Thematic Tiny Flowers

ivoire · 04-16-2012, 06:35 PM - **1 Like**

Paleo Pete · 04-17-2012, 01:49 PM

Another shot of Speedwell, this is the small one, barely 1.8 inch across. The entire plant is about the size of a pencil, the whole picture shows an area maybe the size of a postage stamp...

Did some experimenting with a Panagor 2x teleconverter (K mount) along with the binocular lens macro rig, not sure if I'm happy with it. While it seems to do fairly well, it looks a bit soft to me, and this is after a little sharpening. That helped, but it still seems a little on the soft side. It's a Dwarf Dandelion I think, but not positive.

ANother with the same rig, also posted in POTW, this one was not sharpened, this is exactly as it came off the camera except for a slight crop. I think it was cropped at 3072x2308 so it would resize to 1024x768 correctly.

The top picture was taken without the TC, all shots taken with SMC Pentax A 50mm f1.4 and binocular lens.

Blue · 04-17-2012, 01:56 PM

photolady95 · 04-17-2012, 02:03 PM

Got another one today I do not know what it is. I thought at first it was a spring beauty, but all the ones I've seen here or online, aren't exactly the same. Very low growing to the ground, had to sit on the ground to photograph them. ID please.

**paulh** · 04-17-2012, 02:07 PM

Cluster of small blooms on our shrubs...

Jools · 04-17-2012, 02:12 PM

It's been awhile for me on this thread but spring is only now making its presence.

**noelcmn** · 04-18-2012, 04:35 AM

Been a whole too since I have contributed. Two for now

hangman43 · 04-24-2012, 06:25 PM

**crewl1** · 04-24-2012, 07:25 PM

HI Ivoire, great flower shots but I thought I'd point out the rules of this thread as started by Pete. I'm sure you have some that qualify, lets see those

Originally posted by Paleo Pete

So I thought it might be interesting to start a thread here devoted to tiny flowers. I wanted to keep it smaller than pencil eraser size, but that would probably limit the scope of the thread a lot, so let's make it no larger than dime size, just over 1/2 inch.

ivoire · 04-24-2012, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by crewl1

HI Ivoire, great flower shots but I thought I'd point out the rules of this thread as started by Pete. I'm sure you have some that qualify, lets see those

Missed that in the original post. will have to look at others. thanks for pointing it out

Paleo Pete · 04-25-2012, 04:22 AM

I noticed that too and forgot to mention it.

I'd also like to remind everyone, try to keep them around dime size or smaller. (15mm or so if you're across the pond, I measured a dime a while back.) We've had a few recently that are very borderline or a bit over, let's try to keep to the really small please. I usually try to go for pencil eraser or smaller, but thought that would restrict the thread too much. Right now I'm trying to get some shots of a few that are barely over pinhead size....really tiny. Think I may have finally gotten some keepers yesterday but no time to post right now.

hangman43 · 04-25-2012, 02:25 PM

Do not know what this is just happened to notice it while looking for bugs first I have noticed it. This was shot with a 1:1 macro photo is not cropped flower about the size of pencil eraser

top-quark · 04-25-2012, 04:31 PM

My garden with Sigma 17-70:

And with the 35 Ltd. macro:

Bluebell with the 35:

@hangman43: How did you manage to get that much DOF at 1:1?

hangman43 · 04-25-2012, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by top-quark

My garden with Sigma 17-70:

And with the 35 Ltd. macro:

Bluebell with the 35:

@hangman43: How did you manage to get that much DOF at 1:1?

Shot at F/16 with homemade flash diffuser

ivoire · 04-26-2012, 11:12 PM

Don't know what they are but they are as small as a pencil eraser is round. Taken with K5 n Helios 44-3

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04-17-2012, 01:49 PM	#527
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880 Original Poster	Another shot of Speedwell, this is the small one, barely 1.8 inch across. The entire plant is about the size of a pencil, the whole picture shows an area maybe the size of a postage stamp... Did some experimenting with a Panagor 2x teleconverter (K mount) along with the binocular lens macro rig, not sure if I'm happy with it. While it seems to do fairly well, it looks a bit soft to me, and this is after a little sharpening. That helped, but it still seems a little on the soft side. It's a Dwarf Dandelion I think, but not positive. ANother with the same rig, also posted in POTW, this one was not sharpened, this is exactly as it came off the camera except for a slight crop. I think it was cropped at 3072x2308 so it would resize to 1024x768 correctly. The top picture was taken without the TC, all shots taken with SMC Pentax A 50mm f1.4 and binocular lens.

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photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Got another one today I do not know what it is. I thought at first it was a spring beauty, but all the ones I've seen here or online, aren't exactly the same. Very low growing to the ground, had to sit on the ground to photograph them. ID please.

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04-24-2012, 07:25 PM	#534
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	HI Ivoire, great flower shots but I thought I'd point out the rules of this thread as started by Pete. I'm sure you have some that qualify, lets see those Originally posted by Paleo Pete So I thought it might be interesting to start a thread here devoted to tiny flowers. I wanted to keep it smaller than pencil eraser size, but that would probably limit the scope of the thread a lot, so let's make it no larger than dime size, just over 1/2 inch.

04-24-2012, 08:36 PM	#535
ivoire Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,381	Originally posted by crewl1 HI Ivoire, great flower shots but I thought I'd point out the rules of this thread as started by Pete. I'm sure you have some that qualify, lets see those Missed that in the original post. will have to look at others. thanks for pointing it out

04-25-2012, 04:22 AM	#536
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880 Original Poster	I noticed that too and forgot to mention it. I'd also like to remind everyone, try to keep them around dime size or smaller. (15mm or so if you're across the pond, I measured a dime a while back.) We've had a few recently that are very borderline or a bit over, let's try to keep to the really small please. I usually try to go for pencil eraser or smaller, but thought that would restrict the thread too much. Right now I'm trying to get some shots of a few that are barely over pinhead size....really tiny. Think I may have finally gotten some keepers yesterday but no time to post right now.

04-25-2012, 02:25 PM	#537
hangman43 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,508	Do not know what this is just happened to notice it while looking for bugs first I have noticed it. This was shot with a 1:1 macro photo is not cropped flower about the size of pencil eraser

04-25-2012, 04:31 PM	#538
top-quark Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Photos: Albums Posts: 492	My garden with Sigma 17-70: And with the 35 Ltd. macro: Bluebell with the 35: @hangman43: How did you manage to get that much DOF at 1:1?

04-25-2012, 04:34 PM	#539
hangman43 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,508	Originally posted by top-quark My garden with Sigma 17-70: And with the 35 Ltd. macro: Bluebell with the 35: @hangman43: How did you manage to get that much DOF at 1:1? Shot at F/16 with homemade flash diffuser

04-26-2012, 11:12 PM	#540
ivoire Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,381	Don't know what they are but they are as small as a pencil eraser is round. Taken with K5 n Helios 44-3