Leica Guy Posted August 25, 2018 Share #1201 Posted August 25, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Beautiful bee but I thing surrounded too much dark (only in my opinion) ! Thanks. Your idea presents an interesting technical challenge. Its all about balancing ambient light with the flash contribution while stopping the Bee’s wings and ending up with a sharp image. I also consider aperture setting impact on flash light and DOF. I’ll have to play with lowering the shutter speed and seeing if the Bee maintains being sharp. I love the challenge. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bags27 Posted August 25, 2018 Share #1202 Posted August 25, 2018 Okay Ken. I'll see your Bee and raise you another one! wow, Dan. that's a "winning hand" :-) great capture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted August 25, 2018 Share #1203 Posted August 25, 2018 a stool for a toad by Bags 27, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted August 25, 2018 Share #1204 Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) wow, Dan. that's a "winning hand" :-) great capture. Thanks Ken. It took me all of 15 minutes to capture it. Prefocused in manual to the minimum macro distance. I’d guess 3”. I just followed the bees around shooting on high continuous mode with the flash at 1/64 power. No joking I took 50 shots. Two were close to in focus. This one is sharp and the next to last image I took. There’s a fair amount of luck and persistence involved. Anything to try and one up Demitris! He’s the Master of Macro. Edited August 25, 2018 by Infiniumguy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted August 26, 2018 Share #1205 Posted August 26, 2018 Great effort, Dan, and well worth the result. This is not nearly as good as yours, but 2x the bees! teamwork by Bags 27, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted August 26, 2018 Share #1206 Posted August 26, 2018 I've been an "Elpro 52 skeptic" largely because of its "Leica price". I have a terrific macro for my Nikon, and it's hard to see paying so much for a macro filter for a 28mm lens, no matter how sharp. But, wow. check out this current example on the CL macro thread. Just loving the colors and bokeh: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285208-cl-the-macro-image-thread/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3579868 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted August 27, 2018 Share #1207 Posted August 27, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) milkweed by Bags 27, on Flickr 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted August 27, 2018 Share #1208 Posted August 27, 2018 I've been an "Elpro 52 skeptic" largely because of its "Leica price". I have a terrific macro for my Nikon, and it's hard to see paying so much for a macro filter for a 28mm lens, no matter how sharp. But, wow. check out this current example on the CL macro thread. Just loving the colors and bokeh: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285208-cl-the-macro-image-thread/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3579868 Agree. Absolutely beautiful. I love to see that printed large. 4’ square. It would be dramatic. Your bees are twice as good as mine. :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted August 27, 2018 Share #1209 Posted August 27, 2018 Thanks, Dan. But nah: just more of them... Their discussion of the Elpro continues on the next page, where there is an even more astonishing example. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebsan Posted August 30, 2018 Share #1210 Posted August 30, 2018 Playing with the macro this afternoon and I got this. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3582557'>More sharing options...
bags27 Posted September 1, 2018 Share #1211 Posted September 1, 2018 bushes to seed by Bags 27, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted September 2, 2018 Share #1212 Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) rust never sleeps! :-) 6 screws need oil by Bags 27, on Flickr no turn of the screw by Bags 27, on Flickr Edited September 2, 2018 by bags27 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zampelis Posted September 2, 2018 Share #1213 Posted September 2, 2018 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted September 2, 2018 Share #1214 Posted September 2, 2018 Welcome back Demitris. Nice! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted September 2, 2018 Share #1215 Posted September 2, 2018 Welcome back Demitris. Nice! I'm thinking Demitris has piled up the photos in Greece, and I can't wait to see them all! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 5, 2018 Share #1216 Posted September 5, 2018 As we were brushing sand off our feet and putting on our shoes we saw this insect. Barbara thought it was rather nice until she thought it was a roach - A creature she cannot tolerate (though the large, hissing cockroaches of Madagascar are acceptable to her) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/260179-leica-q-leica-q2-macro-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3586897'>More sharing options...
Voxen Posted September 5, 2018 Share #1217 Posted September 5, 2018 Hey Dimitri! Great photo as usual, however I’m confused by the blur on this image, it doesn’t look natural - or say logical - to me. Did you add or tweak blur during post-processing? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted September 7, 2018 Share #1218 Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) just for fun.... sponge by Bags 27, on Flickr Edited September 7, 2018 by bags27 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zampelis Posted September 7, 2018 Share #1219 Posted September 7, 2018 Hey Dimitri! Great photo as usual, however I’m confused by the blur on this image, it doesn’t look natural - or say logical - to me. Did you add or tweak blur during post-processing? Thanks for the comment Gil! The only thing I have changed on the photo is the orientation on the DNG, some cropping and the usual colour/contrast editing. The leaf was oriented more like the way it is here but for some reason the camera captured a vertical shot. I too find the image quite surreal. I am not sure if the reason the bokeh looks weird is the fact that the in-focus plane is a bit diagonal. It is a favourite of mine though.. The fact that the drop doesn't touch the body of the leaf, for me makes it quite a unique shot! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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