Summer Fungi Collection with the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens

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Follow me in the field as I try out the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens and search the forest floor for more interesting fungi. As I continue my journey into the macro world, I practise focus stacking and get a unique view of nature in immense detail with 2x magnification. I also take my favourite fungi image to date! Can you guess which one it is?!
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@MadNoseMN 4 месяца назад

I love how natural You are, not pretending, just being Yourself!

@garygrimes4241 3 месяца назад

Nice to see someone young who knows what she's talking about plus love's her job. Well done keep up the good work 👍🏻

@motivatedoutdoors 10 месяцев назад

It's amazing how macro photography causes us to begin to notice beautiful things that otherwise would be ignored. Wonderful video as usual.

@davelangley2965 10 месяцев назад

Love this young lady, never disappoints and is always entertaining. So many photographers on RU-vid taking it to seriously and trying to blind us with science taking the fun out of it, not Courtney, Tools in the bag, simple techniques, easy to follow, a little dance and hay presto. Lovely vid Courtney, always my fav time of year when fungi starts to appear and a totally different world at our feet. Thank you as always Courtney. 👍

@Powerstroke98 8 месяцев назад

Agree fully, hence she does similar to photography that I very much enjoy, whereas the Photography Club I belong to, tends to want to try 'special' photography, such as architecture, street, light painting and such, where I find landscape/wildlife to be much more relaxing and interesting personally.

@felixifloresrodriquez3306 8 месяцев назад

I agree 100 percent excellent content

@brownwallet942 4 месяца назад

I bought my very first MFT camera two weeks ago, and then, within a few days, I bought a vintage 50mm Pentax lens without understanding the concept of sensor sizes and crop factors. Now I'm here because I technically have a 100mm lens camera lmao 😂

@teapeng Месяц назад

the forest is so mystical.

@Andy1076 Месяц назад

I love the way you share your thoughts and how real your video is, no loud bgm's or over explaining like others do, it's so personal! :)

@patford9943 10 месяцев назад

Great work Courtney! Your composition and lighting of ‘A Crowded Corner’ gives the picture so much depth and texture. The way you explain your thought process is informative and fun. Courtney’s back loosening dance moves were the cherry on top!

@mojmakroswiat-mymacroworld2959 4 месяца назад

A few months ago I bought a Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens. It is great. Now I've been shooting with the Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro. The Laowa is a nicer image. The 2:1 reproduction is impressive. Beautiful forest, nice mushrooms. Greetings from Poland, Cracow

@Pixarsy 4 месяца назад

It seems you've tried both, which lens do you recommend?

@mojmakroswiat-mymacroworld2959 4 месяца назад

@@PixarsyI am very impressed with LAOWA 100mm. But if you use AF then the Sigma 100mm Macro is good. It works well for filming and for fast bugs.

@gerardoquagliata 2 месяца назад

Ciao ho una nikon d650 vorrei un obbiettivo magro,cosa mi consigliate, lei è molto brava.Grazie di❤

@waltertanner7982 Месяц назад

@@gerardoquagliataThe classcal Tamron 90mm is very good. For the D650, the old AF should suffice. They are quite cheap nowadays. The new versions with much better autofocs are way more expensive.

@Trish12303 10 месяцев назад

I love the clever names that you come up with for your images! I have a Laowa lens, they take some beautiful images!! Thanks for sharing!

@Gareth1959 10 месяцев назад

"It's the little things" is such a delicate image, love it. I agree that the smaller things in life are often overlooked in photography, amongst other aspects. Once we find "the eye" for noticing these things, we never lose it.

@timrosenburgh8597 10 месяцев назад

I enjoyed the video as usual Courtney. What a fantastic woodland. You captured some really nice image's of the fungi and the led light certainly makes a difference. Look forward to the next one.

