Amazing color. More at the site. | Yesterday I was browsing Deviantart for some inspiration, when I spotted a photo of Nariscuss. It was the most colorful picture on the screen, it was really eye-catching. |
Wello! My name is Sophie, 18 years old and i’m from Robin hood county. I’ve just finished my second year at college and will be attending Portsmouth University in September, doing a BA Honors in Photography. I’m shy, single and sensitive. Love my mates to bites size pieces! Very laid back, polite and quite artistic. I love Futurama - i’m a slight computer geek, i hate politics and love chinese food! The only sport i like is badminton, i’m not very competitive at anything i do and i suck at accepting compliments. I’m self taught in HTML and web-design. As well as photography, although i do have A-level’s in Photography, Psychology and Business.
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More pictures and a short interview with the photographer at the site. Just love that first macro shot. Brian Valentine started taking macro shots as a hobby and today his passion takes him everyday on a trip to his own yard with his camera to discover more about the little things the world has to offer. The macro shots taken by him are absolutely beautiful and very interesting as you get to see all the small details of everything that goes in front of his lens. |
Love the colors. Be sure to check out the rest of the site. Or, A Few of My Favorite Things |
Yeah, I know. EVERYBODY photographs flowers. Well, everybody also breathes, but you don’t see me insisting that fewer of you do it, now do you? I aim my camera at pretty things. Call me shallow, but not for me, all that journalistic ‘we really should do something about these terrible conditions’ kind of photography. It’s enough that it should be pretty. Make me feel good. Lift my spirits. Like most artists and creatives, I have more work than will ever be seen. And like most artists, I WANT my work to be seen. I do it for me, but I also do it for the world. Really. These of some of my personal favorites. |
Abduzeedo is a wonderful site for inspirational works of art. They cover everything artistic from photography to web design. These shots are amazing. I just love the colors, and on the Abduzeedo site there are a few that just melt into the black background. I really LOVE macro… and browsing around Flickr I found the work from Sakura, a girl from Tokyo that has a natural talent to capture beautiful things. Her images are reallly delicate, colorful, inspiring and gorgest. As the images speak for themselves, I have not much to say. And I’m sure you will also like her work… |
I am a Japanese girl who live in Tokyo. Love to take photos of natures, just like small wild flowers and small creatures, around me. You can find me on flickr.
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Enjoy the images and make sure to visit Sakura’s flickr page to check out further amazing photos! |
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Another way to get into macro photography on the cheap. This method allows for more control over the magnification, but is a bit riskier. Not sure how I feel about having a lens being held by nothing but glue. It will also put more strain on your main lens mount, so you probably shouldn’t do this with a lens with a plastic mount like some kit lenses have. And you also should make sure and set it to manual focus as the extra weight could be hard on your auto focus motor.
One method of delving into macro photography is to use adapter rings.
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| These rings have threads on both sides, one end is screwed onto your present camera lens like any filter and a second lens is attached in reverse onto the other end of the ring |
| You can buy these adapters or you can make them yourself |
| You may find filters in the clearance bins at some of the larger photography stores |
| for as little as one dollar |
1) plastic bag, 2) safety glasses, 3) gloves, 4) pliers, 5) file, 6) hammer, 7) epoxy and mixing materials,  2 filters
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| The magnification attained will be relative to the ratio of the focal length of the two lenses being used |
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0.5X=50mm (forward lens) / 100mm (reversed lens)
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1X=50mm (forward lens) / 50mm (reversed lens)
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2X=100mm (forward lens) / 50mm (reversed lens)
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A good article on one of the cheapest and easiest ways to get into macro photography. Probably works best with older lenses with manual aperture control (can pick them up pretty cheap on e-bay). | At a little over $9, I found an off-brand 52mm reverse adapter perfect for my 50mm 1.8 and 1.4 lenses. I took it out for a spin at the National Botanical Gardens. Here are my thoughts and experiences with this fun lens accessory. |
| if you want to get serious about macro (close-up) photography this isn’t the best solution |
| At only $9 I highly recommend this as a starting point or way of experimenting with macro photography |
You Lose the Camera’s Brain so Use Your Own |
Depth and Field and Lighting |
| The three pictures below show the dramatic changes that come with changing the aperture on close up images |
| You aren’t limited to reverse mounting prime lenses |
| Reverse mounting a lens is not the only way to get cheap magnifications |
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Colorful Nature Photos by Nariscuss
