First macro effort...tiny cactus flower.
Aug 11, 2017 17:33:10 #
I have not done any macro work before so I did my first trial this afternoon with a macro lens I bought recently. I have a cheap rail bought from eBay but the ball head it was attached to wasn't very stable with the setup so I don't think the tiny cactus flower is as sharp as it could be. I want to get a geared head to try next week. Anyway it's not too bad I think and I'd be grateful for any pointers. It was taken in ambient light, no flash, manual focus.
Aug 12, 2017 11:08:28 #
This is a cool subject with the thorns both in and out of focus, and the contrast of sharp and dangerous against soft, fluffy and pretty. I wish the flower didn't have the thorn in front of it, though. If my own plant, I'd be tempted to snip off the offender 
Aug 12, 2017 13:17:22 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I wish the flower didn't have the thorn in front of it, though. If my own plant, I'd be tempted to snip off the offender
Thanks for your comments, Linda. To be honest I was so wrapped up in getting the technics of the shot right I didn't notice that thorn until afterwards. However, it would have been more than my life is worth to have mutilated one of Yolanda's pet cacti!
I could have moved position perhaps.Aug 13, 2017 05:25:47 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
This is a cool subject with the thorns both in and out of focus, and the contrast of sharp and dangerous against soft, fluffy and pretty. I wish the flower didn't have the thorn in front of it, though. If my own plant, I'd be tempted to snip off the offender
Great start!!!
I believe the image is just a tad overexposed or under saturated.
What lens are you using? I use a Nikkor 200mm macro on a wimberly gimbal head mounted on a 7" long Q/D plate this allows me to slide the setup fore and aft, while not very smooth it works for me since I'M not worried about "True Macro" I do use a cable release.
You can snip off the offender in P.P. Photoshop or other software, however some will notice the missing Spine, since there are four spines on each "hub".
Aug 13, 2017 05:26:13 #
Great start!!!
I believe the image is just a tad overexposed or under saturated.
What lens are you using? I use a Nikkor 200mm macro on a wimberly gimbal head mounted on a 7" long Q/D plate this allows me to slide the setup fore and aft, while not very smooth it works for me since I'M not worried about "True Macro" I do use a cable release.
You can snip off the offender in P.P. Photoshop or other software, however some will notice the missing Spine, since there are four spines on each "hub".
I believe the image is just a tad overexposed or under saturated.
What lens are you using? I use a Nikkor 200mm macro on a wimberly gimbal head mounted on a 7" long Q/D plate this allows me to slide the setup fore and aft, while not very smooth it works for me since I'M not worried about "True Macro" I do use a cable release.
You can snip off the offender in P.P. Photoshop or other software, however some will notice the missing Spine, since there are four spines on each "hub".
rafikiphoto wrote:
Thanks for your comments, Linda. To be honest I was so wrapped up in getting the technics of the shot right I didn't notice that thorn until afterwards. However, it would have been more than my life is worth to have mutilated one of Yolanda's pet cacti! I could have moved position perhaps.
I could have moved position perhaps.Aug 13, 2017 05:26:54 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
Thanks for your comments, Linda. To be honest I was so wrapped up in getting the technics of the shot right I didn't notice that thorn until afterwards. However, it would have been more than my life is worth to have mutilated one of Yolanda's pet cacti! I could have moved position perhaps.
I could have moved position perhaps.Great start!!!
I believe the image is just a tad overexposed or under saturated.
What lens are you using? I use a Nikkor 200mm macro on a wimberly gimbal head mounted on a 7" long Q/D plate this allows me to slide the setup fore and aft, while not very smooth it works for me since I'M not worried about "True Macro" I do use a cable release.
You can snip off the offender in P.P. Photoshop or other software, however some will notice the missing Spine, since there are four spines on each "hub".
Aug 13, 2017 05:55:34 #
Thanks, Manglesphoto. I have the Canon EF 100mm f2.8 L lens. Next week I hope to have a more stable base for my rail to sit upon. I must invest in a cable release, for this one I used a 10-second delay timer. I'll play about with exposure and saturation settings, thanks for the advice. I think I should have changed the angle of the shot to the right, it would have moved the thorn to the left and probably out of the line of the shot. Thanks for looking.
Aug 13, 2017 07:08:17 #
rafikiphoto wrote:
Thanks, Manglesphoto. I have the Canon EF 100mm f2.8 L lens. Next week I hope to have a more stable base for my rail to sit upon. I must invest in a cable release, for this one I used a 10-second delay timer. I'll play about with exposure and saturation settings, thanks for the advice. I think I should have changed the angle of the shot to the right, it would have moved the thorn to the left and probably out of the line of the shot. Thanks for looking.
Take many shots from different angles!!! and settings.
Aug 13, 2017 07:15:42 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Take many shots from different angles!!! and settings.
I will. Thanks again.
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