Macro 2012

[sury]

From our front yard....

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[mvanrheenen]

Lots of DOF there sury, gives that nice dreamy look to the flower. Beautiful flower too!

[Birma]

Yea - I really like the dof on that one Sury. Very nice picture

[DennisG]

My first attempt at a spiderweb
handheld a65 with sigma 70-300 in macromode

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[sury]

Dennis,
Very nice. I love the bokeh and lighting.

[Birma]

Dennis,
Very nice. I love the bokeh and lighting.

+1 - great colours

[mvanrheenen]

My first attempt at a spiderweb

For a human you created a very nice web

Just kidding. I agree with the gents above. It prety hard getting a macro shot focussed with the shallow DOF when shooting macro handheld. You did well.

Mark

[DennisG]

Thanx for the lovely comments

here are some of todays "harvest" also handheld with 70-300

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[sury]

Wow!!!

Sury

[Birma]

Nice one Dennis - the shallow dof seems to work best in the first one for me - both great shots though

[mvanrheenen]

Great macro's indeed, especially with the thin DOF. You did unfortunately lose sharpness and some detail in both, which is the real power of (near) 1:1 macro shots.

Mark

[sury]

Macro with Tamron 60/f2 on A700. Stacked 24 images using Zerene stacker, outdoors, natural light.

Sury


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[Birma]

Wow Sury - you're getting that stacking business well sorted out (I love the buttery smooth background as well!)

[mvanrheenen]

I agree with Birma. Just curious Sury, but what it the green halo on the right side of the flower?

Mark

[sury]

Mark,
Thank you.
That green halo is buds behind the flower that are just coming into focus. If continued for another 10-15 shots, they would
have appeared sharp in focus. I could redo by removing last couple of shots and see if that goes away or at least retouch it
with a shot that is couple behind in the sequence. I enjoy watching the image develop on Zerene Stacker. There is a box to check
that says observe as adjusted which I find very educational when I see something going awry after a shot. Hope that answers your question.

With best regards,
Sury