Macro Winter Garden Beauty

Winter Garden Beauty · 11:32 AM

While waiting for spring to come, I took some macros around the dead-looking winter garden...

This is what those tiny henbit flowers that grow in the middle of the grass look like in 1.69:1 macro...

And this is what moss actually looks like really close. I had no idea its leaves looked like that, since the moss in my pots looks velvety smooth... this is uncropped by the way...

bluestringer · 03-03-2014, 01:48 PM

Nice macros. My property is covered with henbit.

slowpez · 03-03-2014, 01:50 PM

Amazing detail in the henbit and such a beautiful color.

ChristianRock · 03-03-2014, 02:08 PM

Thank you bluestringer and slowpez

Those were taken with the onboard flash. The focus distance is so close that even the tilted down AF280T can't get light on the subjects... a trigger for my flashes is next on my purchase list

For those interested in Macro, it's amazing how much of a piece of dust in the front element shows up on the pictures... I should have cleaned the lens really really well before I took the pics, because even stuff that the eye couldn't see, showed up in the pic. I had to take a wall shot to make sure it wasn't the sensor!

bluestringer · 03-03-2014, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by ChristianRock

Thank you bluestringer and slowpez

Those were taken with the onboard flash. The focus distance is so close that even the tilted down AF280T can't get light on the subjects... a trigger for my flashes is next on my purchase list

For those interested in Macro, it's amazing how much of a piece of dust in the front element shows up on the pictures... I should have cleaned the lens really really well before I took the pics, because even stuff that the eye couldn't see, showed up in the pic. I had to take a wall shot to make sure it wasn't the sensor!

I've got a couple of cheap ring flashes I use for macros of small flowers and insects. I find they work great. This tiny flower was shot with a 50mm macro lens on tubes using a old Vivitar macro 5000 ring flash that I picked up for 17 dollars. The bloom is about 4mm across.

**eaglem** · 03-03-2014, 03:34 PM

Well captured shots.

ChristianRock · 03-04-2014, 12:54 PM

Originally posted by bluestringer

I've got a couple of cheap ring flashes I use for macros of small flowers and insects. I find they work great. This tiny flower was shot with a 50mm macro lens on tubes using a old Vivitar macro 5000 ring flash that I picked up for 17 dollars. The bloom is about 4mm across.

I'll look for those older ring flashes. I thought they would be quite more expensive than that!
And that is a great picture you took there! Great light on it.

Originally posted by eaglem

Well captured shots.

Thank you

**Kerrowdown** · 03-04-2014, 01:25 PM

Wow that first image just pops, I didn't know anything in nature was that colour.

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03-03-2014, 03:04 PM	#5
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Originally posted by ChristianRock Thank you bluestringer and slowpez Those were taken with the onboard flash. The focus distance is so close that even the tilted down AF280T can't get light on the subjects... a trigger for my flashes is next on my purchase list For those interested in Macro, it's amazing how much of a piece of dust in the front element shows up on the pictures... I should have cleaned the lens really really well before I took the pics, because even stuff that the eye couldn't see, showed up in the pic. I had to take a wall shot to make sure it wasn't the sensor! I've got a couple of cheap ring flashes I use for macros of small flowers and insects. I find they work great. This tiny flower was shot with a 50mm macro lens on tubes using a old Vivitar macro 5000 ring flash that I picked up for 17 dollars. The bloom is about 4mm across. Last edited by bluestringer; 03-31-2014 at 05:29 AM.

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03-03-2014, 01:48 PM	#2
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Nice macros. My property is covered with henbit.

03-03-2014, 01:50 PM	#3
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Amazing detail in the henbit and such a beautiful color.

03-03-2014, 02:08 PM	#4
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910 Original Poster	Thank you bluestringer and slowpez Those were taken with the onboard flash. The focus distance is so close that even the tilted down AF280T can't get light on the subjects... a trigger for my flashes is next on my purchase list For those interested in Macro, it's amazing how much of a piece of dust in the front element shows up on the pictures... I should have cleaned the lens really really well before I took the pics, because even stuff that the eye couldn't see, showed up in the pic. I had to take a wall shot to make sure it wasn't the sensor!

03-03-2014, 03:34 PM	#6
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,146	Well captured shots.

03-04-2014, 12:54 PM	#7
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910 Original Poster	Originally posted by bluestringer I've got a couple of cheap ring flashes I use for macros of small flowers and insects. I find they work great. This tiny flower was shot with a 50mm macro lens on tubes using a old Vivitar macro 5000 ring flash that I picked up for 17 dollars. The bloom is about 4mm across. I'll look for those older ring flashes. I thought they would be quite more expensive than that! And that is a great picture you took there! Great light on it. Originally posted by eaglem Well captured shots. Thank you

03-04-2014, 01:25 PM	#8
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Wow that first image just pops, I didn't know anything in nature was that colour.