I seen a few people taking some macro or close up shots at IDTT. Lets see them. If you got a nice macro shot no matter where you took it. Post it.
Camp visitor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3280829.jpg
Some experimenting by the fire.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3300925.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3300921.jpg
And of course you got to shot the flowers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3280840.jpg

Chuck, I just gasped and made Rick pause his video game for that ladybug. That is an incredibly awesome picture!! And I love the moon too from the other thread. AWESOME!! The fire is neat - clever shot. Yer makin' me want a new camera :D

The Lady Bug is AMAZING!

Sharon was trying to compete with you on the fire macros. This is what she got:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0586.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0587.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0591.jpg

And My Personal Favorite:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0590.jpg

And a couple of Black and Whites too:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0588.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0589.jpg

She also captured a few other cool macros, like this:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/IDTT%202008/IMG_0663.jpg

Those fire pics are pretty abstract and I love the plantie :D Keep em comin!

Mike, Those are great. The last little plant was everywhere. I took quite a few of shots of them. I still haven't downloaded half the pics I took. Here's one of my favorites (of that plant).
Sarah, thanks for the props.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3270785.jpg

Amazing shots guys. This is making me want to spend money (and time) on a new camera!!! I agree with Sarah... keep 'em coming!

Not a macro, but what the hey... fire seems to be the theme right now...
This pic reminds of the Hell portrayed in the movie "Constantine" with Keanu Reeves. Whoooa.


http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/IDTT%202008/IMG_2038.jpg

Here some more flower shots. I didn't even notice the green shrimp looking bugs in the first one when I was shooting it. Can you see them?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3270781.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/IDTT%202008/P3270782.jpg

Can you see them?

green shrimp looking bugs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid)?

Went to Death Valley this weekend and got this awesome shot of a dragon fly. 300mm with and extension tube. I'll post some more later. Saw soom cool stuff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008/P4051058.jpg

Forgot about this scary looking thing. Found this at Darwin Falls in a crevice of a rock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008/P4051087.jpg

Took these at a park in Cerritos yesterday. I'm trying a new filter. Not sure if I like the results or not, but these are the first shots.
Iceplant bloom
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_2141.jpg

Rose
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_2150.jpg

Yellow Rose getting buzzed
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_2154.jpg

Quack, damn you
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_2105.jpg

Forgot about this scary looking thing. Found this at Darwin Falls in a crevice of a rock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008/P4051087.jpg

I know what this is, but can't remember the name. It will come to me

Nice pics Kurt. What filter are you trying out? I was experimenting with a polarized filter this weekend and got some cool shots.

Awesome pics!! Thanks for the posts!

Went to Death Valley this weekend and got this awesome shot of a dragon fly. 300mm with and extension tube. I'll post some more later. Saw soom cool stuff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008/P4051058.jpg

Hey! That Dragon fly is a camera-hog. Sharon caught the same guy - wonder how that happened?
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0778.jpg

She was able to capture some other macros on our DV trip:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_1123.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0728.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0873.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0813.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0876.jpg

I've heard of the birds and bees, but where do the water skimmers fit?:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0821.jpg

And here's my hand at the macro thing:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0888.jpg

Hey! That Dragon fly is a camera-hog. Sharon caught the same guy - wonder how that happened?


She was able to capture some other macros on our DV trip:

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Art%20Shots/IMG_0728.jpg


Here's one a little closer to the alge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008/P4040980.jpg

Don't have a good macro lens but here's a couple:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_0131ab.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_0122ab.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_7037a.jpg

And now he's lunch!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_6954b.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_7075a.jpg

And now he's lunch!

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/jkcrazyjim2/IMG_6954b.jpg



WOW! I love this picture!

Those are some great macro's. Really like the dragonfly!

Heres a cool site if your a canon fan. I found MJR on it ...thanks to Erik and some shots from JV. Theres some really good info here.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

Great pics Britain. I like the wasp.

Great pics Britain. I like the wasp.

Not mine but still great pictures!

