HEXUS Photo Challenge - Macro

[Nick F]

Thanks for all the punches. It’s finally time for me to start a new photo competition for the ever increasing selection of people that now seem to use this sub-forum.

The rules are simple (reminder below too), you have two weeks to capture your best shot that fits the category, your shot must have been captured in the time from this post to the end of the challenge, no retro-posting please. the subject is:

"Macro"

Usual rules apply; its about your talent as a photographer but editing is permitted to highlight your subject, vastly editted images that severely distort things are not the aim. I usually suggest edits limited to sharpening and levels adjust (as per-usual from a dSLR RAW file for example) but in this instance use your editing wisely. Black and white and colour pictures are both allowed.

You take as many pictures as you want from now until Saturday 29th September – that’s nearly two weeks. Then you pick just ONE to submit, multiple submissions will not be accepted.

Re-size your image to NO LARGER THAN 800x600pixels and 200K in size and send to the below email address.

Entries in by EMAIL 23:59 Saturday 29th September

Zak33 [@] hexus.org

Please state your HEXUS User name when submitting your image

A thread will be started on Sunday 30th September and Voting will commence for 7 days, the time voting ends will be made known when the thread is created.

Happy snapping.....

[Elmo]

the 29th is a saturday.....?

[Funkstar]

Originally Posted by Elmo

the 29th is a saturday.....?

In Nicks world, the 29th is both a Friday and a Saturday

[Elmo]

hokey koki!

My camera's rubbidge at macro I'll have a go though.

[IBM]

Should point out that Macro kind of poses a problem for those without Macro lenses....I know you can interperate, or work around the concept by getting as close as possible to something with a regular lens, but comparing it to some of the pics I've seen on here recently with macros, it's going to be hard to compete.....

Edit: in short, what Elmo said

[Elmo]

zacly! i don't haff any pennies for a macro lens but hopefully the boy's new camera will arrive this week and i'll have a go with that, but it's not my slr

[Butcher]

You could try the reversing lens trick if you have an SLR, but those with compacts are a bit stuck if it's got rubbish macro.

[Nick F]

Originally Posted by Elmo

the 29th is a saturday.....?

It is on my calender, is that not correct?

Everyone can still get some fantastic macro pictures with normal compact cameras. Just give it a try

[Funkstar]

Originally Posted by Nick F

You take as many pictures as you want from now until Friday 29th September – that’s nearly two weeks.

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Entries in by 23:59 Saturday 29th September

[Bobster]

buy a decent maginfying glass works well

pic taken with my 28-75mm Tamron



pic taken with this cheapo maginifying glass in front of it - i've since upgraded my magnifying glass


this was taken with the same lens but with my new magnifying glass

[Stevo]

Nice, where would one aquire a magnifying glass of such quality?

[Bobster]

donno, i nicked it from the FiL

looks similar to mine
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AN-OLD-ROSEWOO...QQcmdZViewItem

[Nick F]

3 pictures in already - come on guys submit yours

[Funkstar]

I'm going to see if i can get anything in the lake district at the weekend

[Bobster]

Originally Posted by Nick F

3 pictures in already - come on guys submit yours

chill - got 2 weeks

[Zak33]

Originally Posted by Funkstar

I'm going to see if i can get anything in the lake district at the weekend

you wont need macro for that chap....you'll need huge panoramic vista's