A Few Outdoors Pictures

[Mike Fitz]

I started playing around with my macro lens lately, thought I post a few pictures in here. Some plants, some bugs, and some knife content.

 

[pitdog]

Wow they are amazing bro, you must have a great camera eh !!!

 

[bearthedog]

Excellent!

-RB

 

[mtnfolk mike]

wow.. those are some amazing shots man...

 

[myright]

Wow Amazing pics!!!

 

[tonym]

Outstanding bro!

 

[Rockywolf]

Absolutely beautiful

 

[Mike Fitz]

Thanks for all the kind comments guys!What I like about taking pictures is it gives me another reason to get out in the woods!

 

[North]

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Bill

 

[peripatew]

What kind of camera is that?

 

[Bushman5]

love the macro pics! how did you get ant to hold still? those suckers are always moving

 

[gazz98]

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing.

 

[desmobob]

Nice shots! Good macro photos sure are fun to look at.

When I show my friend's wife photos, she always says, "Wow! You must have a nice camera!"

So when I have dinner at her house, I always say, "Wow, this tastes good! You must have a great stove!"

Stay sharp,
desmobob

 

[mmmotorcycle]

Stunning pictures! :thumbup:

 

[cody1]

Thanks for sharing those. Great reason to get out and play.

 

[kgd]

Awesome pictures - I like the wet dandelion fluff one alot!

 

[Mongrel]

When I show my friend's wife photos, she always says, "Wow! You must have a nice camera!"

:thumbup:

Took the letters right off my keyboard...

Just a head's up to the uninitiated-

This is considered a backhand compliment to a photographer. :foot: It's as if the camera went out into the woods and took the shots and brought them back to Mike and said "here you go".

I do happen to have nice gear, and I have a really nice dedicated macro lens. But I have to tell you that there is no guarantee that you will get the quality of shots that Mike presented. It takes a lot of practice, a good understanding of everything from exposure to shutter speeds, and of coursed timing and compositional skills. Then of course there is some dumb luck involved in getting those wasp shots.

Mike, great work there, and thanks for sharing and also for the nudge to get out there myself!

 

[Mike Fitz]

I don't have a really great camera, it's a Nikon D50, which is about 3-4 years old. The lens is a Tamron 90mm Macro lens that can be had for about $450. Most of the pictures are pure dumb luck being in focus between the wind and the insects constantly moving around! The focus range is so small that the slightest breeze will blow the subject out of focus. I just use a monopod to steady things up since it's easy to carry around. If I'm lucky, half the pictures taken will be somewhat in focus. It's nice when a picture does come out OK though! I can see why a lot of photographers use a lightbox in an enclosed area with a tripod and focusing rail. Kinda takes the fun out of it though for me.

Thanks again for all the great feedback!

 

[kgd]

I agree with mongrel - they are exceptional shots, regardless of the set up. I use a D50 also and am thinking about getting a macro lens. On my 35mm SLR I used to use a 105 mm macro with 2.8 f. Loved it and that focal length served perfectly for portrait shots also.

The switch over to digital, and having focal lengths 1.5x effectively larger has played real havoc with my choice in lens selection. I'm actually debating between the 90 mm and a Sigma 60 mm macro, leaning a bit towards the 60 mm as it will bring me closer to the 105 mm I used to use with my film camera. Are you pleased with other aspects of the lens, in using it for non-macro shots?

 

[Dave Costin]

Awesome! I try to keep my little Cannon 790 with me when I go for walks. I fully understand about the environment, I experience the same but it sure is fun!