Magnificent Macro #1

Magnificent Macro #1, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Sedum, Stonecrop * Очиток * Fetthennen, Mauerpfeffer * Sédum * Vetkruid * Rozchodnik

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Camera: Konica Minolta DYNAX 7D DSLR
Lens: Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro 1:1 + 20mm Extension Tube
Lighting: Natural (no flash fired)

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum

Семейство: Толстянковые
Род: Очиток

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>>> View my Macro and Close-Up set in Darckr

Comment:
I used word "magnificent" here as a derivative from "magnification" (увеличение, усиление)
Extension tube which I used (it is mounted between lens and camera on DSLR cameras) is in fact kind of natural magnifying glass, or magnifier.
But, in contrast to teleconverter - it doesn't have lens inside, so you can still enjoy original aperture of your lens (F2.8 in my case)
DOF is very shallow with extension tube, and you need much more accuracy while doing focus.
And of course focusing is manual only - camera autofocus gives up on such kind of macro shots!

And here is result of that work.
As you probably know, I love sedum growing in my garden.
It's incredibly beautiful flower- but you need to be patient to see its beauty!
And extension tubes with macro lens help here a lot.

Mind small white dots on the end of petals - some flowers look like a king's (queen's?) crown, and those white dots remind diamonds or pearls! LOL:

Shot details:
Exposure: 1/50 sec.
Aperture: F7.1
Focal Length: 50 mm *
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Flash did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture priority

* Used in conjunction with 20mm extension tube

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Clover * Клевер * Trébol * Trifòglio * Klee * Trevo * Trifólio *Trifolium * Koniczyna * Kløver

Clover * Клевер * Trébol * Trifòglio * Klee * Trevo * Trifólio * Trifolium * Koniczyna * Kløver, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Полевой клевер. Clover on my lawn
Clover * Клевер * Trébol * Trifòglio * Klee * Trevo * Trifólio * Trifolium * Koniczyna * Kløver

Семейство: Бобовые
Подсемейство: Мотыльковые
Род: Клевер

Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Trifolieae
Genus: Trifolium

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Alien in my garden. "Hello! I am talking to you!.."

Alien in my garden. "Hello! I am talking to you!..", originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Flower in my garden.

Thank you Sante.boschianpest and herbswitch for identification.
This is Lamium purpureum or Яснотка пурпурная

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Lamium purpureum * Яснотка пурпурная * Purpurrote Taubnessel * Lamier pourpre * Làmio porporino * Paarse dovenetel * Jasnota purpurowa * Rödplister * Čerwjena cycawka * Rød Tvetand

It was growing on a border of my new lawn. So it can be seeds of this flower were part of the lawn mix, or wind brought those seeds to my garden.

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Helenium and Bee. Гелениум и пчела

Helenium and Bee. Гелениум и пчела, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Helenium * Гелениум * Sonnenbraut * Solbrudar

Camera: Konica Minolta Dynax 7D
Lens: Sigma 50mm F 2.8 EX DG Macro 1:1
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure: 1/100 sec.
Aperture: F13
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed Rating: ISO 400
White Balance: Auto

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>>> View my Helenium set in Darckr

Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Helenieae
Genus: Helenium

Семейство: Астровые
Вид: Гелениум

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Hoverfly on helenium flower * Журчалка на цветке гелениума

Hoverfly on helenium flower * Журчалка на цветке гелениума, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Hoverfly on helenium flower * Журчалка на цветке гелениума

Eristalis arbustorum - Female

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Thank you macropoulos for identification of this insect.
This is not a bee, this is hoverfly!

First iteration in ID process was that this is Eristalis tenax. But later specialist said that this is Eristalis arbustorum.
Hope this variant is correct! :-)

Scientific classification
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Infraorder: Muscomorpha
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristaliini
Subtribe: Eristaliina
Genus: Eristalis
Species: Eristalis arbustorum

Научная классификация
Класс: Насекомые
Отряд: Двукрылые
Надсемейство: Syrphoidea
Семейство: Журчалки

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Digitalis purpurea * Наперстянка

Digitalis purpurea * Наперстянка, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Digital * Digitalis * Наперстянка * Dedalera * Gramão * Digitale

Photo from my garden.
Фотография сделана в моём саду.

Camera: Konica Minolta DYNAX 7D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro

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From Wikipedia:
Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and biennials that was traditionally placed in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. Due to new genetic research, it has now been placed in the much enlarged family Plantaginaceae. The genus is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa. The members of this genus are known in English as foxgloves. The scientific name means "finger-like" and refers to the ease with which a flower of Digitalis purpurea can be fitted over a human fingertip. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, are tubular, and vary in colour with species, from purple to pink, white, and yellow. The best-known species is the Common Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea. It is a biennial, often grown as an ornamental plant due to its showy flowers, that range in colour from purples through to whites, with variable marks and spotting. The first year of growth produces only the long, basal leaves. In the second year, the erect leafy stem 0.5-2.5 m tall develops. The larvae of the Foxglove Pug feed on the flowers of Digitalis purpurea. Other Lepidoptera species feed on the leaves including Lesser Yellow Underwing.

Наперстя́нка пурпу́рная (лат. Digitális purpúrea) - вид наперстянки, многолетнее (в культуре — двулетнее) травянистое растение.
Родина - Западная Европа.
Ботаническое название произошло от лат. digitus, что означает перстень, палец: венчик напоминает напёрсток.

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Yellow flowers, summer theme * Жёлтые цветы, летнее настроение

Yellow flowers, summer theme * Жёлтые цветы, летнее настроение, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

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Yellow flowers on border of our lawn.
Жёлтые цветы на границе нашего газона

Camera: Konica Minolta DYNAX 7D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro

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Magnificent Macro #2

Magnificent Macro #2, originally uploaded by v.plessky.

Via Flickr:
Sedum, Stonecrop * Очиток * Fetthennen, Mauerpfeffer * Sédum * Vetkruid * Rozchodnik

EXPLORE: #247 - Nov 3, 2008

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Camera: Konica Minolta DYNAX 7D DSLR
Lens: Sigma 50mm F2.8 EX DG Macro 1:1 + 20mm Extension Tube
Lighting: Natural (no flash fired)

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum

Семейство: Толстянковые
Род: Очиток

>>> View my Pink set in Darckr
>>> View my Macro and Close-Up set in Darckr

Comment:
I used word "magnificent" here as a derivative from "magnification" (увеличение, усиление)
Extension tube which I used (it is mounted between lens and camera on DSLR cameras) is in fact kind of natural magnifying glass, or magnifier.
But, in contrast to teleconverter - it doesn't have lens inside, so you can still enjoy original aperture of your lens (F2.8 in my case)
DOF is very shallow with extension tube, and you need much more accuracy while doing focus.
And of course focusing is manual only - camera autofocus gives up on such kind of macro shots!

And here is result of that work.
As you probably know, I love sedum growing in my garden.
It's incredibly beautiful flower- but you need to be patient to see its beauty!
And extension tubes with macro lens help here a lot.

Mind small white dots on the end of petals - some flowers look like a king's (queen's?) crown, and those white dots remind diamonds or pearls! LOL:

Shot details:
Exposure: 1/40 sec.
Aperture: F16
Focal Length: 50 mm *
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: Flash did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture priority

* Used in conjunction with 20mm extension tube