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George, I have the contrast slider all the way to 10. (in any preset) In the DPP edit window in the previous image, is basically what i use, the only thing changed is highlight and shadow. for video, I'll use 'neutral' One thing i will change at the time of shooting is colour tone, but...

Here's the comparison, on the left, is whats on the net, the middle pic is what came off the camera. You can see how i set up the camera from the DPP 'window' Hopefully, you can see that what i shoot comes straight from the camera.

nice colours. Another good subject for getting to grips with a DSLR

cheers mate. The only thing I've done is boost contrast (DPP) , and add a touch of 'curves' in PS. great tools for boosting colour richness without actually touching the colour. It's a typical 'me' thing to really add too much contrast, but it's a look i like. The drain pipe, still niggles me.

roose, rouse?...spelling. my mum has one, and it pops up in the lawn, like on runners. she trims it in such away, it looks like bonsai. my mums garden is like a nature garden...maybe the Malaysian blood in her. i love walking down the garden, you ll never know what you might find. very...

John mate, these are incredible.

true matt. I'm assuming everyones got their monitors on black and white mode :lol:

And a slightly different angle.

A snap on the way home from town. I've eyed this wall up for some time, and it's just coming good. well, thanks for looking. I was reluctant to get the skew tool out to straighten lines, taken with sigma 15-30

possibly, but the high speed camera reference, shows it was shot on a high end, HD canon video camera. Not sure what the DSLR was their for. It definitely shows it though. DOF on the 65mm is unbearable at times.

at one point in the vid, it shows a dslr fitted with the 65mm MP-E. awseome vid. I may try this to get 'in touch' with my gear.

Re: Opinions wanted on sharpness looks great to me John. I'd maybe knock the exposure down a tad, but that's just my preference.

A few sample images from this sigma macro lens.

Great pic Dan! the sigma 70-300 apo-DG is a great lens, for it's low price tag. Cheaply made, but it's just £120 (cheaper if you hunt around). The images though, are cracking. Add a flash, and you'll get some stunning images from it. A little like the infamous 50mm from canon.

ermm...PIcture? :thumbup:

Quality mate! I reckon, for many new to photography, or for anyone wanting learn and understand their camera, This simple but effective style of photography is the way to do it. It can be set up at home easily, and will bring the user up to speed relatively quickly with F stops and shutter...

rather than just going into a shop and trying every canon in your price range (if choosing a dslr) buy a compact flash card, or borrow one. Then shove it into the cameras you try in the shop and take the card home and view them. This is what i do when buying a lens. It's great when you play...

@ pic no.3...."now sit there, and don't move a muscle for about 2 seconds!" :lol: great images mate. you've even made the B/W's work!

Peter, can you control the output? or is that with the light's at full whack? I find with the bowens lighting, you can control the light on a scale of 1-6...6 being the full 200w. you can shoot both lights at half power(no.3) , f11 1/200s iso 50. for the creative side, just turn the output...

Any time John. I'll be setting up my 120cm shortly. Give it a month or so, then I'll open my doors :thumbup:

I'm a telephoto man. anything from 70mm up to my current fave the 135mm. I've shot @ 300mm and got some great images. I don't bother. It adds to the drama IMO. this is with a 15mm on a full frame sensor. when compared to the 'flatter' looking 135mm The smaller the tank, the less likely...

Yes, it's perfect. It's a simple as 'plug and play' just place the strobes directly over the tank, and the light spill is good for lighting the back of the tank. You must though, pull the tank away from the wall. very important. maybe 300mm/12 inch yes, more strobes rather than more light. 2...

ok, i'll need time though. Here's another shot but with white background. The impression is changed totally.

Viktor, it's not a problem to share technique and stuff :thumbup: In the past, i've set up lighting like this. 2 x 200w strobes directly over the tank... On a 60cm tank, this is plenty to achieve the look you see in George's tank shots. You need to let the light 'spill' onto the back...

soz man, I honestly didn't spot that :lol: your kiddin mate, right? in reality this is special. A much need motivation for me at least. just shout. Now we've done the ground work, we can home in on what we now know works. Even though we spent a fair few hours..mainly setting up. we can now...

After a delightful day at George's pad, I've now come back to sort out the many images taken. It's been a rather great afternoon, talking lenses, cameras, lights and aquariums. I could see that Janine was digging our 'technical' talk to :hilarious: Before I go any further, I must say...This...

your joking mate! it's amazing! you've got to be some kind of pro right? doing stuff like that. The production is just amazing! I see you using the motion mixed in with time lapse. do have motored rails? is it also true that the camera can get hot when doing time lapse?

Isn't he good. There's a few that are doing some of the most amazing work on vimeo. I can only but dream. My stuffs different to theirs anyway

this is well worth the load times. :wink: done on a 5d mk2 :shh:

but that's all I am mate :D maybe just a tad more intense than most. :lol: ...photo's 4 u

I think i need to find a different subject. :geek:

cheers dude. dont we all mate, done we all. It's a nice slice of nature though. I wonder if this was replicated, if IAPLC judges, would ranking it highly?

