Floral photography

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  • ILCE-9
  • Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
  • 200.0 mm
  • ƒ/6.3
  • 1/2000 sec
  • ISO 5000
 
Lavender with a Touch of Yellow.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 280.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/1000 sec
  • ISO 320
 
Trio Plus One.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 119.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/1600 sec
  • ISO 1000
 
Eyelashes.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 280.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/1600 sec
  • ISO 640
 
Dogwood in Bloom.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 280.0 mm
  • ƒ/14
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 1250
 
My indoor orchids putting on a show before I went on vacation:
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  • Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro
  • 30.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/160 sec
  • ISO 160
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  • Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro
  • 30.0 mm
  • ƒ/4
  • 1/500 sec
  • ISO 100
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  • Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro
  • 30.0 mm
  • ƒ/9
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 640
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  • Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro
  • 30.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/200 sec
  • ISO 1250
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  • Sony E 30mm f/3.5 Macro
  • 30.0 mm
  • ƒ/9
  • 1/125 sec
  • ISO 1000
 
Curvy.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 237.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 2000
 
Tulips after the rain.

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  • ILCE-7C
  • FE 20-70mm F4 G
  • 70.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/160 sec
  • ISO 100
 
Azalea beginning to pop. A very good walk. Denoise and crop the flowers did the rest.
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 20-70mm F4 G
  • 49.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/100 sec
  • ISO 1000
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 20-70mm F4 G
  • 49.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/100 sec
  • ISO 640
 
Curlycues.jpeg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 276.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/320 sec
  • ISO 500
 
Sprouting.jpeg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 218.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 800
 
Orange Delight in Spring.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
  • 90.0 mm
  • ƒ/5
  • 1/1000 sec
  • ISO 500
 
Azalea Close Up.jpg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
  • 90.0 mm
  • ƒ/4.5
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 320
 
Tulips at Bridgewater NHS garden, near Manchester.


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  • FE 12-24mm F4 G
  • 15.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/60 sec
  • ISO 100
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  • E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
  • 200.0 mm
  • ƒ/16
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 1600
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  • E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
  • 200.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.5999999046326
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 200
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  • E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
  • 77.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/90 sec
  • ISO 200
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  • E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
  • 200.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 800
 
Azelea's
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  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 20-70mm F4 G
  • 36.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/80 sec
  • ISO 400
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
  • 70.0 mm
  • ƒ/13
  • 1/160 sec
  • ISO 640
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
  • 83.0 mm
  • ƒ/4
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 200
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
  • 108.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/60 sec
  • ISO 400
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  • ILCE-7M4
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
  • 200.0 mm
  • ƒ/4
  • 1/640 sec
  • ISO 800
 
Puff in B&W.jpeg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 280.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 2000
 
Thank you! I love macro work and I also love getting up-close and personal with my subjects.....

Anthers.jpeg
  • ILCE-7RM5
  • FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
  • 280.0 mm
  • ƒ/11
  • 1/1250 sec
  • ISO 5000
 
Yes, I'm happy with the lenses I have but I would like to get a proper macro lens.
 
I would like to get a proper macro lens

My friend is very happy with his Sony 90. It may be quite old now, but it seems to have held an always-good reputation. And it's not big money.

I have an old Tamron 90, fully manual, 1:2 semi-macro. I don't have the patience or the steady hands for macro, but when I do decide to give it another try, this is good enough for me. One tends to end up at least partly manual, with macro, so I think a manual lens is fine. I have the Sony FE85/1.8, so can't justify 90 for that very occasional macro.
 
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