Brie's Macro Photo of the Day thread

[Brie]

I figured it'd be fun to have a thread going where every day, I post a nice macro photo with EXIF data... So here goes... Day 1.

December 4th, 2010

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 90 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Software Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Exposure Program Manual
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Manual
Scene Capture Type Standard
Format image/jpeg
Color Mode 3
ICCProfile Name sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Flash Mode Off

 

[tike]

AWESOME! I am sure this will help out some of the up and coming photographers!

 

[Myteemouse]

SWEET aren't we special.

 

[kickside]

Whoa great pic
can't wait to see what else coming up lol

 

[DolphinLVR]

Beautiful picture Brie!

 

[Brie]

Photo for 12-5-10. Orange crush acan...

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro
Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 90 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Software Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Exposure Program Manual
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Manual
Scene Capture Type Standard
Photoshop Quality 11
Photoshop Format Standard
Format image/jpeg
ICCProfile Name sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type D50
Measurement Observer CIE 1931
Measurement Flare 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant D65
Color Transform YCbCr

 

[Krish]

Amazing photos as always Brie!!

 

[returnofsid]

Brie, I noticed that you're using quite a slow shutter speed, on the last 2 photos. Are you using a tripod, bracing against the tank, or hand holding?

 

[Brie]

I typically use anywhere from 1/10 to 1/50 shutter speed... I don't use a tripod for much of anything as it makes me feel too limited in movement.. For the photo of the red scoly, it was taken top-down, through a little free floating lookdown box, and the acan was just handheld pointed at the tank... The 90mm is usually too much of a magnification for me so I usually have to crouch a ways back from the tank to get more then a single tiny polyp or something. lol.

 

[Brie]

12-6-10 - Spider Sponge polyps

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro
Exposure 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture f/9.0
Focal Length 90 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired
Software Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
YCbCr Positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Manual
Metering Mode Multi-segment
Custom Rendered Normal
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Auto
Scene Capture Type Standard
Photoshop Quality 11
Photoshop Format Standard
Format image/jpeg
ICCProfile Name sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Measurement Illuminant D65
Color Transform YCbCr
Flash Mode On

 

[returnofsid]

I typically use anywhere from 1/10 to 1/50 shutter speed... I don't use a tripod for much of anything as it makes me feel too limited in movement..

How are you able to hold steady, at 1/10 shutter speed? lol. Once I'm slower than 1/40, I have a very hard time holding steady, unless I put the lens directly against the glass, to keep the camera still. I can "hand hold," without any bracing or rests, down to about 1/40, on a regular basis, and keep it steady, unless I'm using a zoom and am zoomed out past about 150. At about 150mm, I need to be at 1/50 or faster, to hold steady, and after 200mm, I have a hard time holding steady slower than 1/60...lol. Must be my old age tremors!!

I can go about 2 stops slower, if I use Image Stabilizing, on lenses that offer that.

 

[Brie]

Yeah, must be the OldTimers.

At 1/10 I usually have to prop my elbow/hand on something to keep perfectly still, esp with the macro lens, but above that I dont have much problem keeping still. I have pretty steady hands. At 1/20 i'm pretty comfortable. Prolly helps too that I will shoot off 5-6 shots in succession, to ensure i've got a good shot.

I dont shoot telephoto much, only when i'm at the zoo or NWTrek, or out hiking/sightseeing, etc... When I do, yeah I can't shoot handheld really above 150. Lens is just too big and makes the camera too front heavy to keep still easily with my small hands. Honostly I dont see how anyone can use the smaller Rebel's without the battery grip on it, the camera body is just tiny.. Even with my hands being small, I have a hard time holding onto it.

 

[returnofsid]

Ya know, now that you mention camera size, and I think about it, you're absolutely right. I'm much better at hand holding, with slower speeds, with the Canon 7D than I was with the Rebel Xt. The camera weight makes it so much easier to hold steady!

 

[DolphinLVR]

I am putting a 60mm macro lens on my Xmas list for my Nikon D70

 

[CarlaW]

This is a great thread Brie, I am just gonna sit back and listen, and I might learn something

Thank you.

 

[Brie]

Oops, already missed a couple days! LOL So here's two to make up for it...

Click photo for Exif data

Pokerstar Monti






Balanophyllia tentacles

 

[returnofsid]

Oops, already missed a couple days! LOL So here's two to make up for it...

Click photo for Exif data

Slacker!! LOL

Beautiful photos Brie!!

Might wanna be aware, though, people that do not have Exif Viewer software, will not be able to get Exif data, by right clicking on the photos. For instance, I have Exif Viewer software, on my desktop and 1 laptop, but not on another laptop, which is the one I happen to be using, at the moment...lol. No Exif Data option.

 

[Brie]

Slacker!! LOL

Beautiful photos Brie!!

Might wanna be aware, though, people that do not have Exif Viewer software, will not be able to get Exif data, by right clicking on the photos. For instance, I have Exif Viewer software, on my desktop and 1 laptop, but not on another laptop, which is the one I happen to be using, at the moment...lol. No Exif Data option.

I know, I know. lol. Just got all crazy with the photoshoot, I wasn't even home all day on my day off, then came home and crashed.

And thanks.

But did you actually CLICK(not right click) on the photos? Its a link, to an exif data page from flickr. Not the Exif viewer softwear.

 

[returnofsid]

HAHA...no, I didn't click, I Right Clicked. Ooops. On my other computers, when I right click, I have an option to view Exif. Thanks for straightening me out!!

 

[DonW]

I typically use anywhere from 1/10 to 1/50 shutter speed... I don't use a tripod for much of anything as it makes me feel too limited in movement.. For the photo of the red scoly, it was taken top-down, through a little free floating lookdown box, and the acan was just handheld pointed at the tank... The 90mm is usually too much of a magnification for me so I usually have to crouch a ways back from the tank to get more then a single tiny polyp or something. lol.

I havent been able to do that for 20 years. @ 90 mm anything over 300 is going to be blured without a tripod.

Don