Today's Pic (not 365-2011 but maybe close)

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Here is mine for today. Did them this afternoon after my 60 km bike ride. I'm submitting just one for this thread, but while your there you can have a look at the others that I've uploaded to my gallery.

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Ah, I forgot one… this is just me.

The flying lesson from papa duck.

The flying lesson.jpg
 
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Those are great! I like the brilliant colors on the ducks! The flowers are amazing! Great job, as always!
 
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Working at home in the shop so I just went outside for a few minutes and came up with this. It took quite a few since macro work and wind don't mix up so well.

MCC_3270.jpg
 
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Vermontster said:
Whoa, how crisp and detailed is this! Awesome Marcel.
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Well, I cheated a little (Magic…) :) I used the plastic wrap filter with CS5 and then removed a lot of it with a mask layer. So the (sorry I don't know how you call the things sticking out of the flower in english) things are shiny and it gives them an almost translucent look.

If you want to try it, before you use a filter, just make a copy layer of your basic layer, apply the filter, then add a mask to that layer and you can just paint out the effect of the filter on parts you want to remove.
Enjoy.
 
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Marcel Carey said:
Well, I cheated a little (Magic…) :) I used the plastic wrap filter with CS5 and then removed a lot of it with a mask layer. So the (sorry I don't know how you call the things sticking out of the flower in english) things are shiny and it gives them an almost translucent look.

If you want to try it, before you use a filter, just make a copy layer of your basic layer, apply the filter, then add a mask to that layer and you can just paint out the effect of the filter on parts you want to remove.
Enjoy.
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I think they are called "stamin"
 
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Same flower than this afternoon, different twist. It was getting dark, I had to bring the iso up and there was the spider.
araignée 2.jpg
iso 1600, 1/125 f2.8 D700 sigma 105 macro.

araignée 3 final.jpg
iso 3200, 1/200, f 2.8 same camera and lens. And a little bit of PP. :)
 
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What I missed

Because macro work is so so tight, I missed the two spiders face-off. It just happened too fast. Here are 2 pics that show the green one that was hiding behind the flower while I was taking the first shot that I uploaded before. The shots are out of focus since it's not so easy to move a tripod on the grass while trying to keep focus on things.

spider fight.jpg
 
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Marcel, I love the first with just the spider and stamen in focus, very cool. I like them all but that is my favorite. :)
 
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Thank you all for your comments, they are appreciated. I'm having so much fun with this macro lens.

Today is the ant and a flower shot from sunday that I had forgotten about. Both shots were done with the D90 which is a very fine camera. The ant is higher iso since I needed the smaller aperture.

fourmi.jpg
D90, 640 iso, 1/200 f9 sigma 105 macro

fleur à Bri.jpg
D90, Tamron 28-200 @5.6, iso 400, 1/1250s.
 
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ohkphoto said:
Very nice macro work, Marcel! Definitely looks like you're having fun!
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I'm sure having fun Helene, but there are not that many keepers. It's very demanding and nerve recking. The smallest amount of movement and the whole thing goes sour. I tried with the tripod and the little critters will move away. Tried with the monopod and it was a little better but you move a quarter of an inch and you're cooked. But I'm having fun.
 
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