Macro Photography, Show Off Your Best Photos.

This one I captured a few hours ago while at the beach waiting for a sunset to photograph, a couple playing with their dogs saw me with a camera and alerted me to the manta ray that was washed ashore. I used my canon sx60hsc camera to capture the shot.

I shot this a few years ago and it's the only macro I have on FAA. It's been shortlisted for inclusion in an educational publication but I think the project is on hold or they went elsewhere as it still shows 'pending' along with a few dozen other photographer's photos.

Here are a few from the files:

A bee gathering pollen from a coneflower. Nikon digital SLR, 60mm f2.8 macro lens, multiple flash:



A spider doing some hunting. Again, Nikon digital SLR, 60mm f2.8 macro lens, multiple flash:



A tiny insect gone walking. Nikon digital SLR, 60mm f2.8 macro lens, available light:



Finally, the first macro image I ever shot, from 1971. I didn't even own a macro lens. I reversed a 135mm lens mounted on a bellows. Nikon F, color negative film, available light:

One of my better ones:



Captured on an Olympus OMD EM5, 12-50mm lens.

Nikon D700 + 105/2,8 macro, natural soft light.

I have the old Tamron 90; 2,8. Great glass. This image is interesting because of the deep depth of field. It is focus stack.

I have more favorite macro shot

Last one was captured with 50mm macro lens, not sure what brand.

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All shot with a Canon 5dMK III and Canon 100mm f2.8 IS L lens

270 EX II used on the Hoverfly

Just shot this weekend, 50mm prime with extension tubes.

One of my earlier macro shots.

Most of these images were captured using extension tubes with a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II Telephoto Zoom Lens and extension tubes on a T3i body. I used available light on all, but I may have added a secondary light source on "Garden Slug in the Hostas" but don't remember exactly what it was.

"Autumn Along The Coast" was captured with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro on a 6D body using available light.

I woke up to some beautiful macro photos and all in one place with descriptive tags, makes me want to not go to work and take photos.

I had to post this one before heading off to work...........canon sx60 hs........

I wasn't planning On doing any editing this morning but all these beautiful macro shots put me in the mood, now I have to go. Lol Shot with canon sx60hs, this purple plant is so amazing how it's flowers close at sunset and re-open as soon as the morning sun is sensed, a great flower to attract all the pollen collectors.

This one was shot yesterday evening, went to Fort Island trail to get shot a sunset and there was so much more crawling around, these crabs are tiny maybe 1" for the largest and smaller, they were running all in unison like a blanket moving along the shore line and sand.

My old cheap 100mm Vivitar was the most money making lens I owned at the time but it got mold and I threw it out a few years ago. Last year I bought a Tokina 100mm macro that is really nice but I have yet to upload anything taken with it. This one was taken with a normal zoom lens set at the closest focus. I set it on the ground and used the timer. I didn't even look to focus. I just guessed the distance.

I take lots of macro images, but I don't usually use that lens for animal portraits. On that day I had gone to the zoo with a friend, and I let her use my zoom lens and I used the macro. I got this shot of an elephant and was amazed at all the details; the wrinkles in the skin, the hair, and even tiny scratches on the tusk.

All shot with a Canon 5dMK III and Canon 100mm f2.8 IS L lens

I hate tablets...wrong macro!!

While not an extreme macro, this is one of my recent favorites - from my tiny herb garden.



Shot with an Olympus E-M10 using 40-150mm lens at 49mm; 1/250 sec; f/6.3; ISO 200




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~ Bill
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This was shot with a 105mm f/2.8


This was shot with an old Nikon point-and-shoot

The opening in this geode is only 1/4 inch high.

I love watching the bee and capture them with my camera.



this one at first I thought it was a humming bird but it was a humming bird moth!

This one is falling under hyper macro category - magnification ration between 2:1 and 3:1 (thanks to Canon MPE-65 lens)

Although this is one of our older images it has been recently printed beautifully in size 38" X 25"

Hibiscus Abstract In Red And Yellow

Raisa

4 stacked images for this one...

really amazing photographs from everyone!

All of your photos are wonderful!!! Will go through them and "love and like" them :)

Don't know if this classifies as macro but it's still a close-up shot, even with a bee. Beautiful colours though!

Many beautiful macro photographs have been posted here with a little bit of info on the capture, such as lens, camera, etc., this is very helpful, thank you all. Here are a few I captured today using my point and shoot (but in manual modes) Canon SX 60 HS, a quick ride over to the park by Kings Bay yielded these photos.

Sharon ,really amazing colors on your dragon fly.

Taken with my basic Canon Powershot SX160 IS. I'm still getting used to NOT having a digital zoom but the optical is creating fairly good shots when I can get close enough.

I have wanted a macro lens for years and finally got one second hand a couple of months ago. Loving getting flower close ups and spotting details I was not aware of.
Only issue is when I think I have a good image and when enlarged on the pc there is some bug hiding in a prominent place!

This is my favorite of all my macros, though I originally took it in color. I sat on it for a long time staring at the brilliant yellow of that protea on the black background, liking it but knowing it needed, well... *something*. It wasn't until I figured out what it needed was actually less of something that I finally fell in love with it.

Very cool capture Susan, I like the simplicity of the color you selected, it makes one focus on the beautiful form.

My first and still my favorite of a parking lot painted line...iPhone.


Marlene
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Canon 60D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro USM - love this lens, could not do without it!

This is a tulip...

Thank you Mario, you hit the nail on the head, that's *exactly* what I was thinking (and hence, the title ;)

I'm not a big fan of spiders.

I mean I don't like them as much as I like, say, dogs or cats or turtles or bunnies or ravens or horses or lamas or ladybugs or moose or panda bears or....well, you get the picture (no pun intended...well, maybe a little).

However, this yellow and black beauty was too much to resist taking a photograph of. She (I think) stayed out by our garden hose for a few weeks and I was actually sorry to see her go.

She never has written or even sent any photos like that free range chicken does on that TV commercial. Oh well hope someone likes this shot.

Bill Tomsa

http://billtomsa.blogspot.com/

All spiders are female, much the same way tempests and beautiful machines are ;)

Susan Maxwell Schmidt
"All spiders are female, much the same way tempests and beautiful machines are ;)"

I did not know that, Susan.

Ya learn something new every day. Thanks.

How about dragon flies?



Bill Tomsa

http://billtomsa.blogspot.com/

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