carolupus' macros

[carolupus]

some older pics, unfortunately all with the Canon standard lens (18-55mm), I don't own a macro yet










and some newer ones, still with the same lens...

[purplerose]

Last one is awesome.

[Leukeh]

Wow, I love the last one... very cool idea. The one with the cactus is amazing too!

[carolupus]

thanks for the comments!

I took some more crystal photos today...


01


02


03_hdr


04_hdr


05_hdr

[carolupus]

I got this ring from my bf last week:

[carolupus]

another crystal pic


and last new year's eve's lead pouring result:

[carolupus]

me in my boyfriend's eye (or the other way round)


flower 01


flower 02


flower 03

[purplerose]

Nice flowers. 2 & 3 have nice compositions. Would try playing around with contrast a bit more though.

[carolupus]

more contrast makes the leaves too monochromic somehow... maybe next time a smaller aperture - i'll have to try.
thanks for your advice!

I'm officially in love with this crystal now...

[purplerose]

Nice one.

[carolupus]

hmm, does anyone have an opinion on the crystal & cd pix? I'd really be interested in that!

I tried some new things... lighting = sun

blur 01


blur 02


blur 03


metal 01


metal 02


metal 03


metal 04

[purplerose]

blur 01 & 03 are very effective in their compositions.

Crystal/CD reflections: The first one in that post works, but personally I think the reflective properties of the CDs and crystal make it a bit busy. maybe some more play with composition/setup?

[daedicurus]

i really like the DOF in "metal 1" but i don't think it works very well in "metal 3"
as for the CD shots, i think they are very effective but to "mirror" purplerose, the colours seem to blend into each other too much, maybe if you had a light of a different colour hit the crystal and diffract onto the CDs you could get some cool effects.

[carolupus]

thanks for the advice!

I've tried to use a CD to reflect light onto the crystal, which didn't work out well because then I get small very bright spots somewhere on the crystal in weird colours. Then I wanted to use coloured laserpointers, but I couldn't find any yet.

Meanwhile I tried using a mirror and a kind of white shield so that the crystal doesn't reflect so much stuff. Tell me what you think!

crystal mirror 01


crystal mirror 02

[purplerose]

Really nice outcomes, the second one is a stand out for me. I think the DOF is a bit too shallow though. Maybe have the whole crystal in focus or move the area of focus from the bottom to the side or top?

[daedicurus]

i like the soft outcome with such understated colours (they almot look B&W at first). i like the laser pointer idea, should be interesting to see.

[darkchild]

Those crystal shots are amazing. Love the one on the golden puzzle pieces! Very nice macros with the kit lens.

[carolupus]

thanks a bunch!

I've done a few like crystal mirror 01 and I entered a compettition with the best (I hope), so I won't post it here yet.
I still couldn't get coloured laserpointers anywhere, seems that trend is over

[carolupus]

went to the fairground to take pictures of people and stuff, and the best photos of that trip are these... and some duck shots on the way (-> in the animals section)

drip drop teardrop 01


drip drop teardrop 02

[purplerose]

Nice drip drop teardrops.

[carolupus]

thanks!

found another glamour-glitter-reflection plaything - a steel ball along with some mirrors it gives me more space for experimenting..

sphere 01


sphere 02


sphere 03


sphere 04


sphere 05

[carolupus]

I'm about to redecorate my flat a little which means I had to get more plants. which means I had to take photos of them (I just can't help it). I read a tutorial on flower photography by scott kelby which came in handy, too..

plant 01


plant 02


plant 03


plant 04


plant 05


plant 06


plant 07

[carolupus]

last but not least, another flower. I got this orchid from my boyfriend for our first anniversary yesterday. and today I got the new tripod I ordered last week - see the combination of both below

orchid 01


orchid 02


orchid 03


orchid 04


orchid 05


orchid 06


orchid 07


orchid 08

[purplerose]

I missed a lot of updating...

Really love "sphere 03," it is beyond awesome! the colors, reflection and perspective in the reflection work nicely together.

Given the nature of the first set of flowers, I think they would stand out more with some different lighting, or some play with contrast and/or toning in PS.

Those orchids are even further beyond awesome than "sphere 03" 5-8 are really nice (so is #3).


Really awesome updates!!

[daedicurus]

orchid 08 is my fav

great shots

[darkchild]

Beautiful Sphere and Orchid photos! Love them all. The reflectiveness of the sphere is very nice! I love orchid 03, it's the sharpest all around out of the whole bunch. Nice work!

[MLlanes]

orchid 03 is my fave. love the composition.

[carolupus]

thanks for all the positive comments! I've decided to do some more of flower photography to get better. So I went around in my grandparents' garden and took photos of a lot of their plants - it took me about 2 hours for only a third of their garden, they really have a lot of flowers!

garden 01


garden 02


garden 03


garden 04


garden 05


garden 06


garden 07


garden 08


garden 09


garden 10


garden 11


garden 12


garden 13


garden 14


garden 15


garden 16

[carolupus]

see my first REAL macros - I got a Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro lens for my birthday

MACRO 01


MACRO 02


MACRO 03


MACRO 04

[purplerose]

Very nice work. stand outs for the garden are 1, 9, 13, 15 & 16.

I love the DOF in #10, #11 & #12. Could possibly use some play with cropping or a square crop.

#14 is nice as well, would play around with cropping on it though.

Macro #2 is really nice. I think it works better than Macro #4 (similar composition) because of the intense color factor.