FinalGear Photo Assignment #20 - "Macro"

BerserkerCatSplat · August 9th, 2009, 4:28 PM

Theme: Macro

All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup!

Timeframe: Your entry must be emailed to finalgearphoto@gmail.com on or before midnight Mountain Time, August 31st, 2009.
Prize: Bragging rights, and a position in the Winners' Gallery!

Restrictions: Please follow the following restrictions in order to submit an eligible entry.

- Your image must be a maximum of 1000 pixels (height or width), and a minimum of 500 pixels (height or width).
- Your submission email should have the title of the image and "Contest #20" in the subject. Please title your images, as the poll must have some way to distinguish between them - I don't want half the vote options to be "Untitled."
- Also, when you email your submission, make sure you include your FinalGear screen name so I know who's submitting what!
- Only one submission per user. Please do not create multiple accounts to submit more images, as it is 1) unethical, and 2) statistically reduces your chance of winning anyway.
- Your image must NOT contain any borders or signatures or anything to identify the photo as your own. The images will be stripped of EXIF data as to make the vote 100% anonymous. Please do not mention which photo is yours, and please do not post that image anywhere until the contest is over.
- Your image must have been taken after the contest has started, I will not accept old photos that happen to match the subject. This contest is designed to promote creativity, not find out who has the biggest backlog of good photos.
- Your image may be altered in whatever imaging software you choose, without actually altering the content of the photograph. (i.e. you can alter the curves as much as you want, but you can't paste in David Hasselhoff.) Editing out distracting non-content objects such as power lines is also acceptable.
- Please keep the submissions tasteful and without gore/nudity. I like nude photography as much as the next guy, but this is a public forum. Don't submit anything you wouldn't put up in a public area.

If you have any comments or suggestions about the rules of the FinalGear contests, please voice them in the appropriate forum, or in this thread if you want.

When submitting your image, feel free to suggest a topic for the next contest!

Good luck, and have fun!

vikiradTG2007 · August 9th, 2009, 4:54 PM

Ooooooooookay... images/smilies/mellow.gif

This is gonna be a struggle on my part. Might skip this one.

Ramseus · August 9th, 2009, 4:56 PM

I'm off to ebay to get some cheap extension tubes, brb.

edit: btw if anyone else wants some ghetto chinese extension tubes
canon: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Macro-Extension-T...d=p3286.c0.m14
nikon: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Macro-Extension-T...d=p3911.c0.m14

epp_b · August 9th, 2009, 6:41 PM

Be careful if you shoot Nikon: make sure those have, at minimum, a mechanical linkage to the aperture lever. Otherwise, you'll only be able to shoot at the minimum aperture of any G lens.

CPU and AF linkages would, of course, be nice to have.

Ramseus · August 9th, 2009, 7:07 PM

They don't. Are you not able to do the DOF preview button hack with Nikons? (hold DOF preview button, remove lens, ???, profit) .....at least on Nikons that have a DOF preview button that is. images/smilies/tongue.gif

also I've heard that if you lose the knob on the front of those tubes that there's no way to get your lens detached :S

phuckingduck · August 9th, 2009, 7:42 PM

Damn. Just last week I was using a Nikon 105 Macro in a meadow. Grrrrrr @ time limits

epp_b · August 9th, 2009, 8:06 PM

Quote:

They don't. Are you not able to do the DOF preview button hack with Nikons?

As the aperture linkage on the lens is spring-loaded, I don't think so.

Quote:

Damn. Just last week I was using a Nikon 105 Macro in a meadow. Grrrrrr @ time limits

BCS usually lets you submit anything from the beginning of the month.

phuckingduck · August 9th, 2009, 10:01 PM

I just went back and checked the date and it was 8/1! Wheeeee

epp_b · August 9th, 2009, 10:24 PM

UPDATE to macro devices discussion: This Kenko set as CPU, aperture and AF contacts. It's a lot more expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Ramseus · August 9th, 2009, 10:58 PM

I didn't bother mentioning the Kenko tubes because I assumed they would be common knowledge, and for 95% of people the cost is unjustifiable for the amount of use they'll get.

Hmm, I don't know if my chinese tubes will even get here before September. They say they ship in 3 business days and take 10-20 to arrive.....

Ruth.Adele · August 10th, 2009, 11:31 AM

Woot! Macro! images/smilies/smile.gif

finally something i can submit!

epp_b · August 10th, 2009, 3:02 PM

Quote:

I didn't bother mentioning the Kenko tubes because I assumed they would be common knowledge, and for 95% of people the cost is unjustifiable for the amount of use they'll get.

True, but on the other hand, there's really no replacement for a true macro lens. Cheap diopters will cause CA because their cheap and extension tubes will do the same because no "regular" lenses are as corrected for aberrations as much as macro lenses are.

I think I'm going to look more seriously into the Canon 500D (diopter, not camera images/smilies/wink.gif

)

BerserkerCatSplat · August 10th, 2009, 4:13 PM

Extreme macro can be done for cheap!

http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/

http://blog.dsignbeyond.com/2008/02/...phy-howto.html

That link says to get a set of extension tubes, but you can buy lens-reversal adapters for like $5.

