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miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,239	A few more macros Dec 12, 2018 22:54:12 GMT -5 RWA3006, manofglass, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Dec 12, 2018 22:54:12 GMT -5 Not great, but interesting...
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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	A few more macros Dec 13, 2018 4:12:25 GMT -5 miket likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Dec 13, 2018 4:12:25 GMT -5 Very up close and personal look.
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A few more macros Dec 13, 2018 10:22:47 GMT -5

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Yeah, I'm still not happy with the quality of the pics but those Fairburns get some crazy patterns.
It's kind of hard to get macro shots because most of them aren't smooth and focusing with the varying depths is difficult.
But I'm still learning.

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It looks to me like you are trying to get too close. You might try backing off a bit then crop to show the detail. Might try using the flash also. I tried to upload a couple of shots but it failed for some reason. What f stop are you using?

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Dec 13, 2018 10:58:51 GMT -5 woodman said:

It looks to me like you are trying to get too close. You might try backing off a bit then crop to show the detail. Might try using the flash also. I tried to upload a couple of shots but it failed for some reason. What f stop are you using?

This was just playing around with my lens turned around. It really only gives you one spot in focus.
I don't remember what f stop I used, I'll have to pay more attention.

I'm trying to spread my time between tumbling, cutting and learning to take good pics

Oh, and work somewhere in between

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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	A few more macros Dec 13, 2018 18:36:34 GMT -5 MsAli and miket like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Dec 13, 2018 18:36:34 GMT -5 macro shot with my anon sx60 hs

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,239	A few more macros Dec 13, 2018 18:48:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Dec 13, 2018 18:48:56 GMT -5 Dec 13, 2018 18:36:34 GMT -5 woodman said: macro shot with my anon sx60 hs Nice. I have the standard 18-55 kit lens I'm weighing my options
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woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	A few more macros Dec 13, 2018 19:27:40 GMT -5 miket likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Dec 13, 2018 19:27:40 GMT -5 I just took this photo with my canon t1i with the 18 55 lens in the macro mode, hand held with flash.

woodman driving up their electric bill If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you do not know enough about it. Member since December 2014 Posts: 2,710	A few more macros Dec 14, 2018 12:12:31 GMT -5 miket likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by woodman on Dec 14, 2018 12:12:31 GMT -5 I just wanted to show what your 18-55 lens will do. there is a bit of a learning curve, but that is part of the fun. I would like to see your rocks photographed like this piece of carnelian.

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Dec 14, 2018 12:12:31 GMT -5 woodman said:

I just wanted to show what your 18-55 lens will do. there is a bit of a learning curve, but that is part of the fun. I would like to see your rocks photographed like this piece of carnelian.

I'll keep trying...

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A few more macros Dec 21, 2018 0:48:39 GMT -5 miket likes this

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Dec 13, 2018 15:34:26 GMT -5 miket said:

Dec 13, 2018 10:58:51 GMT -5 woodman said:

It looks to me like you are trying to get too close. You might try backing off a bit then crop to show the detail. Might try using the flash also. I tried to upload a couple of shots but it failed for some reason. What f stop are you using?

This was just playing around with my lens turned around. It really only gives you one spot in focus.
I don't remember what f stop I used, I'll have to pay more attention.

I'm trying to spread my time between tumbling, cutting and learning to take good pics

Oh, and work somewhere in between

The EXIF data will tell you what the F-Stop, exposure time, and ISO were.

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oregon has rocks in the head gem lap trim saw Member since August 2015 Posts: 669	A few more macros Dec 21, 2018 1:35:36 GMT -5 woodman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oregon on Dec 21, 2018 1:35:36 GMT -5 you can also find software or hardware to focus stack your photos... see James' experiments with the olympus macro mode stacking... forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/79665/tg-4-stacked-focus-performance