New cam: First attempts in macro photography

I got a new digicam last week, a Canon PowerShot S2. It comes with a super macro mode, and now I'm busy trying. LOL :) Insects are my favourite models at the moment, and here are the first results:

http://www.catmom.de/pix/scarabaeus.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pix/biene.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pix/spider.jpg

http://www.catmom.de/pix/butterfly.jpg


I know I still have to learn a lot. The background's supposed to look more blurry, and I should avoid using the flash.

But at least you can see these some details of this tiny creatures! :)

Kirsten

I love the spider pic. It has a nice warm glow, almost makes me want to pick up the little guy

Ewwwww! That are wonderful shots!!

I have the same camera and I have not managed to get a good macro shot yet. Can you tell me exactly what it is you are doing?...LOL. I'm at a complete loss :rolleyes:

Wow, those are amazing pictures! I find insects very intresting.

WOWSERS! Those are some great shots! I so wish I had a better camera & picture taking abilities. Thanks for sharing!

Great shots Kirsten!

Discovering a new camera and enjoying it is very exciting, isnt' it? I also got a new one recently (I chose the Powershot S80) which also has a fantastic macro function (well, at least compared to the old camera I had), so I really understand what you feel exploring all the new functions :D

Those are great insects too! Except for the bee, we don't have them here! I train on flowers and other plant details instead :)

That beetle is amazing!

You have such a great eye. Keep it up, I can't wait to see what you take once you are fully comfortable with the camera!

Robin, put it on one of the manual settings and hold the macro button down. You'll be able to get the "super" macro that way.


Isn't this camera fabulous, Kirsten? :) I haven't dared get that close to anything crawling yet. :p

those are great i love the spider one! with the lighting

Thanks everyone! :)

Kfamr, I'm still trying and testing, but I saw what others did with that cam, and yes, it's great (I cannot affort a reflex camera, so I guess this is at least a good semi-professional camera).

Robin, like Kfamr has said, hold the macro button a little longer and you will get into super macro mode. I prefer the P program btw. There, you can also select the photo effect "vivid" to make the colors brighter. Use the flash (unless your object isn't moving at all), but turn it down to at least -1. Set your focus on "spot", that really helped a lot!

Kirsten

Wow, those are great! I really like the spider one aswell as the first, very cool!

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Ewwwww! That are wonderful shots!!

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ditto

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I know I still have to learn a lot. The background's supposed to look more blurry, and I should avoid using the flash.

Kirsten

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But isn't it fun to learn on a new camera? Congrats on the purchase! :D

Kirsten try adjusting your aperture settings or use the aperature priority mode on the camera. Reduce it between 2-3 and you should have a nicely blurred background. In the picture below I used an aperature setting of 3.2 and exposure time: 0.0040 s (1/250).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...en/beetle2.jpg

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Originally Posted by Russian Blue

But isn't it fun to learn on a new camera? Congrats on the purchase! :D

Kirsten try adjusting your aperture settings or use the aperature priority mode on the camera. Reduce it between 2-3 and you should have a nicely blurred background. In the picture below I used an aperature setting of 3.2 and exposure time: 0.0040 s (1/250).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...en/beetle2.jpg

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Wow, that beetle is awesome!! :) This is exactly what I wanted for my pictures (and always failed! LOL)

I'll try those settings the next time. Thanks for your advice!! :) What camera did you use?

Kirsten