New cam: First attempts in macro photography

[lv4dogs]

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

[Sonia59]

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

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

[catnapper]

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!

[Kfamr]

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.

[Almita]

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

[Kirsten]

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

[BCollie_Kelly]

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