Liberty

Did an experiment in reverse lens macro, using a 50mm f1.7 Minolta Rokkor lens on my S5's extension tube. Although the S5 has Super Macro, I just wanted to see if this would work...it did.
I don't remember now, if the full penny was taken with that setup or using Super Macro, but the Liberty was taken with the reversed lens.

Little bastards

These little fruit flies are all over the place in the house lately. Don't know where they came from but I hope I can get rid of them soon.
This is cropped and slightly enlarged (resampled) but was taken using my new monopod and the camera set on super macro with flash (yes, with red-eye reduction. lol). He/she is on the coffee maker, which explains why these tiny buggers can move so fast.

Below is the uncropped photo.

Playing "catch-up" again...

Not sure what this plant is...some sort of begonia I think, and this is one of the flowers from it (another picture of this plant in the Sunday, Oct. 11 blog entry). Ain't it purty?

Soft yet sharply focused, is what I was trying for in post...I think I did it.

Bzz bzz bzz

I entered this in a photo contest at Fotki. We shall see how it goes.

Update:
#37 of 148 entries!

http://contests.fotki.com/contests/insects_09/348768376.html

My Water Irises

The Fly (super macro)