@dre_707 5 месяцев назад

Your my photography crush 😊 great video now i really wnat a macro lens even more

@robertbohnaker9898 10 месяцев назад

Really spectacular, Courtney. Reminds and reinforces within me that Nikon colors are top notch for nature and wildlife. Thanks for the beautiful images😊

@JerryWilliam63 10 месяцев назад

Sunday afternoon enjoying a lovely treat, adoring delicate subjects there below Courtney's feet.🍄 Laowa sent the best to my favorite RU-vid Lass, but macro work is fiddly and can be quite the pain in the @$$.😡🤦‍♂ In Laowa's detailed glance its impossible to escape, as it will surely capture each and every trace. 🔍 So a bit of gardening and tidy up the place, to light up their caps and put on a happy face.☺ Your forests seem so friendly, but here is wild and extreme, being mindful of my back as this is not the Forest of Dean.🐊 Your videos are lovely, thanks for giving us a peek, already looking forward to seeing you here next week.🤞

@Stop-All-War 10 месяцев назад

Courtney, good morning.. Video content is very well arranged & lovely Photos. All your hard work deserving.

@terryosborn 10 месяцев назад

Lovely shots, amazing the difference your led light makes.

@jaybradley9083 10 месяцев назад

Another great video. I really need to take my led light with me when I take my camera into the woods. I've only used it for table top photography. Your aluminum foil reflector from an earlier video was also a good tip.

@jvaldizan Месяц назад

Felicitaciones. Soy admirador de tu trabajo. Me encantan tus videos

@makeanddocrafts 10 месяцев назад

I'm fascinated by the small signs of life in the forest floor and love the mushrooms that begin to appear around this time of year. I'm interested in photography but I mostly like to draw what I see. Great video as always.

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

Photography comes first for me, but I'd love to sit out in nature and draw instead sometimes. Painting is something I'm hoping to pick up again when I have the spare time too, but I'm quite out of practise ha. Your channel is wonderful by the way!

@black-and-light 10 месяцев назад

Awesome to see this tiny tiny world. Great video. Thank you!

@w.kempert1858 2 месяца назад

wieder super Grüße aus Berlin es grüßt der Berliner

@tonytfuntek3262 10 месяцев назад

Great decision for Laowa to have you test this lens....you did a great job on this overview.

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! They couldn't have offered it at a better time ha!

@alanthornton3530 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this enjoyable video the fungi photos are excellent, I lean towards macro photography it's one of my favourite subjects. I will often remove stray vegetation if it gets into shot it's very distracting, I think your favourite fungi image is 'Witches Hat' :)

@kevanesson6540 10 месяцев назад

Great video, an interesting lense and good to hear you being honest about its pro's & con's. That small led light made quite a difference. 👍

@steverolfe8742 9 месяцев назад

Simply wonderful location and all the small mushrooms and fungi makes for a great days shooting.

@michaelhunter3471 9 месяцев назад

Great vid, you could have put a stop filter on to block out the background then just eliminate the witches hat mushroom with a lead light or strobe, I use this technique a bit or I use high speed sync to do the same thing.

@guyfawkes7682 27 дней назад

I must say that I absolutely LOVE your very informative video. You bring this macro side of photograph with such grace and spender. Keep up the good work and I'll keep looking forward to your next video. Thanks for being genuine with your art. Cheers!!!!

@DrGruffLes 10 месяцев назад

Been tempted by that lens, well that and the Nikon 105mm. That 2x is quite appealing - would love to see some lens comparisons. There is something just so amazing about fungi, love 'em! :D

@robertkoch7388 10 месяцев назад

Well done, Courtney. I'm just starting to get into macro photography. Very helpful. Love your videos. Living in the Northwest USA where our forests are very dense it takes a whole lot of patience to find good compositions. Got to love the scent of the woods and if you listen they do talk to you. Cheers

@designcutting9408 10 месяцев назад

So cute with the photographer and the mushrooms . I really love with hers picture and every thing. Thank you.

