First pics w/ canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens

[wkahwkah]

After waiting few months for getting canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens in stock... I finally pulled trigger with 35 dollars rebate....
Been playing it for almost 2weeks and these are first bath from lens...

and It is completely spring and almost feels like summer in California...

Any comments welcome and Thank you guys for helping me choosing camera/lens about 8months ago or so
Cheers!

 

[SKremk]

These are sweet! What camera do you have? I'm starting to shop around, and it's always nice to see examples from different cameras.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Hail! This is wonderful work.

 

[wkahwkah]

Thanks camera I'm using is Canon 40D. I had dilemma with 40D and Xsi but TitusvileSurfer and others suggest to go w/ 40D and I have not regret tiny bit! Especially after I got 40D for 500 dollars.... 700 for refurbished 40D and 200 dollars off live.com cash back last November

 

[MBZ]

The 40D and 100mm Macro combo will make incredible pictures for you. You should go back and try photoshopping the distracting "snow" out of the fish pics with the stamp tool. Love the third one.

Mark

 

[SKremk]

Cool! Yeah, everything I've seen about the 40D has me leaning that way.

 

[Reef Bass]

Congrats on the camera and lens!

+1 for de-icing your marine snow.

The bee shot is my fav. I'd have gone with a different aspect ratio that eliminated the empty space at the bottom. There's an interesting overall triangle shape enclosing the flowers that I'd center. That would give equal visual emphasis to each of the flowers being in a different stage, one with a bee pollenating, one with pollen laden anthers extended and the last looking pretty much done. Love the visibility of each hair on the bee. Nice shot.

 

[OneReef]

So the Canon 100mm lens fits on the Nikon body?

 

[Reef Bass]

The 40D is a Canon body. Nikon makes a D40. Confusing, I know.

 

[dpbement]

Perfect....I'm about to get a 40D myself

 

[C4DC]

Nice, I just ordered that lens and am eagerly awaiting hooking it up to my XSI.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

I'm about to take my own 40D to the refuge in 20 minutes or so.

 

[Reef Bass]

Go TS! More expedition photos! Watch your footing...

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Mwuhaha no rattle snakes today...or photos for that matter. The rain met me out there so I left the camera in the car. It was a fun hike though, saw a bald eagle and a ton of gators, random pretty birds, turtles, and other critters.

 

[90sShooter]

That bee picture is just awesome! Surprised you got so much DOF... What were your settings?

 

[wkahwkah]

thanks for kind comments
settings were Av, f8.0, 1/400sec, 400 iso
reason there was so much DOF was it was cropped about 70% or so.
Here's actual pic.

 

[ReefAA]

Very nice! Ive been debating the 100mm or the 60mm lens. I need to go try them both out I think......:eek1: