carolupus' macros

[carolupus]

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

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/flausch.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/flower-1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/flower-2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/ouch.jpg


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

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_0112_kl.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_0144_kl.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_0223_kl1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_0265_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/IMG_0963_kl.jpg

02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/IMG_1094_kl.jpg

03_hdr
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/1046-48_HDR2_kl.jpg

04_hdr
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/1118-20_HDR2_kl.jpg

05_hdr
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/1028-30_HDR2_kl.jpg

[carolupus]

I got this ring from my bf last week:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_1667_kl.jpg

[carolupus]

another crystal pic
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2065_2_kl.jpg

and last new year's eve's lead pouring result:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2077_1_kl.jpg

[carolupus]

me in my boyfriend's eye (or the other way round)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2417_kl.jpg

flower 01
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2430_kl.jpg

flower 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2431_kl.jpg

flower 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_2437_kl.jpg

[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...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/IMG_3074_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3847_kl.jpg

blur 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3848_kl.jpg

blur 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3870_kl.jpg

metal 01
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3865_kl.jpg

metal 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3997_kl.jpg

metal 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3972_kl.jpg

metal 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_3982_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/IMG_4524.jpg

crystal mirror 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/Crystal/IMG_4586_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_7595_kl.jpg

drip drop teardrop 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_7597_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_7927_kl.jpg

sphere 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_7975_kl.jpg

sphere 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_7984_kl.jpg

sphere 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_8245_kl.jpg

sphere 05
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_8244_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8017_kl.jpg

plant 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8036_kl.jpg

plant 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8351_kl.jpg

plant 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8694_kl.jpg

plant 05
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8697_kl.jpg

plant 06
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8718_kl.jpg

plant 07
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8727_kl.jpg

[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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8597_kl.jpg

orchid 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8609_kl.jpg

orchid 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8617_kl.jpg

orchid 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8624_kl.jpg

orchid 05
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8628_kl.jpg

orchid 06
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8646_kl.jpg

orchid 07
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8650_kl.jpg

orchid 08
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/IMG_8659_kl.jpg

[purplerose]

I missed a lot of updating... :o :)

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
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3504_kl.jpg

garden 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3565_kl.jpg

garden 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3580_kl.jpg

garden 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3615_kl.jpg

garden 05
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3621_kl.jpg

garden 06
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3637_kl.jpg

garden 07
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3645_kl.jpg

garden 08
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3668_kl.jpg

garden 09
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3722_kl.jpg

garden 10
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3767_kl.jpg

garden 11
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3819_kl.jpg

garden 12
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3832_kl.jpg

garden 13
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3893_kl.jpg

garden 14
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3905_kl.jpg

garden 15
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_3980_kl.jpg

garden 16
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/flowers%20and%20plants/wzk%20080524/IMG_4051_kl.jpg

[carolupus]

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

MACRO 01
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_4862_kl.jpg

MACRO 02
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_4869_kl.jpg

MACRO 03
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_4876_kl.jpg

MACRO 04
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/carolupus/Canon%20EOS%20350D%20era/Macro/IMG_5270_kl.jpg

[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.