Comments on: Day 169 – Serendipity http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/ Steampunk Geek. Like Animals. Not as scary as I look. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:09:59 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Miguel http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Miguel Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:09:27 +0000 http://www.dawnstar.id.au/?p=1181#comment-622 These are amazing shots! How fortunate you are to have had such beautiful little creature land on you and allow you to photograph it! Just marvelous! These are amazing shots! How fortunate you are to have had such beautiful little creature land on you and allow you to photograph it! Just marvelous!

]]> By: dawnstar http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-621 dawnstar Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:09:23 +0000 http://www.dawnstar.id.au/?p=1181#comment-621 <a href="#comment-620" rel="nofollow">@Eloise </a> Nope - Olympus E-30 is my weapon of my choice. I have two macro lens - a 35mm and a 50mm - these shots were all done with the 50mm macro lens. Getting used to focus points with the macro is frustrating but rewarding since millimetres movement can break it. These photos were shot by hand - trick is to take a lot of shots to compensate for small movements. For more static scenarios you really want a good tripod and lockable head @Eloise
Nope – Olympus E-30 is my weapon of my choice. I have two macro lens – a 35mm and a 50mm – these shots were all done with the 50mm macro lens.

Getting used to focus points with the macro is frustrating but rewarding since millimetres movement can break it.

These photos were shot by hand – trick is to take a lot of shots to compensate for small movements. For more static scenarios you really want a good tripod and lockable head

]]> By: Eloise http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Eloise Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:55:08 +0000 http://www.dawnstar.id.au/?p=1181#comment-620 Hey, Great photo! I love the story behind it too. Macro is great because you have to get outdoors and commune with nature. I went to New Farm Park yesterday and took a few macros similar to your purple leaves one with the green grasshopper, inspired! I love macro but found it hard to get the whole insect in focus. You have a Canon hey? What lens do you use? I read on Twitter about the laser rig, WOW! Hey,
Great photo! I love the story behind it too. Macro is great because you have to get outdoors and commune with nature. I went to New Farm Park yesterday and took a few macros similar to your purple leaves one with the green grasshopper, inspired! I love macro but found it hard to get the whole insect in focus. You have a Canon hey? What lens do you use? I read on Twitter about the laser rig, WOW!

]]> By: dawnstar http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-618 dawnstar Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:15:33 +0000 http://www.dawnstar.id.au/?p=1181#comment-618 <a href="#comment-617" rel="nofollow">@Pen </a> Thanks :) I'm really happy with how it turned out and just blown away at home it just hung around posing for the shots @Pen
Thanks :)

I’m really happy with how it turned out and just blown away at home it just hung around posing for the shots

]]> By: Pen http://www.dawnstar.id.au/photography/365-before-thirty/day-169-serendipity/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Pen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:08:18 +0000 http://www.dawnstar.id.au/?p=1181#comment-617 These are great! The second last one is my favourite; it looks like it's staring directly into the lens. These are great!

The second last one is my favourite; it looks like it’s staring directly into the lens.

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