Also, as to the aperture control problem, if you don't have a way of controlling it it's not the end of the world. Even at f/22 a flash should be able to light the scene well enough.

Speedtouch · August 10th, 2009, 9:57 PM

"Mah time ta shine!"

Well, hopefully. I'll try my best, I promise!

jayjaya29 · August 12th, 2009, 6:01 PM

Hmmm...

vikiradTG2007 · August 13th, 2009, 6:06 AM

I'll be sitting this one out. No equipment, no inspiration, no experience in such shots. images/smilies/mellow.gif

LeVeL · August 14th, 2009, 8:00 PM

Stand by for 15 flower shots...

epp_b · August 14th, 2009, 8:29 PM

Ramseus · August 14th, 2009, 9:18 PM

If I don't get my tubes by the end of the month I'll have to get creative again (see: my silly obvious star wars reference titled entry for Wet). My S3 IS can fill the frame with a penny, but it only does super duper macro at the widest zoom and to get that close to a penny the penny is basically black because there's 1mm or less between it and the lens. Ah ouis ouis, we must be ze creative, ouis? Methinks I'll go dig around the house for interesting things to poke with a camera (note to self, don't let the camera actually poke things *cough*I just smacked a small pile of coins with a camera lens*cough**cough**cough*)

syncview · August 15th, 2009, 7:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeVeL

Stand by for 15 flower shots...

You bet :p

August 9th, 2009, 4:28 PM	#1
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 7:41 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 7,252 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 299	FinalGear Photo Assignment #20 - "Macro" Theme: Macro All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup! Timeframe: Your entry must be emailed to finalgearphoto@gmail.com on or before midnight Mountain Time, August 31st, 2009. Prize: Bragging rights, and a position in the Winners' Gallery! Restrictions: Please follow the following restrictions in order to submit an eligible entry. - Your image must be a maximum of 1000 pixels (height or width), and a minimum of 500 pixels (height or width). - Your submission email should have the title of the image and "Contest #20" in the subject. Please title your images, as the poll must have some way to distinguish between them - I don't want half the vote options to be "Untitled." - Also, when you email your submission, make sure you include your FinalGear screen name so I know who's submitting what! - Only one submission per user. Please do not create multiple accounts to submit more images, as it is 1) unethical, and 2) statistically reduces your chance of winning anyway. - Your image must NOT contain any borders or signatures or anything to identify the photo as your own. The images will be stripped of EXIF data as to make the vote 100% anonymous. Please do not mention which photo is yours, and please do not post that image anywhere until the contest is over. - Your image must have been taken after the contest has started, I will not accept old photos that happen to match the subject. This contest is designed to promote creativity, not find out who has the biggest backlog of good photos. - Your image may be altered in whatever imaging software you choose, without actually altering the content of the photograph. (i.e. you can alter the curves as much as you want, but you can't paste in David Hasselhoff.) Editing out distracting non-content objects such as power lines is also acceptable. - Please keep the submissions tasteful and without gore/nudity. I like nude photography as much as the next guy, but this is a public forum. Don't submit anything you wouldn't put up in a public area. If you have any comments or suggestions about the rules of the FinalGear contests, please voice them in the appropriate forum, or in this thread if you want. When submitting your image, feel free to suggest a topic for the next contest! Good luck, and have fun! __________________ OSPhoto

August 9th, 2009, 4:56 PM	#3
Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 8:50 AM Location: Win a pig, Democratic Republic of Canadaland Age: 20 Posts: 2,795 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 220	I'm off to ebay to get some cheap extension tubes, brb. edit: btw if anyone else wants some ghetto chinese extension tubes canon: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Macro-Extension-T...d=p3286.c0.m14 nikon: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Macro-Extension-T...d=p3911.c0.m14 __________________ horse walks into a bar, bartender says, "why the long face?" Last edited by Ramseus; August 9th, 2009 at 5:23 PM.

August 9th, 2009, 6:41 PM	#4
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 5:42 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 8,210 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 274	Be careful if you shoot Nikon: make sure those have, at minimum, a mechanical linkage to the aperture lever. Otherwise, you'll only be able to shoot at the minimum aperture of any G lens. CPU and AF linkages would, of course, be nice to have. __________________ www.eppbphoto.com Despite my given title, I am neither "unexperienced" (sic) nor a "lover" Last edited by epp_b; August 9th, 2009 at 6:44 PM.

August 9th, 2009, 7:07 PM	#5
Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 8:50 AM Location: Win a pig, Democratic Republic of Canadaland Age: 20 Posts: 2,795 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 220	They don't. Are you not able to do the DOF preview button hack with Nikons? (hold DOF preview button, remove lens, ???, profit) .....at least on Nikons that have a DOF preview button that is. also I've heard that if you lose the knob on the front of those tubes that there's no way to get your lens detached :S __________________ horse walks into a bar, bartender says, "why the long face?" Last edited by Ramseus; August 9th, 2009 at 7:08 PM.

