I don't normally do a lot of macro....

[itsnotmeyouknow]

I don't do a lot of macro either. Since these cameras have video functions, I'd thought I'd share my first ever macro with the Canon 5D Mark III, 70-200mm IS 2.8L, and Kenko extension tube. It is also appropriate for a Monday morning. The video is less than 1 minute long:

Some Days...

thanks for that enjoyed it!

 

[Jamesy]

LMAO ;D

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

A few more:

Spent some time in the garden finding macro subjects:

Daisies:

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 mm L macro f/13 1/200 ISO 400


daisy-with-larvae by singingsnapper, on Flickr

Same camera/lens f/16 1/800 ISO 320


hello-ant! by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Another from the garden:

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L Macro at f/16 1/200 ISO 200


small-flower-in-garden by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Arrived back in the Lake district again. Short walk out and grabbed this shot of a fly enjoying some nectar from a buttercup

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L at f/11 1/200 ISO 800 Manual focus handheld


fly-on-buttercup by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[arcanej]

The 100L is a lot of fun.


GS0C1301.jpg by Evan's Pix, on Flickr

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Used the 180 macro almost exclusively around Rydal

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro 1/200 ISO 200


daisy by singingsnapper, on Flickr


daisy1 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

and a roadside flower (don't know name)

f/3.5 1/400 ISO 200


little-roadside-flower-2 by singingsnapper, on Flickr

f/11 1/200 ISO 500


little-roadside-flower by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

Had another look at the third shot as quite a lot of noise in the darkest area as I'd pushed the levels up a bit. Selected the flower then inversed the selection to exclude it then reduced the exposure of the background by 4 stops to keep some colour in the left part of the shot


flower-edit by singingsnapper, on Flickr

 

[Wideopen]

Youre macros are very beaufiful! Thankyou for posting them.

 

[Marsu42]

Used the 180 macro almost exclusively around Rydal

I like the first one because of the bokeh background. However, your last two shots show what I'm experiencing with my 60d (!) too and why the 5d3 at low iso has been criticized: The noise/dr at low iso is not very good, and if you raise shadows too much you're getting distracting pattern noise in the background. If the flower isn't moving and you're using a tripod, you'd better use hdr (exposure fusion) on this.

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

A macro shot while I was on the hill:

Canon 5D mk III EF 180 f/3.5L macro at f/9 1/400 ISO 800


insect-on-butterfly by singingsnapper, on Flickr