Macro Mondays - week #3 - theme: JEWELRY

[Levina de Ruijter]

Okay, let's do another Macro Mondays.

Theme this week: JEWELRY

The rules are simple:

1. Post only macros*
2. Post only photos taken after a new theme is announced (so don't post images from your archives)
3. Photos need to be safe for work
4. As this is a personal challenge and not a competition and there are no winners you can add as many images as you like.

*The standard definition of a macro is 1:1 reproduction ratio, i.e. a 35mm equivalent of 24x36mm. We should try to post "true" macros but let's allow photos up to an maximum of 75mm/3", or in English: photos that come close...

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Okay, so I started another Macro Mondays. I blame inphoto for it. He made me do it. Honestly!

Seriously though, this macro stuff is really hard. Everything that I thought it would be, it is not. I thought it would be a kind of close-up abstract and it's not. Everything is rather ugly when you start to get so close to a subject. Okay, maybe not insects and flowers, but ordinary objects? It's hard. Anyway, I tried to shoot some of the jewellery my mum left me. It's very pretty but you can't tell from the shots I took. Here's just one. I will try again with something else tomorrow. Also, my table is not purple so I also don't think the WB is as it should be... It is a true macro though. In fact it's just a little over 1:1, or so the meter in the camera indicated.

 

[inphoto]

Looks very good to me! All the detail is there!
And don't blame me, I just wished a macro challenge... and the fairy brought it...

Now I gotta find some jewelry....

 

[inphoto]

I finally had some time to do some jewelry macro

Necklace

Pin

 

[inphoto]

Ring

 

[inphoto]

Setup
Jewelry on hose, Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 28-90mm, front element removed for macro.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

I finally had some time to do some jewelry macro

Yes! What took you so long?!

See, these are so much better than the straight on shooting I did with the pendant. I will try again later today. With a ring. Or maybe an earring. This is really hard to get a handle on.

Oh, I now remember I have a reverse lens adapter! I have never used it before. I’m going to try that too.

 

[inphoto]

Yes, finally I found some jewelry and time, thank you!
Waiting for your results, it is difficult to do this macro because you are losing a great part of the view of the jewelry.

Here's an unrecognizable earring

Part of the clip on mechanism on the bottom right

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Yes, finally I found some jewelry and time, thank you!
Waiting for your results, it is difficult to do this macro because you are losing a great part of the view of the jewelry.

Here's an unrecognizable earring
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Part of the clip on mechanism on the bottom right
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Yes, exactly and that makes this so difficult. When I take a shot Inhave no idea what it will look like.

 

[inphoto]

Granddaughter's hairpin with the Canon Powershot super macro mode at 0cm distance

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Granddaughter's hairpin with the Canon Powershot super macro mode at 0cm distance

I did some with my Powershot too!! But unhappy with them. Again. So I took one to Photoscape X and used an "old photo" overlay. It's still crap of course... I'm really not cut out for macro.

 

[JohnPD]

I did some with my Powershot too!! But unhappy with them. Again. So I took one to Photoscape X and used an "old photo" overlay. It's still crap of course... I'm really not cut out for macro.

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This one doesn't look bad at all! I think you did a good job here, the 'overlay' works well.

 

[inphoto]

Agree! nice job! My SX10is has a super macro setting by pressing the flower (normal macro) button for 1 second.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Agree! nice job! My SX10is has a super macro setting by pressing the flower (normal macro) button for 1 second.

Thanks!
My little old Powershot doesn't have a super macro setting.
Although I must say that the macro setting alone does a really good job I think. Quite silly, isn't it, to use a little Powershot from 2008. But the macro setting just works. And without any fussing.

 

[inphoto]

Old and recent compacts and smartphones do the job quickly and easy, Dslrs and mirrorless are way more complicated and incapable at times.