you think dandelions are tough...

[Bimjo]

Think a dandelion is tough to shoot? Try a milkweed pod sometime. This is just smaller than a softball. Just a couple shots with the Tamron 28-75, there's more on my blog.

Full frame

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    1/50s    ISO 100

And a couple of crops

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    1/50s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    1/50s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    ----       f/1.0    1/40s    ISO 100

 

[Dioptrick]

Outstanding close-ups Bimjo!

Which model Tamron zoom is this? Is it the newer AF or an old Adaptall SP manual focus?

 

[Bimjo]

Thanks D, it's the AF version I bought with my Pentax *istD 8 years ago.

 

[jebuskrust]

Great shots mate. Really enjoyed them

 

[Bolampau]

Fantastic close ups, thanks for sharing

 

[snkenai]

Great detail.

 

[Bimjo]

Great shots mate. Really enjoyed them

Fantastic close ups, thanks for sharing

Great detail.

Thanks guys. Just about the time I get to thinking I can't live without a macro lens I see crops like this and change my mind again.

 

[freddytto]

really good pictures, amazing details, very well done mate

 

[davect01]

Outstanding shots, well done

 

[Bimjo]

really good pictures, amazing details, very well done mate

Outstanding shots, well done

Thanks guys, I was happy with how they came out. May actually print one of these.

Oh BTW- it turns out this isn't milkweed. Not sure what it is, I'm still researching.

 

[Phoenix]

Great close ups, The 3rd image reminds me of a place covered by a documentary I watched a couple of years back about the Hubble Telescope, regarding the birthplace of stars, I don't know much about space or stars for that matter, but I can say though that the image I saw for that doco was pretty amazing, and that 3rd dandelion shot looks almost exactly as that image.

 

[Bimjo]

Thanks Phoenix. Isn't it amazing what a photo can invoke in our minds?