Who is interested?

[poddster]

I have been contemplating starting a thread for Macro photography.

There are a few posters who I am aware of who would participate. if there are enough takers I'll give it a go

It wont be like pimpies thread, no challange, just a place to show off your achievements and an exchange of tips and ideas.

Here is one as a starter

[poddster]

meep see if you can hunt down a bumble bee they are slower and morf friendly 🙂

[poddster]

Be prepared to be amazed once it all gets going, there is latent talent here ready to be revealed  🙂

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@**meep** wrote:

will be hunting for bees tomorrow.  very impressed with yours and acacia's pics.

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Safety first......

[lind9650]

I am a mug photographer, but willing to learn.

My husband bought me a Sanyo 3X last year, for $59.- a the Post Office. (he said IGA is selling them too)

Tonight, when I asked him, he showed me where the Macro setting on the camera is. I would love to learn how to take some wonderful photos. Tomorrow, weather permitting, I will go outside and try to take some photos.

Love meeps flowers and the closeup of the insects.

Erica 

[poddster]

Can you chech the model of your camera? I tried to googlr the sanyo X3 but it returned no results

[lind9650]

On the front is - VPC-S1213,

Also a sticker with four squares, 3x Optical zoom, HD - 72OP, 12.O Mega Pixles, 2.7" LCD Panel.

Underneatth it has SANYO Digital Camera, VPC-1213EX,

I have no idea what it all means, but the photos I have taken so far of family gatherings are all very good.

LOL, the only other camera I have ever used, was a Box Brownie my father gave me when I left Europe to come to Australia 55 years ago.

Erica

[rabbitearbandicoot]

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@poddster wrote:

The camera was a Nikon D5100 with the 18-55 standard lens attached. the camera was handheld. the shot was taken at f11 appature in manual mode with a flash attached and activated.

The bee was zapped with a couple of flashes manually just to confuse it and slow it down 🙂

You can see the reflection of the flash on it back. After i got a couple of pics it recoverd from the flaches and went merrily on it way 🙂

The small appature gives good depth of field and the flash gives plenty of light and stops the movement blur

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so, how far was the lense from the bee??

handheld?? you must have steadier nerves than me.

[poddster]

Probably about 150 to 200 mm from memory and the bee was stunned and confused with having been flashed, besides it was intent on gathering pollen and that activity was not under threat.

I prefer pollen after the bees have done their thing 🙂

[poddster]

There is a huntsman in defence mode

Not a good pic but interesting 🙂

[poddster]

Erica, I am trying to locate a usermanual for your camera so that i may be able togive you some tips on its usage

🙂