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annie57 · Sep 3, 2006, 1:00 PM

Beautiful PeHa...luv the blue in #3 and also like #5...what kind of macro do you have?

PeHa · Sep 3, 2006, 2:46 PM

ALL, many thanks for your nice comments!!

Annie, the lens is an achromactic close-up lens from Soligor: https://secure.soligor.com/index.php...ts=298&L=1
However, I don't think it'savailable in America but its power, +3 diopters, can be found with several others and should be just rightfor handheld macros.

annie57 · Sep 3, 2006, 3:46 PM

thanks for the information Peha. I am waiting for a Raynox Lens I have ordered locally so I am hoping to give it a try. I am starting with the 150 and see how that goes...Our options in Canada are much less than those from the US!!!!

bayourebel · Sep 3, 2006, 5:01 PM

Never knew thistle to be so pretty. All the thistle we have normally have a white fuzzy like top. Some people eat young thistle here much like celery.

RedStickMan · Sep 3, 2006, 5:22 PM

Man PeHa, those are some crystal clear photos. Very nice!
I especially like that blue butterfly. I tried to photograph a giant swallowtail this afternoon, but no luck. They never seem to land and fly about very erratically.

Maybe I need to grow some thistle! :lol:

Jerry - we used to eat thistle as kids because we thought it was neat. Tried it once as an adult and recall it was like eating rope. Mmmmm... rope! :sad:

seemolf · Sep 3, 2006, 6:15 PM

Excellent macros, done with a good lens!
#1 is my favorite, followed by the blue butterfly.
Sven

vaiboy · Sep 3, 2006, 6:39 PM

Great shots! #3 is beautiful, I love that blue.

jotajota · Sep 3, 2006, 10:04 PM

Now, those are just a bunch of excellent macros, fit to be published !!
Loved #3, very sharp and vivid colors. !!
Keep shooting and keep posting !!

spedangie · Sep 3, 2006, 10:09 PM

The blue butterfly (3rd picture) is stunning! I kept scrolling back to admire it again.
Every one is really excellent, but that blue butterfly is a real "wow" shot.
Great work
Angie I.

PeHa · Sep 4, 2006, 2:50 PM

Many, many thanks for your encouraging comments!!

And I didn't know thistles could be eaten! If it tastes like rope it must be with a flavor of barbed wire. It'll be something to try,but next summer... :-)

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Sep 3, 2006, 1:00 PM	#11
annie57 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,613	Beautiful PeHa...luv the blue in #3 and also like #5...what kind of macro do you have?

Sep 3, 2006, 2:46 PM	#12
PeHa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 204	ALL, many thanks for your nice comments!! Annie, the lens is an achromactic close-up lens from Soligor: https://secure.soligor.com/index.php...ts=298&L=1 However, I don't think it'savailable in America but its power, +3 diopters, can be found with several others and should be just rightfor handheld macros.

Sep 3, 2006, 3:46 PM	#13
annie57 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,613	thanks for the information Peha. I am waiting for a Raynox Lens I have ordered locally so I am hoping to give it a try. I am starting with the 150 and see how that goes...Our options in Canada are much less than those from the US!!!!

Sep 3, 2006, 5:01 PM	#14
bayourebel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,561	Never knew thistle to be so pretty. All the thistle we have normally have a white fuzzy like top. Some people eat young thistle here much like celery.

Sep 3, 2006, 5:22 PM	#15
RedStickMan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 447	Man PeHa, those are some crystal clear photos. Very nice! I especially like that blue butterfly. I tried to photograph a giant swallowtail this afternoon, but no luck. They never seem to land and fly about very erratically. Maybe I need to grow some thistle! :lol: Jerry - we used to eat thistle as kids because we thought it was neat. Tried it once as an adult and recall it was like eating rope. Mmmmm... rope! :sad:

Sep 3, 2006, 6:15 PM	#16
seemolf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,255	Excellent macros, done with a good lens! #1 is my favorite, followed by the blue butterfly. Sven

Sep 3, 2006, 6:39 PM	#17
vaiboy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 316	Great shots! #3 is beautiful, I love that blue.

Sep 3, 2006, 10:04 PM	#18
jotajota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 363	Now, those are just a bunch of excellent macros, fit to be published !! Loved #3, very sharp and vivid colors. !! Keep shooting and keep posting !!

Sep 3, 2006, 10:09 PM	#19
spedangie Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 514	The blue butterfly (3rd picture) is stunning! I kept scrolling back to admire it again. Every one is really excellent, but that blue butterfly is a real "wow" shot. Great work Angie I.

Sep 4, 2006, 2:50 PM	#20
PeHa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 204	Many, many thanks for your encouraging comments!! And I didn't know thistles could be eaten! If it tastes like rope it must be with a flavor of barbed wire. It'll be something to try,but next summer... :-)