Dallas Zoo... First time with a macro lense

[boblybill]

I rented a Canon 100mm for the weekend to go the the Dallas Zoo to get butterfly shots (turns out they don't have them yet). I didn't change the lense out that day cause I was a little lazy and was trying to find the butterflies. I tried to put my wireless flash system to work.

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3479100917_7dc3cbed7c_o.jpg


2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3657/3479908510_841c9ca1dd_o.jpg


3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3479906452_33f08c92e1_o.jpg


4. This a more of a test shot I know I didn't get the whole bee in focus I thought I would share anyways as I really like it.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3479899414_33cf205629_o.jpg


5.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3479091549_a5d6151133_o.jpg


6.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3479899260_cfc6d2e076_o.jpg


7.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3479899004_3cf4abc143_o.jpg


8.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3479091363_0b61477765_o.jpg


9.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3479899050_e668e20a31_o.jpg


10.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3479091311_a30d052535_o.jpg


11. Apparently he likes to put his lunch on his back and carry it with him.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3479091665_9caca674dd_o.jpg


12.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3479100795_249bbb045e_o.jpg

[invisible]

Cool set, especially for a first time with a macro lens. Numbers 3, 9 and 10 are my favourites here. Number 8 would have been up there too, but that rogue twig got in the way :)

(I'm no macro expert, but it looks as if the flash was too strong is some of these...)

[René]

11 and 12 definitely my favourites!

[sleepingdragon]

Thay are all wonderful but 2 and 10 stand out for me.

[Aggie]

I love how it looks like the bee is hangiong on for dear life in #5

[Fox Paw]

Wonderful shots.

[Chris of Arabia]

#8 is my favourite, but then I've quite a long history and interest in birdwatching. The 100mm macro is quite a beast of a lens. Before I got the 5DII, I always used the 60mm EF-S on the 350D, which was lovely and compact. I hadn't realised till I got it, just what a big lens the 100mm really is.

[MissMia]

It's #8  for me! It looks like you had a good outing with the 100mm!

[kundalini]

**goes sticks nose in corner**

Instructor overhears........

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Oh Yeah....

Great shots Dude!!

[boblybill]

Thanks guys.... kundalini, LOL.

[doenoe]

very nice shots. I really like the second shot, with the shadow of the bug on the petal. Great stuff :)

[PhotoJet]

Well, #11 cracks me up! :lol: #2 is just plain fascinating! And I love the bird shots! :) Great stuff!

[johngpt]

I was SO wondering what part of the elephant would be photographed with the macro lens...

:biglaugh:

[KMann]

I loved #5. The 100 macro is a little beauty of a lens, and fast too!

[Overread]

I think I will join Kundalini in the corner.....................

Great shooting there - really liking all that pollen on the bee - though maybe go into saturation and lower the saturation on the yellows just a little - its my experience that yellow often gets far brighter than the rest of the colours and then can start to dominate the shots.

9 and 10 though really stand out - the textures of the skin have come out fantasticly!

[KMann]

I think you need that lens for your arsenal! I have never considered just what a mess a bee must be after diving into a flower. This little guy is charming as can be. Okay, you can toss me out of the forum for punning.

I forget to use that lens often. Thanks for the reminder. It's fast, sharp, inexpensive and it can be used as a great portrait lens too.