Macro My Favorite Macro shots so far...

My Favorite Macro shots so far... · **6 Likes**

Really nice to see a dedicated Macro section here in PF.

Here are my favorite shots so far in macro.
Most shots done with my ozum Pentax K30 - Pentax-M28/3.5 or Pentax-M50/1.7 reversed on extension tubes.
Got myself an auto bellows last few weeks, still waiting for my linear stage so i can do extreme macro.

Most shots are 2 images stacked except the first one..
I would gladly accept suggestions on how can i improve my shots. Thanks guys!

kenafein · 05-22-2014, 10:25 AM

Great stuff. Extreme Macro is not a skill-set I posses, but I'm sure some others will be by.

bluestringer · 05-22-2014, 11:46 AM - **1 Like**

Awesome photos. I'll be asking you for suggestions on how to improve. What was your lighting setup? Tripod? Handheld? I need to get a K-mount reverse ring.

rp_dxn · 05-22-2014, 12:41 PM

Handheld, flash on an L~bracket.. Just a common macro setup sir..

chuckp8 · 05-23-2014, 08:52 AM

rp_dxn! Your shots are amazing. Jumpers are tough to capture, much less at this distance. Well done!

Not a Number · 05-23-2014, 12:24 PM

You're asking us for suggestions?

I like the color effects. Was that done in post processing?

rp_dxn · 05-24-2014, 12:37 AM

No sir. Background used are colored paper or natural leaf and enhanced in ps...

cmexonat · 05-25-2014, 05:28 AM - **1 Like**

Awesome, I love it! Great photos, I like clarity, sharpness and color rendering too.

amrocha · 05-25-2014, 04:58 PM

Sorry, man, I don't see any point where you could improve your macro shots, they are amazing already!
The #4 has an awesome background, you did great. Thanks for sharing!
I have an M 50mm 1.7, but never tried to reverse it for macro. After seeing your photos, I am definetely buying a reverse adapter to try it out.

rp_dxn · 05-25-2014, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by amrocha

Sorry, man, I don't see any point where you could improve your macro shots, they are amazing already!
The #4 has an awesome background, you did great. Thanks for sharing!
I have an M 50mm 1.7, but never tried to reverse it for macro. After seeing your photos, I am definetely buying a reverse adapter to try it out.

#4 sspidey sat on a red leaf with a yellow or orangy cartolina (colored paper) in the background.

Thanks guys.

bobD · 05-26-2014, 01:22 AM - **1 Like**

Fantastic..! What a set of characters they are.... all those odd 'haircuts'

rp_dxn · 05-26-2014, 06:40 AM

Apl d ap baby... Apl d ap...

Doundounba · 06-02-2014, 11:34 AM

You should be the one giving the rest of us tips! Do I understand correctly that you bring your colored paper into the field to serve as background? That seems like a great idea... How is the paper held up? (Or do you capture the spiders, bring them home, and later release them?) Do you use anything to help steady yourself?

LeGuillotine · 06-02-2014, 12:54 PM - **1 Like**

It is not fair that OP put that awesome pics in first post.

But here is some my favorites:

In this one I was trying to use 68mm extension and 135mm+50mm stacked. I missed focus and it is under exposured. Not cropped.

Pentax K200D + Cosina 135mm stacked with chinon 45mm pancake + 68mm extension. more than 4x magnification I think. Unfortunately dof is too thin and it is not sharp

but I like it anyway

The large bee fly - Bombylius major Pentax K200D + M40-80 + extension

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Lens is reversed Cosina 28mm 2.8 and 68mm extension. No cropping.

chuckp8 · 06-05-2014, 10:13 PM - **1 Like**

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your shots. Here's one of mine.

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kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Great stuff. Extreme Macro is not a skill-set I posses, but I'm sure some others will be by.

05-22-2014, 11:46 AM - 1 Like	#3
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Awesome photos. I'll be asking you for suggestions on how to improve. What was your lighting setup? Tripod? Handheld? I need to get a K-mount reverse ring.

05-22-2014, 12:41 PM	#4
rp_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 150 Original Poster	Handheld, flash on an L~bracket.. Just a common macro setup sir..

05-23-2014, 08:52 AM	#5
chuckp8 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Los Angeles Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33	rp_dxn! Your shots are amazing. Jumpers are tough to capture, much less at this distance. Well done!

05-23-2014, 12:24 PM	#6
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	You're asking us for suggestions? I like the color effects. Was that done in post processing?

05-24-2014, 12:37 AM	#7
rp_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 150 Original Poster	No sir. Background used are colored paper or natural leaf and enhanced in ps...

05-25-2014, 05:28 AM - 1 Like	#8
cmexonat Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Republic of Tatarstan Photos: Albums Posts: 66	Awesome, I love it! Great photos, I like clarity, sharpness and color rendering too.

05-25-2014, 04:58 PM	#9
amrocha Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Catalao GO Brasil Photos: Gallery Posts: 326	Sorry, man, I don't see any point where you could improve your macro shots, they are amazing already! The #4 has an awesome background, you did great. Thanks for sharing! I have an M 50mm 1.7, but never tried to reverse it for macro. After seeing your photos, I am definetely buying a reverse adapter to try it out.

05-25-2014, 08:10 PM	#10
rp_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 150 Original Poster	Originally posted by amrocha Sorry, man, I don't see any point where you could improve your macro shots, they are amazing already! The #4 has an awesome background, you did great. Thanks for sharing! I have an M 50mm 1.7, but never tried to reverse it for macro. After seeing your photos, I am definetely buying a reverse adapter to try it out. #4 sspidey sat on a red leaf with a yellow or orangy cartolina (colored paper) in the background. Thanks guys.

05-26-2014, 01:22 AM - 1 Like	#11
bobD Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Waikikamukau Photos: Albums Posts: 1,248	Fantastic..! What a set of characters they are.... all those odd 'haircuts'

05-26-2014, 06:40 AM	#12
rp_dxn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 150 Original Poster	Apl d ap baby... Apl d ap...

06-02-2014, 11:34 AM	#13
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	You should be the one giving the rest of us tips! Do I understand correctly that you bring your colored paper into the field to serve as background? That seems like a great idea... How is the paper held up? (Or do you capture the spiders, bring them home, and later release them?) Do you use anything to help steady yourself?

06-02-2014, 12:54 PM - 1 Like	#14
LeGuillotine Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland, Kotka Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 183	It is not fair that OP put that awesome pics in first post. But here is some my favorites: In this one I was trying to use 68mm extension and 135mm+50mm stacked. I missed focus and it is under exposured. Not cropped. Pentax K200D + Cosina 135mm stacked with chinon 45mm pancake + 68mm extension. more than 4x magnification I think. Unfortunately dof is too thin and it is not sharp but I like it anyway The large bee fly - Bombylius major Pentax K200D + M40-80 + extension . Lens is reversed Cosina 28mm 2.8 and 68mm extension. No cropping.

06-05-2014, 10:13 PM - 1 Like	#15
chuckp8 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Los Angeles Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33	I'm looking forward to seeing more of your shots. Here's one of mine.