Thanks, Bill. I was afraid it might be my poor eyesight. :cry: I'll try this again in the morning with a magnifying eyepiece when the critters don't move so fast. :thumbup:

Great family time and great sky.

Seriously not criticising or sarcastic but... why are you all leaning to your left? Tripod on sloped ground, processing aberation or what?

I discovered Ektachrome 40 years ago and haven't looked back. The sun makes the picture (for me). Is that natural flare, effects filter,....??

#3 shows much more than just the bloom, and I agree with others very relaxing shot for a hospital environment.

Or... enter four times with fake names 'cause they're all good!

Another bee picture. Been frustrated trying to get a shot of a honey bee. Either it moves or it's my poor eye.

Techs:
Nikon D3100 w/ 55-200 mm set at 100mm
f/9.0
SS 1/100
ISO 400

To get this guy into depth-of-field range, should I go to higher ISO, e.g. 1600? Wouldn't I then need to back off speed to 1/25th (bad for hand held), or open two stops which would put him right back out of focus again?

Help!! Frustrated in Portland. :(

Out of Focus Bee

Thanks for making my day. :)

Thanks for all the kind comments!
Bret: Yes a 40 mm macro is next on my shopping list; saving up my $ for a lens that costs as much as my camera body :shock: The extension tubes are good, but don't quite get the level of detail I want (daisy).
Abby: That orchid is seriously gorgeous! :thumbup: Your brushes (seen on another thread) has me looking at light box options. Fortunately, Oregon has a lot of cloudy mornings that turn into beautiful sunny days, but just the slightest breeze throws everything totally out of focus. :-(

Thanks. I'm having fun.

Your straight-on owl is almost scary, but I got a good laugh from the angled shot. Good work!

Great shots! I'm jealous--been chasing honey bees around the garden for several days and don't have a keeper shot yet. All 3 of yours have a definite WOW factor!

I'm new to macro, and am working on capturing both detail and subtle colors.

Two pictures attached, Daisy and Gladiola. Tripod-mounted Nikon D3100 w/kit AF-S Nikkor 18-55 mm G lens set at 55 mm, plus 20mm extension tube, manual focus.

Both cropped and resized to 1366 X 768 pixels with Irfanview for screensavers. Airbrushed in Gimp2 to remove light and dark spots on flowers and lens dust. Watermarks added with Alamoon program.

Daisy photo: Shot indoors with two MasterPro 30 Led lights. ISO 3200, 1.3 sec, f32, ND8 filter, auto white balance. Red cloth backdrop 2' behind subject.

Gladiola: Shot outdoors on overcast morning. ISO 400, 1/2 sec, f32, uv filter, white balance cloudy.

Any comments, criticism, suggestions gladly accepted.

Daisy


Gladiola