Apparently, due to the eyes meeting in the middle, this is a male fly :geek:

As per title :D maybe an A1 print? :lol: the wife would just luuurv that :shh:

i may just try it one day :thumbup: The beauty of this lens mate, it draws you in. Thanks john :thumbup: cheers mate. i'd love to do a wabi sabi thingy based around british plants.

thanks guys. yes mate. quite tasty eh?... 8) These were the woods i got the 'uk native' stems from remember those? they grew great...but extremely quick in warmer conditions. 135mm George. it's super glued to the camera body :lol: In hindsight, some of these could of been shot @ F4...

cheers mate. much appreciated. i need to find a new stomping ground though. I keep going to this place hoping i find something new

there's loads of inspiration in these woods. Fern's rule... There's little swammpy areas which just flourish with plant life. old tree stumps covered in moss.

cheers viktor. Actually, no. I will be getting some printed up though. I cant wait to see an A1 size print from the 5dmk2. I've had the same size printed from the old 5d and it was awesome. I'd like to also get some smaller images printed and framed. Imagine, all of my walls covered in fish...

Thought I'd share some forest floor randomness.

i've not shown everything I do, just the only photos of work in progress. there's a bit more to it, but then showing/writing everything I do would be giving too much away maybe...most would over look it anyway

Re: canon 135mm F2 L and window light This was lake maggiore in italy. Dan loved it here, getting his feet wet. i'm no landscape photographerr her so my efforts are poor to say the least. It's more to show the surroundings of the next shot. actually john, i reckon this is another lens you...

Re: canon 135mm F2 L and window light their the wives legs John, she's always in the way :lol: cheers mate. hope your better.

or white... just realised, this has nothing to do with macro... :oops:

its about shielding the light from the black background (a piece of card.) you need to place a large gap between the subject/light and the back ground. i just use anything that will stop 'spill' an ADA book in this case... it'll then allow for a deep black background.without PS work you...

Re: canon 135mm F2 L and window light cheers viktor. my lad just loves the camera and comes up with some real strange poses at times :lol: it's best to capture him when he's unaware

Re: canon 135mm F2 L and window light depend in which way you read that. :lol: I'm just in love with this bit of glass. It's depth, sharpness, bokeh...etc it takes a while to get to grips with it's 'fixed' focal length...moving backwards and forwards, but it becomes easier after as bit...

The London eye shot is great John. W/B control is great!

John, I reckon you'd love the MPE 65mm! your doing great without it, but i guess youd do the lens some justice. you could get a cheap flash to allow you to shoot at f8-11 to get some even sharper images. get well soon mate. i'm still in italy with a tooth abscess :( ( theres no crying smiley)

brilliant john, just brilliant. L's all the way mate. i've just fallen in love with my 135 all over again.

Stunning!

No mate, but I can see where your coming from. I know this a 'nikon' thread, but I'll tell you about the canon 65MP-E The lens magnify s up to 5x and to get from 1 through to 5 x magnification you have to turn the barrel like any other zoom lens. Now the difference with this lens is there's no...

Cheers Clive. photographing fish, when so damn close to the subject is tough, then when you don't have a focusing ring, and have to move the camera, it's even tougher. I've found an easy way around the latter problem though.

:lol: trust me George, it took well over 60 shots to get it!

John! quality images mate! I need to get down the river myself.

This is till to date, the hardest shot i've ever taken. no autofocus, shallow depth of field...nightmare.

he's not mate. focusing at close distances is a pain with AF. all my macro stuff is done on a tripod. even the stuff with my 70-300. I've missed more shots when relying on AF than with out. if it were the case, why doesn't the 65 MP-E have a focusing ring?...it's all manual. AF tends to hunt...

here's to help the fight for canon 65 MP-E :lol: planet green rises...

I wouldn't say so. L glass holds its money fact. non L is cheap. i've bought and sold a lot of lenses and it's the L series glass that gives a good return.

But thankfully, If you do invest in the 'better' glass such as L series, they hold their money brilliantly. You'll always get good money back for them.

not if your doing prints up to A1 and above. A3+ for that matter :wink: . For standard web work it's not so important

it is different league stuff. pin sharp @ f2, f11 and it's flawless. I'll let you have a go sometime 8)

Nice captures mate! The first looks 3D almost.Even though the landscape is somewhat baron, you've captured the mood of the day well. you'd love my 135mmF2 to pick out subjects.

anyone doubt there iphone camera? :hilarious: phillip bloom really is a god when it comes to video.

thats good mate! posted in may! viewtopic.php?f=14&t=11597 no posts :lol:

the more important points are the 'comparability' ones. depending on full frame or not. make sure the lens is compatible with your camera first. but, the non is version is good by all accounts. image quality equalling that of the 'L' series glass. Their bot F2.8 and would gain you some...

have a read of this. theres a few important points made in the text :thumbup: http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/60mm-macro.htm

hi mate. for that fly shot, I used the canon 65 MP-E f2.8 and a single 200w bowens flash unit. light is vital with this particular lens I'm afraid. I believe tonsers finding this the case too. the lens' you mentioned are all pretty good and possibly more versatile. The 65MP-E is a one trick...

