Some Macros

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Some Macros

Postby Mr Darcy on Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:47 pm

An ant in a Banksia
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Butterfly in waiting
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Screw you
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Coriander
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The last is a focus stack of around 12 images. The flowers are about 1mm across, but the group were about 10mm from front to back, so DOF was a real issue.
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Re: Some Macros

Postby Matt. K on Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:36 pm

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They are all beautifully crafted images and a demonstration of your immaculate technique. From an aesthetic point of view I prefer #2 and #4.
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Re: Some Macros

Postby ozimax on Tue Aug 20, 2013 1:58 pm

Outstanding images Greg. Excellent.
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Re: Some Macros

Postby Remorhaz on Tue Aug 20, 2013 3:55 pm

I love that last on black - very nice
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Re: Some Macros

Postby Glen on Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:53 pm

Great images Greg, technically 4 must have been quite something to achieve.
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Re: Some Macros

Postby aim54x on Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:29 pm

Awesome stuff there Greg, I love hte last one
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Re: Some Macros

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:27 pm

You obviously engage in the world of macro Greg with great love and professionalism. Love them.
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Re: Some Macros

Postby biggerry on Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:19 am

Great to see you still taking images Greg - we should organise a macro session up your neck of the woods.

I like the last and I would be expect that the image to be popular, it hits all the right marks technically. I however have a preference for the 'screw' one, it seems to hold my interest more and have me looking closer to try and work out what it is. The brass really comes up nicely too, nice plane.

The ant one is also very cool, it would be very interesting to see this framed with the ant in one corner such that it was not until one inspected the image more closely that one would find the surprise, titled 'Ant' i think it could well hold a audience for longer than 3 secs
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