area to land the droplet in so that the splash was in focus (and in the frame!). Some of the splashes were actually too high to fit in the frame (the one shown was *just* ok - I had to fiddle it a bit in PSE).

So probably a completely bananas way of doing it! Will try without the tubes next time to give a target area maybe then just crop it ?

Portait or landscape orientation?

ETA: Ah, oil. It had crossed my mind, sort of. To the point where I was thinking about using oil if I were to take on something like that. Colour diffraction rings I suppose?

Edited by LongQ on Friday 8th October 21:18

[dibbly dobbler]

Here's another one - not as good but the only other one worth showing out of about 200

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

Here's another one - not as good but the only other one worth showing out of about 200

Love the surface textures.

I think you did well. The hit rate is about the same as I get shootiing motorsport ...

Actually that's for different reasons. I get hundreds of 'good' frames but, even slowed to 5 frames per second and attemtping to keep the numbers down, there is an awful lot of duplication, in effect.

Mostly would make an excellent slideshow to put on if you wanted guests to leave a party ....

[dibbly dobbler]

Cheers LQ

Shot them all landscape which maybe wasn't the cleverest plan in retrospect. Yes I guess the oil added a bit of colour - probably a bit less splashy than water (higher viscosity ?) but some nice blobby shapes all the same

Will have another go at some point and try a few other things... blood could be interesting...

[RichTbiscuit]

dibbly dobbler said:

Here's another one - not as good but the only other one worth showing out of about 200

I love how in the reflection you can see the ringflash and barrel of the lens

This is the best I have come up with so far but lack a Macro lens to give droplet photography a proper go.

King of One by RFMphotography, on Flickr

Edited by RichTbiscuit on Saturday 9th October 09:43

[Race2the Redline]

Another first attempt at Macro, need less wind and steadier hands.



R2TR

Edited by Race2the Redline on Saturday 9th October 15:24

[fathomfive]

Race2the Redline said:

Another first attempt at Macro, need less wind and steadier hands.



R2TR

Edited by Race2the Redline on Saturday 9th October 15:24

Nice

You'll find the steadier hands come with practice. Unfortunately the wind you can't control, but you can learn not to swear so much when it gusts just as you have your subject in focus

[anonymous-user]

Not on the same level as the profesional pics, but a few taken by me with a cheapo point and squirt digi cam:

[dibbly dobbler]

Max_Torque said:

Like that

[paul911]

Hover Fly by paulsflicker, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Found this lacewing in the house today, so put it on a leaf to have its picture taken ...


Lacewing by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[dibbly dobbler]

That's cracking Ed

I spent about 40 minutes setting up another droplet shoot last night (red wine this time). Got literally 3 attempts then my battery failed Swore for a bit then went and drunk the wine

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

That's cracking Ed

I spent about 40 minutes setting up another droplet shoot last night (red wine this time). Got literally 3 attempts then my battery failed Swore for a bit then went and drunk the wine

No oil this time I assume?

Rule number 2 - always have a spare battery handy. Or a mains adapter in the case of the sort of shot you were planning.

Which leads me on to ....

When I got the 400D I invested the huge sum of, er, about £10 iirc, in a couple (yes, a pair) of third party batteries for it and very good they have been. I've never needed more than 2 batteries in a day - but then I don't use all the ost battery killing features all the time. Indeed with my old manual focus lenses there isn't even a lens to power.

Having just acquired a pre-owned 1D3 I discovered that;

- the batteries are somewhat exclusive and that even third party versions are not cheap.
- the battery life is extremely good - but then they are quite large compared to 'lesser' bodies.
- the charger allows you to charge 2 batteries at the same time. Nice unit.
- you get a mains adapter included in the price. Which is nice.

To some extent the inclusions make the pre-owned pro-level buys quite good value for money. For example dd, your 40 minutes would not have been wasted. And nor would the wine .... although I don't suppose you were working with an especially expensive bottle (were you? - there could be a difference in droplet performance I suppose) and one can only speculate that, ultimately, it was not wasted anyway.

So long as it was not tainted with oil of.

Of course unless your time is worth a considerable amount per hour - the sort of level at which you would probably not be posting here but would have someone to post for you - the purchase price differential between cameras just to obtain a mains adapter is probably not a sound argument to put forward.

[Pvapour]

like that one Ed, great eyes

caught this guy in mid dive with set focus and multiple shooting, ef100, not quite in focus and a crop but near damn impossible to get exactly in focus it'd be luck if you did.


Dive dive dive.. by pvapour, on Flickr



_MG_6080 copy by pvapour, on Flickr

Edited by Pvapour on Wednesday 13th October 17:03

[LMC]

Pvapour said:

like that one Ed, great eyes

caught this guy in mid dive with set focus and multiple shooting, ef100, not quite in focus and a crop but near damn impossible to get exactly in focus it'd be luck if you did.


Dive dive dive.. by pvapour, on Flickr

I've just looked at your huge original on flickr - fantastic ! OK not in 100% focus but bloody brilliant to get it as close as you did

[Ed_P]

Thanks guys. Apparently these are also called Golden-eyes (for obvious reasons!).