Andy, I reckon a ND filter would be the way to go. I've recently bought a ND grad filter. this is only a guess, but are you now taking photos using MH lighting, and they now seem 'fuzzy'?...more than before? light spill from MH lighting is much more than luminaries. for one, their higher so...

here's another fly. I'm finding the smaller flies are better due to DOF issues. Hopefully you can see that I'm trying to take a different style of shot with these macros...black background etc. :D

Re: pollen count + fly very true mate. It was tough early on, but it's become second nature to find the 'subject' Many pros have made little tables which move backwards and forwards to help focus the subject. There is actualy and easier work around which i've found..... To zoom in, you...

Re: pollen count + fly yes mate. I was actually going to call the image 'the fly' :D Put the little thing in a test tube, in the freezer for 10 minutes to slow him down. Then with a pin head, a bit of candle wax warmed up, stick his ass to it (abdomen) The things stays docile for a while...

Re: pollen count + fly NIce shot George :thumbup: The blue really emphasises the fly. Great exposure actually. much closer Sam. those shots were about 3 x. I can go to 5 x. with the 5d MK2 even a crop will give the impression that i've actually zoomed in more. This is with just the...

Re: pollen count + fly Thanks chaps :D pathetic shot from you mate?...not possible! John! I'm on a fly hunt instead of flowers. Flys look more gruesome :sick: here's a house fly. I'm trying to control light to create a shot with 'mood'

John, if your budget can stretch to it, I'd seriously recommend an epson r2400. I've had one for about 3 years now. simply put, the prints are stunning. upto A3+ Black and white images are also stunning...and are actually black and white :wink: it uses the ultrachrome k3 ink...

Re: pollen count + fly Thanks Dan! :thumbup: it's an incredible bit of kit mate. Inside work does require a ton of light though. outside you'll get away with it a bit more, but don't expect F11 outside, even if you do bump up the iso. And then work with shallow DOF, you'll get unwanted...

Re: pollen count + fly cheers james. I think i will get a few printed up and framed. pretty big too. I've had A1 prints from my old 5d and they looked out of this world. I've yet to get a print from the mk2, so that's pretty exciting. Thanks for the compliments my friend. :thumbup:

Re: pollen count To add, here's a couple more. A little hover fly came to play.

Summers here and I'm on mini flower mission :D i've done this flower before, but I'd thought I'd do it again.

good scape that. If you look closely at each image, you'll notice that it has gone through some minor adjustments. some thing's aren't where they were and vice versa.

what an amazing flower! good capture sam

Here's why i love this lens so much....oh and the wife :eh: This was just before she says ' the nano has to go' :twisted: ISO 100 F2

that's a poop sack :thumbup:

good capture. It's actually a great tit :D

I see what your say Clive. :thumbup: for me, the only advantage RAW gives, is the ability to be free when in the field. The hassle free shooting pays dividends. No worrying about white balance etc. relying solely on the camera to give you the correct colour tone is just not close enough for...

50% maybe Clive. I've noticed your not a RAW type of guy :D think of RAW as co2, then you'll see what its all about. RAW does rule I'm afraid. and for those who can shoot RAW, find software comes free. be free from the matrix :angel:

Re: car window shot on the way to work :lol: i just read it back...i best change that. Dan, watch the metering or time of day for rape fields. can play havok, with exposure.

Re: car window shot on the way to work slightly higher res. at full res, you kinda get deep in the shot.

There's a few fields starting to look nice now spring is here. There's also a few shots i want to try and get, but I'd need more than the 3 seconds I had for this.

This is my boy watching lazy town. The natural light coming through the window was flattering. he was grumpy initially, then realised I was taking pics of him, he then perked up....poser!

not good for photography...unless you don't shoot 'portrait' but for SLR video users, this thing's pan and tilt is comparable to £1000+ tripods my 5Dmk2 looks tiny on it :lol:

with video in mind I bought a libec ls22 DV tripod. The fluid head is amazing! I use my old tripod for photography stuff as the video head doesn't do portrait.

:lol: you've a 'god' like status and I know you fully appreciate anything that resembles science or anything that may delve into a world unseen. you helped me step into your world of the matrix a long time ago :thumbup: thats a good idea actually. I nearly bout some 'critters' from P@H....the...

cheers bud. thanks mate. cheers Clive. Whenever I take these macro shots, I always think of you...as i've said before. :lol: I must impress Clive, I must impress Clive.

yes mate. I've got a small propagator on the widow sill. i've got HM, HC rotala and hydracotle growing. There all like weeds and grow pretty rapidly.

Here's a flower from HM. for anyone that's seen this flower may realise how small these things are...size of a pin head.

here's another 'head' thingy

so, the perfect host for some macro images....A dead shrimp. DONT PANIC! i didn't kill it! well not deliberately at least. The little sucker died of something, but of what I don't know. Now this has confirmed what i've always thought about the eye. it's not possible to get it sharp throughout...

i've found recently, adjusting the LCD monitor to no.3 is a good average for the correct exposure. maybe it might work on the 350D anything above gives a false reading.don't rely on the LCD for exposure. you should be viewing the histogram for that. that said, i do often shoot with under...

welcome to the canon club mate :thumbup: