The collected works of ScottyB

100mm Macro

January 31, 2008 · Filed under The ScottyB Collective

The lens has arrived..

And boy am I impressed. Obviously, many Moons ago, I took a lend of a 100mm macro from my good friend Smurfn. Since then, the idea of macro photography has become an obsession. It’s taken me a while to be able to get one for myself, but that day finally arrived today when I picked it up from JB’s.

Wouldn’t you know it too.. overcast afternoon and rain shortly afterwards. Typical. Haha… Ah well, I guess that’s what I get for praying for rain all the time.

Nonetheless, managed to get a few snaps in before it was too dark/too rough outside to keep going.

The pollen pods at the very tip of a Hibiscus flower and the pollen centre of the Daisies out front..

Getting to the insect side of things again.. a local house Fly who posed on the back deck and a closeup of the head of a cross spider (reminds me of tinsel!).

View underneath another cross spider.. (we seem to have a host of these things around the yard at the moment!)..

And the last pic - not so much a macro.. but a pair of regulars to our backyard. The Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos.

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becca3003 said,

January 31, 2008 @ 10:53 pm

I’ve been looking forward to seeing these kinds of pics again!! They’re amazing hun!! Really love the 2 flower ones! The fly and spider ones are very cool too, although spiders freak me out!! Bet you’ll be out this weekend with the new lens grabbing shots here and there!!
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ScottyB said,

January 31, 2008 @ 11:47 pm

Thanks Bec!
Yeah I liked the flower ones! Shame it was getting too dark for hand-held stuff as I’d have done more! Will definitely be out this weekend snapping mad though
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Katie said,

February 1, 2008 @ 8:39 am

Oh baby. They are beautiful!!!!!! I love all of them. The fly is awesome!!! That actually has to be my favourite. That and the daisy. But they are all so amazing!!!! I am keen for capturing photos this weekend. And Monday too!!!
Actually I think maybe if this weekend is cooler we could head down to Glenrock again and you would get some amazing macro shots there…Or…My garden!! haha I spose it’s just as good as yours though we got some pretty cool bugs too!

Well, you’re well equipped now eh! All you need now is another camera…!!!