First attempt at some macro shots(pic heavy)

I have recently decided to give macro photography a good try as it had always fascinated me. I tried it a few times with magnifying lenses attached to my standard lens, good results but not great so I picked up a well priced Tamron macro lens to go on my Nikon camera.

I am waiting for a nice solid Gitzo tripod to arrive so for these shots I had to make do with a small tripod with a head that didn't completely cut out all tiny vibrations that you only notice when really close to the subject.

Pretty happy with my first attempt but plenty of things to improve on, it looks like the start of something that I will really enjoy, the fun and learning begins!!

 

Way cool

 

So cool! I have some "magnifying" lens for my camera, and they work OK. Someday I'll get a macro lens, someday. Which Tamron did you get?

 

Those are some great shots Warren. I have been looking at macro lenses for awhile but some other AD's seem to take over.... Look forward to seeing some more shots in the future

 

Really nice shots! :cool1

 

While not in to photography myself I do enjoy looking at wicked cool photos.

Nice shots!

 

And let's see more!

 

Thanks everyone! Will get some more up soon

To give it it's full title it's the Tamron 90mm f2.8 SP Di USD VC Macro lens, but let's just call it the Tamron from now on

 

Messing about with a tiny drop of water on a cd, just moved the light source about a bit to get different effects, some interesting results so far.

 

I can't quite tell what I'm seeing but it looks like there are tiny drops of water on that drop of water.

 

Yeah it's kind of weird, the big drop is only about 4-5mm wide so the little things that look like drops must be tiny air bubbles I guess!

 

whoa!! Now that is cool!

 

These are fun! Particularly like the water drop photos.

 

:cool1

 

Went for a quick walk near where we live today, decided to try some handheld shots and see what camera settings work well.

Quick pic just to give you an idea of the size of the stuff I am shooting


On the same branch


Just a few more while I was messing about with depth of field


The macro lens is quite versatile and also great for portrait shots



Pretty pleased with the handheld macro shots, it was good to try different shutter speeds, apertures etc. Just at the beginning of this macro journey and still learning all the time! I have done a bit of reading on the subject, but the best way is to get out there and shoot away and and learn what settings work well for your setup. Once I have got the camera settings down then I can think more about picture composition, subjects etc.

 

A few more from today, all good practice!

Rusty nut and bolt on a wooden post


Some plant life/fungus growing on a concrete bridge




More pics of the fungus growing on some branches

 

Very cool!

 

Trying out the new camera, Nikon D800 with Tamron SP 90mm VC Macro
This camera is way way better than me, but it will push me to practice, practice and practice!!

Just messing about with some peppercorns, the white background wasn't the best idea and the pics are not amazing but it's getting late here and I was eager to just take some pics of anything with the new camera

 

Shetland Pony?

 

Great pics Warren!