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Tamron 70-300 in macro mode

Postby johndec on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:20 pm

Took this photo late last night when I noticed a huntsman spider sitting on a beige downpipe next to a beige wall, so contrast was a bitch :shock:

I don't think this lens is really the "champion of macros" :lol: but then again I have NO experience shooting macro, so I really don't know if it's any good or not.

The lens that is, not the photo. I know the pic is ordinary :P

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Postby Killakoala on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:55 pm

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!

Where's the Baygon.


What an incredibly beautiful spider.

So much for contrast, I think that under the conditions you have done superbly.
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Postby boxerboy on Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:00 pm

Killakoala wrote:
What an incredibly beautiful spider.


If only she'd wax her legs.
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Postby Sean on Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:50 pm

Hi mate, I am keen to see this picture as I brought that lens over in Penang 3 weeks ago and are getting used to it,

For some reason your picture does not want to show itself?

How are you finding this lens?

here is a recent pic I took with it
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I have successfully taken some birds the other morning feeding and will post them when I get the chance

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Postby MCWB on Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:40 pm

Here you go Sean:

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Postby xerubus on Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:44 pm

i can't get to anything from pixspot...
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Postby johndec on Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:36 pm

Sean,

Try again tomorrow, the site hosting the pic is down :cry:
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Postby Greg B on Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:05 pm

John I have that lens and I reckon it is OK. I've had a lot of fun with the macro, so much so that I am now thinking of getting a dedicated macro lens (the Sigma 150 f2.8 macro HSM etc etc looks great).

Looking forward to seeing your shots.

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Can see it now

Postby Sean on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:00 am

Crikey thats impressive I am looking forward to checking out what I can do with that lens in the macro, also thanks MCWB for the posting of my photo too, I thought my shot was going to post ok?
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:03 am

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This was with the Tamron 70-300 in macro mode too. :)
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:06 am

Very impressive shots from that lens and operator. Ugly little bugger as well, Greg (the spider, not you :wink: )
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:08 am

Actually Glen, the red bits are much redder - clearly I have not resolved the colour gamut thingy issue even though I thought I had. Damn.
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:24 am

Greg, really like the billabong photo from your pre digital era :wink:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:26 am

Great pics - but just imagine how we look to the spider :roll:
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:54 am

Glen wrote:Greg, really like the billabong photo from your pre digital era :wink:


Thanks Glen, I should rescan it (Kodachrome 64 trannie), that scan was on my older crappy scanner and now I have a good one. It was a magical morning at the Mudfest around 1980 +/- a year or two.
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:57 am

Noting the date of that photo, is the fellow with the bourbon a self portrait?
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:41 am

That was at a different "event" Glen, but probably around the same sort of time. No, it isn't a self portrait, and it is scotch. Dennis liked a drink - that was his second bottle!! He just faded about 5am, and when we got up later in the morning, there he was. I seem to recall that he came to a little while later, and had a heart starter. It would be interesting to know where/what/how he is now. Nice guy, played hard.
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Postby johndec on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:07 pm

The most amazing thing about Gregs' smugmug site is the photo of him without his face buried in a ***** :shock:
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Postby Greg B on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:47 pm

johndec wrote:The most amazing thing about Gregs' smugmug site is the photo of him without his face buried in a ***** :shock:


:wink:
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Postby Glen on Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:57 pm

Johndec, note the camera he uses for himself :wink:
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Postby ozimax on Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:03 pm

Hey Greg,

That face on the smugmug home page sure is custom built for radio! :D
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Postby Greg B on Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:57 pm

OK Max, I'll bite......

Why do you ask that?
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