@robertdavis1255 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Courtney for a very interesting video..... the camera & lens combination you use really shows great results....so happy you are still using a DSLR .... love your work as usual.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘❤😊

@mawavoy 10 месяцев назад

Courtney , you captured some lovely fungi images. The use of the small led light allows you to overcome ambient light, and achieve a studio effect outside. It is simpler and easier to use than some of the rather complicated diffused flash arrangements available. Your patience and gear selection produced some stunning results. 👍🏿

@leirumf5476 10 месяцев назад

As someone who adores walking around looking for mushrooms in the ground and getting absolutely hyped when I find any... I'd love to go to that forest to take photos

@TC_Conner 10 месяцев назад

1:06 and 1:10 in 💜💜 Fun guy photography, or rather fun girl photography, is neat, especially with a nice macro lense like that Laowa! Great review Ms. Courtney. 💜

@shawndonnelly5317 10 месяцев назад

Excellent video, with captivating images Courtney. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.

@user-bu1sc3dc6b 7 месяцев назад

I just purchased this lens, im looking forward to exploring, thank you for your video

@RogerJones-mountfield 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video, I’ve just purchased this lens and hopefully trying it out tomorrow so perfect timing 👍🏼

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

Hope you had fun with it!

@warrengh5647 10 месяцев назад

Great video thank you Courtney. One tip I use is when camera invert on tripod with it in portrait position is to then pivot camera’s ball head to portrait so camera is the right way up ( not upside-down ) and you can then go really low to ground. The camera is sort of side ways on the tripod stem.

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tip! That would definitely be easier :)

@richmatlock2396 9 месяцев назад

Any GREAT video Courtney. Great job.. and the wonderful opportunity to be so close to a beautifully lush forest.

@konsamprincesingh7763 3 месяца назад

Macro photography is a different world altogether

@173jaSon371 Месяц назад

At 8:24 I think it could have been pretty interesting to take a close up of the 'gills' of that mushroom that you broke off and square-cropped it, maybe with some warm light added from your little light pad. As someone who shoots Canon and likes the fully-articulated screens that swivel, the Nikon tilt-screens seem quite useful in macro scenes. I'm just debating jumping into trying out some macro and took a lot away from this video! Well done Courtney.

@rosssayer6524 10 месяцев назад

Very enjoyable video, amazing Macro images, thought your Lean on Me photo was my choice. Thanks so much for sharing your outing with us

@jeffslade1892 10 месяцев назад

I do look forwards to your videos, great presentation with your fun element. The importance of decluttering the shot, including stuff out of shot casting shadows was driven into me long ago by my old pal the works pro photographer with product/technical shots. He would practically empty the room. There is no need for a UV filter on a digital camera but I do put a good protection filter on uncoated lenses because they are softer and more easily scratched. A UV might add a milli-stop more or something, maybe 1/3 stop with cheap ones. There are pros and cons to an uncoated lens, if there is chromatic aberration it is white and not rainbow. The Laowa looks something of a dirt trap ...

@Flying4Film 10 месяцев назад

I just discovered your channel through this video. I love it.

@PhilJonesIII 10 месяцев назад

So, does that little dance help them grow or, maybe helps them overcome shyness? :) Been photographing them for years and got used to funny looks from passers-by when they see me laying flat on the ground. Don't suppose a little dance could hurt my reputation. It can be discouraging when starting out because they can be difficult to find. Once you get the 'eye' then you start seeing them everywhere. One thing: If you see one you like then take that photo now. Some of them can change size/shape quite dramatically in the space of a few hours. I'm yet to go out into woodland and not find a variety not seen before. Super video. Lots of fun, the way it should be.

@csayban 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video. I've been wanting to try some macro photography with my D850 and this lens looks like it would be a great one to get started with for the price.

@paulmilovich2982 10 месяцев назад

Courtney, I so absolutely enjoy your video's!! Very informative, fun, and they're not overly long. Thank You.

@PaulJScott 10 месяцев назад

Love your enthusiasm.

