Assign #12: Macro

[Nikon Fan]

The assignment for this week is Macro If you don't have macro capabilities try and do the best you can with the equipment you have. As always a new assignment will be posted next monday, and try to go and take new shots rather than posting old ones :)

[Eric.]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/floaton04/close.jpg

[Meysha]

Eric that's awesome! It looks like a painting almost!

*sob* I can't take macros. *sob* I'll have to wait till next week. Good luck everyone!

[DarkEyes]

Heres my contibution. My camera isn't well suited to macro, but it is [just] capable of producing reasonable images at a greater than 1:1 Ratio.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v434/photoimpact6530/WFs.jpg

[LaFoto]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/coriander2212/Assignment%20of%20the%20Week/Ass12_Macro_SumpfblumeFliege.jpg

This is as "macro" as I can go with my little compact digital camera.
The yellow on top of each pistil measures 1mm, so the fly is only 2mm in size.
I am not unhappy with the result.
The entire flower is 3,5 cm in diametre (would that be an inch and a half?)

[ferny]

Eric that's awesome! It looks like a painting almost!

*sob* I can't take macros. *sob* I'll have to wait till next week. Good luck everyone!
You camera hasn't got a macro mode? That's strange. You can always get creative with magnifying glasses as well.

[LaFoto]

I happened over this one upon working in the garden, so here you go (and it could enter in the theme "Green" and also "Creepy Crawlies")

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/LaFoto/Green/RaupeAufBlatt.jpg

[Big Mike]

OK...enough of this "close-up" stuff....lets get some "MACRO" shots in here :wink: :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/Oilfan94/Misc/Macro-01.jpg

[cactus waltz]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/cactus_waltz/IMG_2402.jpg

[LaFoto]

So? Big Mike?
What IS it????
(And yes, I am aware of the fact that "close-up-stuff" is all I can manage...)

[thebeginning]

fried. chicken.

[Big Mike]

So? Big Mike?
What IS it????
(And yes, I am aware of the fact that "close-up-stuff" is all I can manage...)

Well you are going to have to take a few guesses before I give it up... :wink:

And it's not fried Chicken

[LaFoto]

Well, my first assumption was "Your Breakfast Cereal", but I have come off that thought fairly soon.

But is this the Super Macro Guessing Game or the Assignment, hm?
Spill it, Big Mike. It looks - sticky.

[Big Mike]

OK, OK... :lol

It's just a slice of bread, 60% whole wheat to be precise.

I reversed a 50mm lens on to my 18-50mm lens and this is about a 50% crop of that (to get rid of the vignetting). Lighting was from the side with a halogen work light.

[LaFoto]

BREAD!
Oh!
I would not have guessed that - ever!
But now that you're telling us.......... well. Bread. Cool one! Beats all our other attempts, of course...

[Eric.]

Bread. Cool one! Beats all our other attempts, of course...
Except mine! :D

Just kidding that's a nice looking loaf of bread.

[Nidhi]

Here's my macro

http://www.nidhimarathe.com/macro.jpg

[ClickCrazy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/BowlXLuk/Botanicals/LilyPods1.jpg

[hobbes28]

Here's mine.

http://www.fatephoto.com/Aubrey/Images/closeup.jpg

[ClickCrazy]

I am really enjoying everyones macro shots. There are so many different effects one can apply to make them appear different. This one, I used a spot-in-center filter (usually used in Portrait Shots). It softened the edges yet leaves the main subject in focus.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/BowlXLuk/Botanicals/PinkLilyCenter-Spot.jpg

[ClickCrazy]

Hey Hobbes..Did anyone ever tell you that you share a striking resemblance to "George" in "Seinfeld" ?

[hobbes28]

Hey Hobbes..Did anyone ever tell you that you share a striking resemblance to "George" in "Seinfeld" ?

That would be a first for me on that one....I don't know if I should feel blessed or cursed. :mrgreen:

[Samba]

...my effort...
in here (http://myy.helia.fi/~a0402607/Photos/130705/photos/photo2.html)

-Samba

[doenoe]

And here is mine

http://www.xs4all.nl/~schouwe/Fotografie/roof.jpg

[Jeff Canes]

bump

[IonSpeedMaster]

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p188/IonSpeedMaster/IMG_0008.jpg

or (i dunno if we're allowed 2)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p188/IonSpeedMaster/IMG_0005.jpg