Better luck with the next water(wine)-drop shots next time DD ...


Lacewing_2 by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

Here's another lacewing (golden-eye) shot, side on. This is with the lens a full-stretch (5:1).

Edited by Ed_P on Wednesday 13th October 17:23

[dibbly dobbler]

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

That's cracking Ed

I spent about 40 minutes setting up another droplet shoot last night (red wine this time). Got literally 3 attempts then my battery failed Swore for a bit then went and drunk the wine

No oil this time I assume?

Rule number 2 - always have a spare battery handy. Or a mains adapter in the case of the sort of shot you were planning.

Which leads me on to ....

When I got the 400D I invested the huge sum of, er, about £10 iirc, in a couple (yes, a pair) of third party batteries for it and very good they have been. I've never needed more than 2 batteries in a day - but then I don't use all the ost battery killing features all the time. Indeed with my old manual focus lenses there isn't even a lens to power.

Having just acquired a pre-owned 1D3 I discovered that;

- the batteries are somewhat exclusive and that even third party versions are not cheap.
- the battery life is extremely good - but then they are quite large compared to 'lesser' bodies.
- the charger allows you to charge 2 batteries at the same time. Nice unit.
- you get a mains adapter included in the price. Which is nice.

To some extent the inclusions make the pre-owned pro-level buys quite good value for money. For example dd, your 40 minutes would not have been wasted. And nor would the wine .... although I don't suppose you were working with an especially expensive bottle (were you? - there could be a difference in droplet performance I suppose) and one can only speculate that, ultimately, it was not wasted anyway.

So long as it was not tainted with oil of.

Of course unless your time is worth a considerable amount per hour - the sort of level at which you would probably not be posting here but would have someone to post for you - the purchase price differential between cameras just to obtain a mains adapter is probably not a sound argument to put forward.

Unless my eyes are deceiving me LQ you just advised me *not* to bother spending a fortune on equipment!

It was rather a nice Rioja (only a Crianza but a decent year ) so needless to say no oil - it did drink rather better than it photographed

Funnily enough a spare battery is one of the few things a haven't considered - it seems to last ages and as far as I can recall I have only charged it 4/5 times this year!

[LongQ]

dibbly dobbler said:

LongQ said:

dibbly dobbler said:

That's cracking Ed

I spent about 40 minutes setting up another droplet shoot last night (red wine this time). Got literally 3 attempts then my battery failed Swore for a bit then went and drunk the wine

No oil this time I assume?

Rule number 2 - always have a spare battery handy. Or a mains adapter in the case of the sort of shot you were planning.

Which leads me on to ....

When I got the 400D I invested the huge sum of, er, about £10 iirc, in a couple (yes, a pair) of third party batteries for it and very good they have been. I've never needed more than 2 batteries in a day - but then I don't use all the ost battery killing features all the time. Indeed with my old manual focus lenses there isn't even a lens to power.

Having just acquired a pre-owned 1D3 I discovered that;

- the batteries are somewhat exclusive and that even third party versions are not cheap.
- the battery life is extremely good - but then they are quite large compared to 'lesser' bodies.
- the charger allows you to charge 2 batteries at the same time. Nice unit.
- you get a mains adapter included in the price. Which is nice.

To some extent the inclusions make the pre-owned pro-level buys quite good value for money. For example dd, your 40 minutes would not have been wasted. And nor would the wine .... although I don't suppose you were working with an especially expensive bottle (were you? - there could be a difference in droplet performance I suppose) and one can only speculate that, ultimately, it was not wasted anyway.

So long as it was not tainted with oil of.

Of course unless your time is worth a considerable amount per hour - the sort of level at which you would probably not be posting here but would have someone to post for you - the purchase price differential between cameras just to obtain a mains adapter is probably not a sound argument to put forward.

Unless my eyes are deceiving me LQ you just advised me *not* to bother spending a fortune on equipment!

It was rather a nice Rioja (only a Crianza but a decent year ) so needless to say no oil - it did drink rather better than it photographed

Funnily enough a spare battery is one of the few things a haven't considered - it seems to last ages and as far as I can recall I have only charged it 4/5 times this year!

Not to bother spending a fortune on equipment? Well, you may think that, but I may have planted subtle seeds of desire that will, shortly, blossom into full blown spending sprays ..... however, for now, I'll leave you to worry about my apparent lapse and what the true motives may be ....

If your battery lasts for ages you are clearly not trying hard enough - and hence you waste all the effort of the set up only to find that the one thing you never have to think about - fails.

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/default.php?cat=3&...

Pleased I looked that up for the post as I see that they are offering a 1D3 compatible battery for a fraction of the price of a 'real' one. Cheap enough to make it worth taking a punt - perhaps. On the other hand I seem to be getting a couple of thousand shots and more per charge so it would have to be a very busy shoot before I ran out of power on a single day's usage.

Edited by LongQ on Thursday 14th October 00:06