Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/29

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Macro Images
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:22:54 -0600
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Thanks, Jayanand.  It is difficult to hand-hold it in focus when the DoF 
is down to a fraction of an inch!  And the wind is blowing. :-D

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/29/2017 8:52 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> The berries are nice!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 2:58 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
>> After a comment yesterday that my Friday Plant image contained some
>> possible macro subjects, I placed the Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro lens,
>> complete with its extender, on the Fuji X-E1.  Using this rig hand-held 
>> can
>> be a real challenge, and the wind made my intended leaf patterns 
>> impossible
>> to photograph.  I did get a macro image of the Nandina berries that I
>> liked.  Please ignore the lens focal length and aperture data in the EXIF
>> data.  I forgot to reset the camera.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170129-DSCF6488.JPG.html
>>
>> Just to prove I could get a macro image, I placed the rig on a tripod,
>> with a cable release, and looked around for a suitable subject.  This mint
>> from a local drive-in seemed to be appropriate.  This is a full frame 
>> image
>> of the mint, by kitchen lighting.  I thought it looked pretty good.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170129-DSCF6489.JPG.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Macro Images)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Macro Images)