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Mike D90

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I guess this is macro. I used a macro reverse mount and my 55-200mm VR lens.



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Sandpatch

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I coupled my Dad's old Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 Macro ( circa early 1970s) converted to Ai with M2 Tube to my D5100 and took this shot of a pencil eraser just for the fun of it. Neat to be able to use this 40 year old lens. I had to use all manual settings of course, but with a small bit of experimentation, it doesn't take long to find the right settings. This was shot at f32 for about a second under bright light.
 

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Glyn Ryles

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This is one of my macro shots from earlier this year, it's done using an old AF 28-70 Nikkor with a 50mm f1.8 reversed on the front of it. The shot was taken at 1/60 f29 ISO 320 with homemade ring flash.

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Glyn Ryles

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Thought I would add a few more from earlier in the year. I spent about a week doing nothing but photographing hoverflies as my garden was full of them. These are some of the results

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WeeHector

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Lucas Rosa Foganholi said:
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My first macro shot. It is an Argiope argentata.
The wind was very strong and its web kept moving all the time. Its was hard to focus, but I think it is good for my first one.
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Not bad for a first attempt. Spiders can be a nightmare when there is even a breath of wind. I would suggest that you take lots of photos without trying to refocus. You may then have enough parts in focus to do a focus stack. I've often tried to take one or two shots only to find them totally blurred.
What lens are you using and did you crop this shot at all?
 
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Lucas Rosa Foganholi

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WeeHector said:
Not bad for a first attempt. Spiders can be a nightmare when there is even a breath of wind. I would suggest that you take lots of photos without trying to refocus. You may then have enough parts in focus to do a focus stack. I've often tried to take one or two shots only to find them totally blurred.
What lens are you using and did you crop this shot at all?
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I see.. Thank you for the tip. I'm using the Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR and yes, it was cropped.
 
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