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alfredo

(60,071 posts) Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:13 PM Jul 2016

Barrel Cactus Macro

Used the Mir 1b 37mm 2.0, extension tubes, handheld.

Sequential shooting and high ISO are your friends when doing handheld macro.

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Barrel Cactus Macro (Original Post) alfredo Jul 2016 OP

Stunning, my dear alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2016 #1

The clarity and the focus Mira Jul 2016 #2

At night they howl at the moon. alfredo Jul 2016 #5

very nice! mike_c Jul 2016 #3

You can buy some with electrical contacts so they can be used with your usual lenses. alfredo Jul 2016 #4

Looks as if you could prick your finger by touching the screen. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #6

Thanks. alfredo Jul 2016 #7

I like doing it that way. One subject, multiple shots, different settings, lighting, lenses. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #8

Each photo is a learning experience. alfredo Jul 2016 #9

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,560 posts)

1. Stunning, my dear alfredo!

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:19 PM

Jul 2016

I'm so glad to see you out shooting...I hope this means you're feeling better.

Wonderful photo!

Mira

(22,380 posts)

2. The clarity and the focus

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 11:25 PM

Jul 2016

Are only a small part of this beauty. Why oh why does it remind me of Audrey 2. It really has a sense of the ominous to me.
Love it!

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

5. At night they howl at the moon.

Reply to Mira (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:21 PM

Jul 2016

mike_c

(36,279 posts)

3. very nice!

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:48 PM

Jul 2016

A set of extension tunes is on my wish list.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

4. You can buy some with electrical contacts so they can be used with your usual lenses.

Reply to mike_c (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 10:10 PM

Jul 2016

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=af+extension+tubes+nikon

Solly Mack

(90,761 posts)

6. Looks as if you could prick your finger by touching the screen.

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:41 AM

Jul 2016

I like it.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

7. Thanks.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:23 AM

Jul 2016

There is value in taking multiple photos of one subject. I could see over the few days how my approach to the subject changed. I took at least forty photos of this cactus with two different lenses. I tried flash, with defuser and without. How I handled processing changed too.

Solly Mack

(90,761 posts)

8. I like doing it that way. One subject, multiple shots, different settings, lighting, lenses.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:35 AM

Jul 2016

I enjoy how the subject changes...or how I see the subject.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

9. Each photo is a learning experience.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 07:37 AM

Jul 2016

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