@Zap652 10 месяцев назад

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your shots from this video and has inspired me to look for the little things on my outings. Thank you for sharing.

@randyschwager2515 10 месяцев назад

Great job on this video! Excellent suggestions! As always, your personality shined through! Thanks for taking me along!

@davidharwood2068 3 месяца назад

Superb video, beautiful bit of dancing, thank you... 💐💐💐

@normski4ash 13 дней назад

The one you called Illuminated (I think) as an idea, take one with the light and one without, then blend the 2 in PS so that only the mushroom is illuminated, making it stand out from the background. I have experimented with this a few times and got varying results. Worth a try, good exercise , possibly even another vlog. Possibly even several shots with the light in different places, then merge together, possibly just with masks, see what happens then... Another great vid, Thnx. X

@Zeno_Evil 9 месяцев назад

Using a full camera cage would let you shoot mounted to the inverted center post (I have the same tripod) but still have you camera right side up. Much easier to access all of the camera's controls.

@fotobertl 8 месяцев назад

I always like your explanations and the way you moderate the motifs. Thank you for taking it with you and the pictures. Best regards

@JC-jb2qf 9 месяцев назад

Same experience... wonderfull goddess of photography .. very inspiring and with a easy way to look at some quite Challenging photo tasks

@ian9495 2 месяца назад

Just another great video 😊

@70hectorlopez 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for bringing back the 750. I really enjoy your videos, they’re truly inspiring 😊

@colnagocowboy 10 месяцев назад

I love macro photography i use a Pentax SMC D FA 100mm for most of digital work

@ANHDUCNGUYEN-pd8xm 4 месяца назад

wow, your portable light setup is really brilliant,... love it!!!!

@richpoinvil9618 10 месяцев назад

I got a demo of their 15mm macro just a few days ago. Be aware. Not an easy lens to use. BTW, I own their 58mm for my Nikon Z. Pretty neat lens.

@kennethnielsen3864 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing.

@terrygoyan3022 9 месяцев назад

It's good to see Courtney dancing again! These are my favorite RU-vid photography videos because of her love of the woods and photography. Thank you Courtney. I can't wait till we start getting our fall rains. It's too dry here in California for any fungi before the start of the rainy season. I know there are chanterelles in my future! Combining photography with gathering dinner are two of my favorite things combined.

@rayharvey1339 10 месяцев назад

Very enjoyable video love the Len's thanks

@briancarr89 10 месяцев назад

Thank you Courtney.🙂

@michaeltorluemke3322 5 месяцев назад

I was wondering if you could try taking some macro mushroom photos at night using your light source as the only light. With the dark night as background and limited lighting I think it would make the mushrooms really pop in the photo and they would still be natural. If you tried different lighting techniques and temperatures it could be interesting.

@gr-os4gd 10 месяцев назад

I have their wonderful 85mm f/5.6 2x Macro and here you are tempting me with this beast. 👍

@MLJ7424 2 месяца назад

Very nice pictures Ms. Courtney , keep up the great videos

@dennispenton2052 10 месяцев назад

Very enjoyable

@johnford7847 10 месяцев назад

When I shot macro with a 35 mm SLR, I used a cable release to minimize the shake that accompanied manually pushing the shutter button. Don't know if that's still relevant in today's world of mirrorless digital cameras, but I thought I'd put it out there. Very nice video and some excellent images. Thank you for sharing.

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

I do keep meaning to dig my cable release out of whatever drawer it is hiding in ha! Thanks!

@MorganHJackson 9 месяцев назад

I just sold this lens for the Canon RF 100mm. It blew me away with how sharp it was and how solid the build was. Really fantastic lens, and really great review!

@AirPavel 9 месяцев назад

Super ☺

@GGrev 9 месяцев назад

I love you Courtney!

@corykphotography 10 месяцев назад

You are so awesome. I would love to hike a forest with you and take photos of things. I feel like it would be such a fun photowalk!

