Cut a flower from our back yard and pointed a D2X and a 55 AIS macro at it. Mostly with an extension tube. This is my favorite color, but I actually do not know what species this flower is. Minimal processing, though I do push the saturation a bit to bring out the orange. This one is lit with a white LED flashlight. More images in this little gallery, most done with flash. http://www.nvxd.com/orange-yellow/
This is stunning, but then so are the other images in the little gallery. I don't recognize this flower and even with the full image of the flower in the gallery, I don't know what it is. The colors, great DOF and details make this a winner. :biggrin:
Very nice Ed. Shot with an LED flashlight huh? Never would have thought of that. What WB setting did you use?
I used auto WB, and it came out a bit too warm. NC thought 4200 was a good value "automatically," so I went with that. I have found that white LEDs produce a very blueish/white light and seem to give good color for macro shots of flowers. The only problem has been buttoning down the setup so that 1+ second exposures are sharp. That and I happen to have a relatively bright white LED flashlight that has a built in tripod. Thanks for the compliment.
Tried out the Nikon 105 micro with an extension tube today. Gives a nice working distance of about 5 or 6 inches, but better than 1:1. Not sure what the magnification is, but this 100% crop is of pollen. Added more to the little gallery too. Next I am going to try the 60mm micro with the extension tube and a 5T closeup lens. I wonder if I will even be able to focus it? :Crunk: Ed
