Some rare macros from me

[singingsnapper]

And a rare foray into Macro for me:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro at f/6.3 1/60 ISO 2500


flowers-in-garden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Canon 5D mk III EF 100mm f/2.8L macro f/10 1/60 ISO 500 ratio 1:1.5


20pence by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

I'm finding macro work quite fascinating. None of these are technical masterpieces or anything but just me getting to know it a little better:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100 f/2.8L macro at f/7.1 1/640 ISO 250 handheld


forget-me-nits-with-raindrops by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens, f/8 1/200 ISO 800 handheld


forget-me-nots! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

I found sand particularly fascinating!

f/16 1/40 Handheld ISO 250


sand! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Rosie]

Your flower images work best when they are lit - they have much more impact colour-wise.
The 20 pence piece shows fantastic detail, but always remember to be meticulous about cleaning your backgrounds - dust can be really distracting!
Looking forward to seeing more of your macros!

[singingsnapper]

Here's some coffee to bring you round!

Canon 5D mk III EF 100 f/2.8L Macro at f/20 1.6 secs tripod natural light (I moved my coffee grinder outside in the yard and shot from above, removing the hood to avoid shadows) 1:1 magnification


Wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[Rosie]

This is a great macro - with so much detail. It works because the light is even and warm. I need a caffeine fix now!

[hunterstella]

I love the crisp colors of each photo. You've done such a great job with the coffee beans, the flowers, the 20pence, and the sand. Honestly, if you haven't said that the photo was sand, I wouldn't really know it was sand.

[singingsnapper]

A few more this time from the lake district:

Canon 5D mk III EF 100L macro f/14 1/125 ISO 250 handheld


bluebells by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and a flower close by with insect tried to get closer but it flew away!

Canon 5D mk III EF 100L f/18 1/200 ISO 250


insect-on-small-flowerElterwater-woods by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Some tiny flowers from outside my hotel in Wiesbaden

Canon 5D mk III EF 100 L macro at f/10 1/100 ISO 1600


tiny-flowers-at-hotel-in-Wiesbaden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

1/80 f/7.1 ISO 800


more-small-flowers by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

One from Korea, a kind of Beetle that i saw on the steps of a temple

Canon 5D mk III EF 100L macro f/11 1/80 ISO 1000


Korea-creature by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

While in Seoul, I went to the main camera shop area of the city, and had a look for lenses that would be of interest. I found a few examples of the EF 180L macro around at various ages and prices, and also had a look at the tamron 180 f/3.5 macro, which although it was very sharp, the focussing motor was pretty loud on it. The price was a little more than the second hand 180L I bought in the end. This was my first real shoot using it as a macro lens:

Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L macro. f/16 1/250 ISO 800


fly-in-the-garden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

A few more:

Spent some time in the garden finding macro subjects:

Daisies:

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 mm L macro f/13 1/200 ISO 400


daisy-with-larvae by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens f/16 1/800 ISO 320


hello-ant! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Another from the garden:

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L Macro at f/16 1/200 ISO 200


small-flower-in-garden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Arrived back in the Lake district again. Short walk out and grabbed this shot of a fly enjoying some nectar from a buttercup

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/11 1/200 ISO 800 Manual focus handheld


fly-on-buttercup by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Used the 180 macro almost exclusively around Rydal

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro 1/200 ISO 200


daisy by singingsnapper, on Flickr


daisy1 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and a roadside flower (don't know name)

f/3.5 1/400 ISO 200


little-roadside-flower-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/11 1/200 ISO 500


little-roadside-flower by singingsnapper, on Flickr

[singingsnapper]

Had another look at the third shot as quite a lot of noise in the darkest area as I'd pushed the levels up a bit. Selected the flower then inversed the selection to exclude it then reduced the exposure of the background by 4 stops to keep some colour in the left part of the shot


flower-edit by singingsnapper, on Flickr