Do you like this shot better than the sharper documentary shot below? Taken with Nikon D70 and Tamron 90mm macro f/5.6 1/800 ISO 200.

i think this one has much more character and the colors are better.

great shot.

I like this one as well. The colors are great, and the composition is good. Good one

Imperfect is in the eye of the beholder. While technically all the elements didn't come together in this image the composition and great colors and saturation make it a very nice pohotograph to view. I am impressed with your expertise in closeup and macro images. How long have you been doing this type photography? I think that you just resently swithched to digital with the D70. I would be very interested in your take on the digital DOF issue. Have you found the digital images respond differently as far as the amount of DOF you are abe to accomplish at the same f stop than your film photos do. Thanks for posting.

wow what a cool picture

How do you take a picture like that with the butterfly/moth flying away? With a 90mm lens you cannot be far to get it this big !!

Imperfect is in the eye of the beholder. While technically all the elements didn't come together in this image the composition and great colors and saturation make it a very nice pohotograph to view. I am impressed with your expertise in closeup and macro images. How long have you been doing this type photography? I think that you just resently swithched to digital with the D70. I would be very interested in your take on the digital DOF issue. Have you found the digital images respond differently as far as the amount of DOF you are abe to accomplish at the same f stop than your film photos do. Thanks for posting.

Thanks for your comments, O.T. I have been interested in Macro for three or fours years and have tried with close-up filters, Nikon diopter (6T), reversed 50mm lenses, and then a Tamron 90mm macro lens. The order I listed the equipment is about the order of success I've had. In my opinion, a macro lens is really essential and the Tamron might be the best lens I have (all the rest are Nikon.)

I have a Canon A40 and I've tried macro with that, too, but getting the right focus is quite a challenge. I've only had the D70 for a week, but it seems to work just like my N80 from a depth of field perspective. What is nice, though is that my 90mm lens acts like a 135mm now.

Which ever method you are using you get great results. I have used most of what you refere to but with with mixed results. For several years all I had were close up diopiter lens. Then I went to a Nikon school sometime in the 70's and heard about a BR2 reversing ring and used it with the Nikkor 43-86mm zoom and got the best results I have ever had with micro. With the purchase of the 105mm macro I hope to improve the images that I'm getting. I have to admit that patience is my big draw back with macro, I just get to anxious to push that release and blow a lot of shots. Thanks for the response.