Thought I'd give photobucket.com a try

[JohnnieB]

Not all of my shooting is with guns.

Neither image is cropped - Both were hand held - Natural lighting.

Originals are 5184 x 3456 - These are 800 x 533, so some detail is lost.

1/400 f-3.5

1/1600 f-2.8

 

[Mule88]

Great pics, I wish I was that talented with a camera.

 

[bamabiker]

Looks like you hit the bullseye.

 

[HAWKEYE10]

Pretty good for a beginner. Just kidding, those pictures are great. Don

 

[loutent]

Nice shots!

I enjoy shooting macros also. If you don't mind a couple of suggestions - try shooting at a higher aperture as the depth of field is so razor thin at 3.5 or 2.8 (maybe 11 or 16) - use a monopod for the slower shutter speeds necessary. Also, I have found that when downsizing a photo it is best to resharpen it at the size you are going to display it.

Here are a few of mine:

1/8 sec @ f/16 (tripod) - cool morning and they were slow - thankfully!

1/200 @ f/22 (monopod):

1/1000 @ f/5.6 (monopod):

 

[JohnnieB]

........If you don't mind a couple of suggestions - try shooting at a higher aperture as the depth of field is so razor thin at 3.5 or 2.8 (maybe 11 or 16) - use a monopod for the slower shutter speeds necessary. Also, I have found that when downsizing a photo it is best to resharpen it at the size you are going to display it.

I'm always grateful to receive shooting advice from an expert, whether it's with gun or camera.

I've had the macro bug since the early 60's with film, but I'm a novice at digital darkroom stuff, so resharpening after resizing is a new concept for me. Thanks for the tip.
My guess is that it would be best to resize the RAW image (with new filename), Resharpen and then convert to JPEG.

Those were actually a couple of test shots with a new lens (Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM mounted on a 60D body)
My main purpose was to see how well the IS worked up close and personal for the times when I don't have monopod or tripod handy.

The bee decided to leave when I started stepping down the aperture.
The flower was blowing in the wind, but the combination of fast shutter speed and IS got it slowed down pretty good.

The sun is out and the flowers are in bloom, so the bees will be visiting. Maybe I'll get lucky and get a twofer (Bee and Flower in same shot)
John

 

[tom turner]

It's nice to have some other "shooters" on this gun forum. The Canon 100mm f/2.8L macro is on my short wish list!

I recently got the Canon 200mm f/2.8L telephoto and it give stunning results if I do my part.

I also just learned to resize BEFORE sharpening!


My daily tip that I'll contribute is one that I rarely violate, and I'll try to relate it in gun shooting terms . . .

When I want ultimate accuracy, I mount my handguns . . . err . . . CAMERA on a Ransom Rest . . . err . . . TRIPOD, and trip the trigger without touching the gun . . . err . . . CAMERA!


Then again . . . sometimes I'll shoot snapshots without a tripod, just as I dropped that buck that tried to slip past me last season with a one handed Model 29 shot at about 25 yards.

Here's a "snapshot" today from my backporch. I thought my dog looked cute in the sun, and my Canon t1i was sitting on the table in front of me with the 200mm f/2.8 attached.

The range was close and I did my best breathing techniques, gun-shooting wise and leaned against the wall before tripping the trigger. Got pretty lucky, but resized first.

L lenses are incredible!

 

[JohnnieB]

Tom,
Nice "snapshot" of Phydeaux.
(That's the Cajun spellin' of Fido)

The 100mm Macro's IS (Image Stabilization) works pretty well and allows handheld shots (within some limits) when you don't have a tripod handy.
Of course, you can get better shots with a tripod and remote shutter release, but live subjects aren't always cooperative.

Now if I could just find a revolver with IS.

 

[27145]

Very cool these photos look like they would be in a book. It takes a lot of talent to get the right photo. I would post some of mine, but you would get tired of seeing my thumb.

 

[Ogandydancer]

All the pics. are great however, my problem was, is, and always will be with photobucket app. never have been able to make it work right.

 

[JohnnieB]

............my problem was, is, and always will be with photobucket app. never have been able to make it work right.

Fortunately, the only trouble I had was my username had already been used and I had to pick a different one.
In a nutshell:
I opened an account.
Loaded a couple images from my computer (Win XP - Firefox browser)
Hovered cursor over one of the images now in my album on Photobucket's server and window appeared.
Placed cursor on the words "Img Code: at bottom of window
Left clicked - Text in image code box switched to "Copied" briefly.
At this point, you are finished with the Photobucket screen
Opened a New Thread/Reply text box on S&W Forum.
Put the cursor in the text box
Right Click
Select "Paste"
The URL to the image on Photobucket's server is copied into the text box.
Add text and or other photos & post.

At what point does the sequence fail for you?
I've only done it a couple times, but it seemed pretty straight forward. Maybe they've made it less complicated since the last time you tried.

FWIW: Here is what I did while going through and verifying the steps listed above.