August 9th, 2009, 7:42 PM	#6
phuckingduck is awesome! Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: 7:36 AM Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,495 Car: '03 Volvo S60 AWD Rep Power: 74	Damn. Just last week I was using a Nikon 105 Macro in a meadow. Grrrrrr @ time limits __________________ If only I could be PhuckingGoose

August 9th, 2009, 4:54 PM	#2
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: 1:18 PM Location: The People's Republic of Socialist Romanistan Age: 18 Posts: 7,511 Car: Ford Focus MkI 1.8D Rep Power: 161	Ooooooooookay... This is gonna be a struggle on my part. Might skip this one. __________________ Red 5 is alive!

August 9th, 2009, 10:01 PM	#8
phuckingduck is awesome! Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: 7:36 AM Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 2,495 Car: '03 Volvo S60 AWD Rep Power: 74	I just went back and checked the date and it was 8/1! Wheeeee __________________ If only I could be PhuckingGoose

August 9th, 2009, 10:24 PM	#9
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 5:42 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 8,210 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 274	UPDATE to macro devices discussion: This Kenko set as CPU, aperture and AF contacts. It's a lot more expensive, but you get what you pay for. __________________ www.eppbphoto.com Despite my given title, I am neither "unexperienced" (sic) nor a "lover"

August 9th, 2009, 10:58 PM	#10
Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 8:50 AM Location: Win a pig, Democratic Republic of Canadaland Age: 20 Posts: 2,795 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 220	I didn't bother mentioning the Kenko tubes because I assumed they would be common knowledge, and for 95% of people the cost is unjustifiable for the amount of use they'll get. Hmm, I don't know if my chinese tubes will even get here before September. They say they ship in 3 business days and take 10-20 to arrive..... __________________ horse walks into a bar, bartender says, "why the long face?"

August 10th, 2009, 11:31 AM	#11
Ruth.Adele Not A Dude Joined: Apr 4th, 2009 Last Online: 5:16 AM Location: Adelaide Age: 24 Posts: 53 Car: Ford Fiesta Rep Power: 9	Woot! Macro! finally something i can submit! __________________

August 10th, 2009, 4:13 PM	#13
BerserkerCatSplat Hormone Induced Joined: Jun 21st, 2005 Last Online: 7:41 AM Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 7,252 Car: ZJ 4X4X5 Rep Power: 299	Extreme macro can be done for cheap! http://photocritic.org/macro-photography-on-a-budget/ http://blog.dsignbeyond.com/2008/02/...phy-howto.html That link says to get a set of extension tubes, but you can buy lens-reversal adapters for like $5. Also, as to the aperture control problem, if you don't have a way of controlling it it's not the end of the world. Even at f/22 a flash should be able to light the scene well enough. __________________ OSPhoto Last edited by BerserkerCatSplat; August 10th, 2009 at 4:21 PM.

August 10th, 2009, 9:57 PM	#14
Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Kent, England Age: 17 Posts: 4,425 Car: '99 Kangoo 1.4 (Parents) Rep Power: 122	"Mah time ta shine!" Well, hopefully. I'll try my best, I promise! __________________ ^My Flickr^

August 12th, 2009, 6:01 PM	#15
jayjaya29 Joined: Mar 17th, 2005 Last Online: 1:04 PM Location: Lindenhurst, NY Age: 21 Posts: 5,370 Car: 2000 Nissan Altima Rep Power: 49	Hmmm... __________________ Check out my Gallery. Check out my Car.

August 13th, 2009, 6:06 AM	#16
vikiradTG2007 Joined: Feb 8th, 2007 Last Online: 1:18 PM Location: The People's Republic of Socialist Romanistan Age: 18 Posts: 7,511 Car: Ford Focus MkI 1.8D Rep Power: 161	I'll be sitting this one out. No equipment, no inspiration, no experience in such shots. __________________ Red 5 is alive!

August 14th, 2009, 8:00 PM	#17
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August 14th, 2009, 8:29 PM	#18
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 5:42 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 8,210 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 274	__________________ www.eppbphoto.com Despite my given title, I am neither "unexperienced" (sic) nor a "lover"

August 14th, 2009, 9:18 PM	#19
Ramseus Have you been high today? Joined: Jan 11th, 2008 Last Online: 8:50 AM Location: Win a pig, Democratic Republic of Canadaland Age: 20 Posts: 2,795 Car: 2002 Hyundai Accent lol Rep Power: 220	If I don't get my tubes by the end of the month I'll have to get creative again (see: my silly obvious star wars reference titled entry for Wet). My S3 IS can fill the frame with a penny, but it only does super duper macro at the widest zoom and to get that close to a penny the penny is basically black because there's 1mm or less between it and the lens. Ah ouis ouis, we must be ze creative, ouis? Methinks I'll go dig around the house for interesting things to poke with a camera (note to self, don't let the camera actually poke things coughI just smacked a small pile of coins with a camera lenscoughcoughcough) __________________ horse walks into a bar, bartender says, "why the long face?"

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