Comments on: Macro Photography – an Interview with Don Komarechka

By: Sona Bran

Sona Bran — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:07:00 +0000

Thank you Darlene and Don for sharing this awesome information. Keep up the great work.

By: Darlene Hildebrandt

Darlene Hildebrandt — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:56:00 +0000

In reply to MountainSage. thanks! Don's a great teacher

By: MountainSage

MountainSage — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:32:00 +0000

In reply to Pres. Saunders. Well done....I love sunflowers and I love macro photography.

By: MountainSage

MountainSage — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:30:00 +0000

I love this interview. He shares so many techniques and information that I feel like I spent a week in class. He’s someone I can emotionally connect to as well. Great interview.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:00:30 +0000

I am not a photographer but I had to come and look when I saw the image of the snowflake. These are so incredibly beautiful. Especially the snowflake ones.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:39:47 +0000

In reply to Laura.

Laura we picked your name as the prize winner. I’ll be in touch to get you the box of Don’s snowflake greeting cards – congratulations!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:24:26 +0000

Darlene,
This was so informative & thought provoking. I tried the reverse lens technique but it didn’t work for me. I found a macro filter & started playing around with it. Wow–depth of field is SO limited!! I tried Don’s swaying techinique with multiple images & it helped. I’m still attempting to get a good shot–this is so fun! Maybe I’ll get some extension tubes–you and Don definitely inspired me.
Thank you so much!
Happy New Year to you & your readers,
Joyce
(And I hope Latte is settling in nicely)

By: Darlene

Darlene — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:56:57 +0000

In reply to Laura. nice job Laura! After your macro class I thought this might be up your alley! New web site too?

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:27:29 +0000

In reply to Laura.

Actually, try this link instead. It’s a bigger image:

https://www.lauramcwilliam.com/Nature-1/Flowers/i-NdmDGfj/0/XL/_MG_0378-82_edit2-XL.jpg

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:23:46 +0000

Happy New Year Darlene,
Loved your interview with Don and it inspired me to try the focus stacking with some flowers today. Here is one of my first results, which I thought was quite cool when I followed the steps in Photoshop which Don outlined in the interview,

https://www.lauramcwilliam.com/Nature-1/Flowers/i-NdmDGfj/0/Th/_MG_0378-82_edit2-Th.jpg

This one was with my 100mm macro lens, and 7 shots.

Cheers, Laura

By: Pres. Saunders

Pres. Saunders — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:19:39 +0000

In reply to Darlene. surprisingly not that far, less than a foot.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:59:46 +0000

In reply to Pres. Saunders. Nicely done! How far back was the flower from the stem?

By: Pres. Saunders

Pres. Saunders — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:39:24 +0000

Hi Darlene,
Very interesting Interview, sparked a few ideas for the future, certainly going to have a go at focus stacking.
Here is an attempt from June I tried with Droplets and a Sunflower, dose´nt qualify for the Cards ( Being in Europe) but still wanted to share. Shot with an 18/55 kit lens and a 4x Macro filter.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective2011/7473109670/

By: Darlene

Darlene — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:24:40 +0000

In reply to shelle singer.

Nicely done!

Not sure how he gets his drops so round. Maybe join the Google+ Macro community I linked to above and ask him directly, he runs the group! If I had to guess I’d say the photo is maybe too far away, but I’d be guessing.

By: shelle singer

shelle singer — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:22:39 +0000

Wrong link Please delete the link Darlene. Thanks.

https://shellesinger.zenfolio.com/p690521987/h50D77D7A#h50d77d7a

Much Better!

By: shelle singer

shelle singer — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:19:10 +0000

OK so I took up the challenge and wow, what a challenge. I took hundreds of photos (doing the sway technique) with a number of different scenarios. I chose this one because the background was clean and pleasantly colorful, I had a few drops reflecting the flower so it was more interesting. It was shot outside as it began to rain with all natural, soft light. I picked out about 8 images to do the stack/align/blend in CS6. It really worked well! I did some basic sharpening/detail in Aperture.

Question: How does Don get those perfect, round water drops? Should I be using some secret sauce added to the water?
Question: Any tips for placement or size of the background photo? That was a challenge.

Overall the image is ok for my first try. But I really loved the process and thats the best part.

Here is the link to the image.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:13:30 +0000

In reply to shelle singer. Thanks Shelle!

By: shelle singer

shelle singer — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:47:01 +0000

I just watched the excellent interview with Don K. I was familiar with him because I am a listener to This Week in Photography where he has been a participant. Your interview was excellent and I really learned a lot. Today I signed up for some Google+ photography communities and I have been rewarded already. I am a part-time pet photographer (www.stardogphoto.com) and I have a love for macro work as well.

Nice job Darlene!

Thanks You!

shelle