Malachi and I went for a last minute run thingy up to Big Bear Sunday. I was looking for a trail i've never run before and Mike had plenty of ideas so we hit the road. I took a few pics along the way:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4251.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4250.jpg
THis flower is on a fern that is so small it's almost invisible!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4258.jpg
I put a ball point pen next to it for reference-
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4284.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4285.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4278.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4270.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4261.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4287.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_4288.jpg

Thanks Mike!

Great shots Rat! The tiny flower turned out great. It was a nice day in the mountains too. I still need to pull my shots off the camera.

These are some Macros that I took while camping in the Lake Cachuma area:

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1205.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1220.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1223.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1262.jpg

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1273.jpg

This is one that Sharon took:
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q307/malachijeep/Lake%20Cachuma%204-12-08/IMG_1407.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/mojave%20road%202008/IMG_4827-1.jpg

This mocking bird did a complete backflip to get another shot at the hawk.http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/mojave%20road%202008/IMG_4852-1.jpg
Lava in a tube
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/mojave%20road%202008/IMG_4901.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/mojave%20road%202008/IMG_4615.jpg
Bad day for someone
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/mojave%20road%202008/IMG_4425.jpg

It's a mineral (sort of)
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_2481.jpg

Here it is all by it's lonesome...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_2482.jpg

This is a picture of a hand carved door in Sedona, AZ that I shot last fall.

http://nwoods.smugmug.com/photos/215365914_6YRML-XL.jpg

Very nice macro shots !!

This little Tern has been waking me up every morning for the last three weeks. He's in love with his girl freind and they make some serious racket out on the deck of my boat in the morning. I've been trying to get a picture of them for weeks, but they hear me coming and boogie. So I finally got smart and set up my tripod on the cockpit deck aimed at his favorite perch. I got up this morning and HA! Gotcha you little s__t.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_5113.jpg
He knew I was there, but he couldn't see me so he got a wierd look on his.. face?
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_5116.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_5117.jpg

Now I just need to get some pics of the Blue Heron that craps on my canvas all the time...

Great shots Kurt. Patience is a virtue.
So what's the mineral?

Great shots Kurt. Patience is a virtue.
So what's the mineral?

Thanks Chuck. I forgot about the mineral pic. It's Titanium sponge. That little chuck in that form of the mineral is wortth a few bucks.

Went off to find some caves with those indian drawings...in a tight section of the canyon this lizard charges out. Ran up my leg, stopped at my knee. I shook it off. Charged us twice. It ran back into a bush. Dang thing weighed prob 1/2 lb

I rolled the bush over and it was tangled up in it a bit. It was big slow and fat..female ready to lay.

http://britain.connectnet.com/Photography/Liz2.jpg

K,
Have a bird also makin all kind of noise in the morning gonna shoot it but not with the camera....

Here's one I took on the run in Rattlesnake Canyon on Saturday. We stopped at the mining camp for lunch. Lots of rusted equipment just lying around.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i176/cmjrfan8/IMG_8743.jpg

That's a nice shot. I like the close ups of rusty old equipment. This was taken at the Lost Burro Mine in Death Valley.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/dirtman13/Death%20Valley%202008%203/P4051203.jpg

That's a nice shot. I like the close ups of rusty old equipment. This was taken at the Lost Burro Mine in Death Valley.

That reminds me of a shot I took of Old Dina, the steam tractor in Badwater

http://nwoods.smugmug.com/photos/144171480_tNusg-L.jpg

Rest of those images are here (http://nwoods.smugmug.com/gallery/2718872_L6Ecu#144171480_tNusg).

Rest of those images are here (http://nwoods.smugmug.com/gallery/2718872_L6Ecu#144171480_tNusg).
You got some nice shots there. :thumbs_up

first attempt with new cam

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa183/myo6redtj/DSC_0074.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa183/myo6redtj/DSC_0081.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa183/myo6redtj/DSC_0068.jpg

China, last summer. (summer palace)
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa183/myo6redtj/DSC00065.jpg

We are by no means professional photographers but do not leave home without a camera... Here are a few pictures we captured while on a trip through the Florida Everglades...

Just happened to catch this shot as he was swallowing a bird...
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8628.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8608.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8559.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8566.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8580.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8597.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8621.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8655.jpg
Thanks for looking and we appreciate all the comments and any advice for the next time...

