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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 11:18:00 GMT -8
Here’s another macro of the cucumber sprout. I think this is a little better. I still didn’t get the flower parts in the middle in focus. But you can see that there is a nice plane of focus across the leaf, from far left to far right. That gives you an idea of how narrow the depth of field tends to be for a macro photo (unless you artificially stack photos, as I showed with the coin a ways back).  CucumberCamNote, this is a hand-held shot…a very dicey procedure to begin with. I actually have a tripod adapter coming which I’ll try as soon as it gets here. |
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Post by timothylane on May 1, 2020 13:07:22 GMT -8
When I bring up Firefox (my primary browser), it loads Bing, and shows some sort of photograph. I have no idea how to link to them, but they have a nice one today that shows the flowers (azaleas and rhododendrons) around a pool under the Moon Bridge in Kubota Garden in Seattle. I thought I would mention it because you might be able to get some good photos there.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:14:12 GMT -8
This came out interesting using the clip-on macro lens for the iPhone 6s.  FernSwirlCam |
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Post by timothylane on May 1, 2020 14:15:58 GMT -8
Interesting indeed. What the heck is it? Surely not a fern's frond.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:16:48 GMT -8
I see what you mean. Go to the Bing.com search page and it shows up in the background. I assume the images changes daily. What a fantastic image. A glorious garden scene. |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:26:12 GMT -8
I think this is some thyme. This is another iPhone macro shot:  ThymeCam |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:33:00 GMT -8
Another look at an unfurling fern in macro on the iPhone using the clip-on lens:  FurlCam |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:33:33 GMT -8
It is. And they are bizarre-looking things close up.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 14:41:30 GMT -8
This is not the greatest shot in the world. But I want to use that red flower for comparison just to see what is possible.  RedFlowerCam |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 17:53:56 GMT -8
This is a small macro detail of an very spiky evergreen bush in the garden using the clip-on 10X macro lens for the iPhone.  SpikyCam |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 18:12:21 GMT -8
More practice with the clip-on 10X macro lens for the iPhone 6s. This was taken in the soft twilight light.  FernCam |
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 18:28:31 GMT -8
This is a very small forest of tiny hair-like things growing up out of the brickwork. Maybe it’s the flowers of the moss. I don’t know.  LittleForestCamAn overall (but still teeny tiny view) looks like this. |
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Post by kungfuzu on May 1, 2020 18:59:18 GMT -8
Those are some interesting and beautiful shots. The red flower reminds me of my hibiscus.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 1, 2020 21:03:22 GMT -8
Mr. Flu, I may be getting slightly sharper shots…especially after (duh) I cleaned that clip-on macro lens. I looked at it under a loupe and saw it was dusty (but the glass looked good).
I mean, using the macro lens on the phone is not super-easy. But with a little work, and considering it’s under $20.00 (a good macro lens usually goes for $350 or more), it’s workable for anyone who wants to do a little more with the camera on their phone.
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Post by kungfuzu on May 2, 2020 9:15:49 GMT -8
Appears to me, to be a good investment.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 2, 2020 9:40:52 GMT -8
That snap-on lens certainly has the advantage as well of being portable. I'll see if I can find some good shots out and around when the weather turns nice.
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 2, 2020 14:49:17 GMT -8
Here are three more macro shots from the iPhone 6s. Not perfect. Could use sharper focus and less noise.  DropCam1This second one is interesting only because the objects inside the bubble are (relatively) in focus. The rest of it is pretty crappy.  DropCam2Here we have at least the bubble and some of the leaf relatively in focus together. When I get a tripod attachment for the iPhone, I might be able to have better luck. But the general concept is there, if not the execution.  DropCam3 |
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Post by kungfuzu on May 2, 2020 15:12:15 GMT -8
That last shot hit the Bull's Eye.
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Post by timothylane on May 2, 2020 15:42:59 GMT -8
Yes, that's remarkable. I would gather that's a drop of dew (or maybe rain -- the Puget Sound is famous for its rain, though it rains even more in the mountains of the Olympic Peninsula with its temperate rain forest) showing the reflection of a building (Brad's house?).
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Post by Brad Nelson on May 2, 2020 18:42:05 GMT -8
This is a sword fern in the process of unfurling its new-growth leaves. To me, that is the truest Garden Green I can conceive of. They’re quite tender at this stage, but seem to go unmarked by anything nibbling on them. When they mature, they turn a deeper green and the leaves become almost like the plasticized leaves of a Madrona, although much thinner. If bugs aren’t eating them when they’re young and tender, they’re definitely leave alone the mature ones.  EasyBeingGreenCamI call this next one “Dusty Calculator.”  NerdCam |
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