Garden Spider

[Craig]

My 1st attempt at this sort of thing. I really need to invest in a macro lens.

After looking at the enlarged view I see how blurry this image is. Note to self.... macro lens required. lol

[Martyn]

Great shot for a first attempt Craig. What gear did you use? A set of extension tubes is much cheaper until you can justify the cost of a macro lens.

[NannyFerret]

I've just looked at the bigger version and it doesn't look blurry to me.

In fact I was going to comment on the detail in his hairy legs.

[Craig]

I just used a normal kit lens.

Extension tubes might be the way to go? I never thought of that one?

 

 

My first attempt at this kind of thing. portraiture is normally more my kind of subject. but stepping out of my comfort zone every now and again... cant be a bad thing?

[Leon]

raynox add on lenses are good too!!

[Guest]

I think you did really well with this one Craig.

[Paul]

A few percent sharpened too much maybe? Not sure - it seems almost harsh seen large, but less so in the standard view.

 

Still a decent attempt without use of a macro lens.

 

Paul.

[Paul80]

Hi

 

Nice shot, and as said above Raynox lenses are well worth a look and a worthwhile addition to your kit lens, but only use them at the long end.

 

Also if buying one either the 150 or 250 and I would recommend the the 150 first, then have a look on Amazon rather than ebay, as they are about £10 cheaper on Amazon and if you buy it on ebay it will probably come from Amazon anyway and just cost you the extra £10 as ebay is now full of drop shippers that don't hold any physical stock.

 

Paul

[Heather]

i think its pretty good especially for a non macro lens  well done on stepping out of your comfort zone too 

[Guest]

considering that was taken with a kit lens I think you have done really well

[fuzzyedges]

Nice shot

Extension tubes first (if you buy a macro you will still use extension tubes ) you can never get close enough at first

If you do go down the dark route look into off camera flash units (if you do it right it wont cost you a lot there are suggestions on this forum of how to do it cheap) as this is the way to go with macro