Went off to find some caves with those indian drawings...in a tight section of the canyon this lizard charges out. Ran up my leg, stopped at my knee. I shook it off. Charged us twice. It ran back into a bush. Dang thing weighed prob 1/2 lb

I rolled the bush over and it was tangled up in it a bit. It was big slow and fat..female ready to lay.

http://britain.connectnet.com/Photography/Liz2.jpg

K,
Have a bird also makin all kind of noise in the morning gonna shoot it but not with the camera....

Chuckwalla (I call em' Chuck Wallace). Can get very large and when feel threatened they do "push-ups" as a warning sign. They'll crawl between rocks and "puff up" to wedge themselves into the rocks. Nice picture!

We are by no means professional photographers ...

Those are pretty nice shots.:thumbs_up

First time I've seen mistletoe actually fruiting in BB. Took this at the ranger station
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/holcomb%20work%20day%201/IMG_7092.jpg

New growth on Holcomb
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/holcomb%20work%20day%201/IMG_2695.jpg

Fire sculpts some beautiful forms
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/holcomb%20work%20day%201/IMG_2700.jpg

We are by no means professional photographers but do not leave home without a camera... Here are a few pictures we captured while on a trip through the Florida Everglades...

Just happened to catch this shot as he was swallowing a bird...














http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x241/alacuban/Florida%20Everglades%20Dec%202007/IMG_8655.jpg
Thanks for looking and we appreciate all the comments and any advice for the next time...

This pic is spectacular. Very nice. Glad you never leave home without it (camera)

I just got my newest lens for the Canon Eos Rebel; 90mm 1:2.8 macro. I did a lot of research looking for an economical lens that will do what I want. Tamron makes just what I was looking for, and it gets some pretty good reviews. So far I'm blown away by just how small an object this lens will focus. 1.1 life size with a fairly large view angle (27degrees) and shoots to infinity just as well. My new all purpose lens, although I bought it for macro work. I'm just learning how to utilize it, but here are two pics I just snapped waiting to get on a plane for Portland

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_7433.jpg
A desktop icon
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/various%20pics/IMG_7425.jpg

I can't wait to get out in the field with this thing. Maybe this weekend in Portland.

That is what i need there Kurt, i just bought a Canon Rebel EOS XSI with a couple lenses. Next time we hook up you can help me master this thing.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/FishPOET/Indiana/IMG_0382a.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/FishPOET/Indiana/IMG_0384a.jpg

Photos taken at Squire Boone Caverns on vacation in Indiana

Eos Digital Rebel XT with a 18-55 lens on auto.

Wow you guys! These shots are rockin. Going off again to shop for a camera.... maybe one of these times I'll decide on something :D

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/FishPOET/Indiana/IMG_0384a.jpg



Nice shot Doug.

I made it to Portland about an horu ago and I'm already on MJR posting. I'm not addicted, i can quit anytime I want.

Stuff along the way:

Up by Mt. Shasta
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7467.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7471.jpg

And Mt. Shasta was looking good this morning
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7488.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7490.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7483.jpg

One of the cinder cones nearby
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7497.jpg

Another older crater due South West
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7499.jpg

Cool flora along the access road
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7502.jpg

Japanese Elm
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7510.jpg

Hotel Manager drives this to work
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_7515.jpg

We were working on Mikes Jeep at Barker ranch in Death Valley when this guy decides to drop out of a tree, already dead. Freaking Valley!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Death%20Valley%20Thanksgiving%202008/Copy1ofIMG_8064.jpg

Cool anntenea (sp?)
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Death%20Valley%20Thanksgiving%202008/Copy1ofIMG_8062.jpg

Don't piss him off or else!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Death%20Valley%20Thanksgiving%202008/Copy1ofIMG_8073.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_8712.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/ratpatrolmjr/Macros/IMG_8721.jpg

here is a macro shot. no cropping nor other editing. these are straight off of the card.
this is the full picture. notice the bug on his cheek.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/nailer341/IMG_2921.jpg

here is the bug close up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/nailer341/IMG_2919.jpg

both were shot with the canon 100mm macro 2.8 lens.

this was shot with canon 24-70 2.8 L

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/nailer341/IMG_2907.jpg

feel free to criticize.