@ilpoheikkila4773 10 месяцев назад

Great video!

@brianm.9062 10 месяцев назад

thanks Courtney, looks like a good lens, though it always works when in the hands of a good photographer. I invested in a set of secutors for fine gardening around fungi and waterfalls they have came in very handy, just have to remember to take them :) Once again thanks for the vid.

@christiankorfmann7460 10 месяцев назад

What a wunderful video. Currently I like to go out with my Macro lense only to photograph fungi/mushrooms. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@kushi1515 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoy all your videos, this one really inspired me to get out and try it out for myself. Thanks for the inspiration!

@jeffolson4731 10 месяцев назад

I have no idea how you spot those tiny mushrooms. I really like the images you got of them.

@CourtneyVictoria 10 месяцев назад

It's pure luck I think ha! Sometimes I'm completely blind to them, other times they catch my eye quite easily. I purposely walk back and forth often as a lot of the time I'll miss them the first time around.

@dougedwards7570 8 месяцев назад

awesome presentation

@lynnk8887 10 месяцев назад

Awesome photos! And, as I have a D750, I really loved this. Thank you. I think I may be inspired to try some mushroom shots.

@fingerstylefan 10 месяцев назад

Another fine video Courtney. When I do in the field macro work I always take a small pair of scissors with me to help clear out the scene a little bit. Glad to see you doing something different.

@andyplatt6729 8 месяцев назад

First time watching your videos and must say you are a natural, big thumbs up from me and now you have another subscriber, looking forward to catching up and further new videos.

@MrMick560 4 месяца назад

Nice video, lovely photos.

@andresprietsch 4 месяца назад

Good Job!

@femkriah8777 8 месяцев назад

Very nice and relaxing, but also super informative!

@andyallard5990 8 месяцев назад

Nice video, it’s an excellent lens. However it does suffer from a lot of focused breathing so if you stacking a lot of images together you will get big time halos which you can’t fix in postprocessing so away van that is a focus rail all if you don’t want that expense use your aperturing start off at 2.8 and work your way through to F-16 and stack them togetherworks really well you should give it a go. Excellent video always good to see you.🎉❤

@user-km8xd7eo5i 26 дней назад

Tolles Video ,sehr schöne Bilder

@davidharwood2068 3 месяца назад

Maybe something to add to your camera bag, some scissors or garden secateurs, to help trim away grasses to create that desired shot...?

@34Media 10 месяцев назад

photos look great mate, nice lens very cool.

@alanhall5648 10 месяцев назад

Lovely video love your style of video so informative and entertaining 🔥🔥🇬🇧

@ktmfelhasznalo 10 месяцев назад

You are my favourite photographer. Amazing video as always :)

@briancooperwildlife 10 месяцев назад

really good video

@stevenmccaughan2752 10 месяцев назад

I switched to Sony because of a bad back to keep the weight down but I still pull out the 750 because I love the colors out of the camera I don’t have the climate to produce mushrooms loved the pictures

@madst7521 10 месяцев назад

Laowa makes some rather nice 2x macros. I started out with the 60mm f-mount. I've since upgraded to the 90mm Z-mount which is sharper but not easier to shoot. It may be manual, but I also shoot my nikon 105 f/2.8s on manual from time to time. The only thing I don't get with a manual lens is the ability to do camera driven focus stacking. At 2x it's not super easy to focus stack manually.

@alanmaassen 6 месяцев назад

Odd you say it's manual focus - I'm looking at the Z full frame 90mm and it says it's auto + manual. Auto focus is a deal breaker focus stacking.

@keegantheveganat0r 8 месяцев назад

I've just discovered you today... this was such an informative video for someone thinking of getting into macro photography (me :P ) .. love your production quality , your eye for setting the scene , b-roll and your overall demeanour. very relaxing.. deffo subscribing

@just_eirik 10 месяцев назад

Really nice photos! That lens seem really good too. I got the 65mm version for crop and it’s amazing.

@s_k_barman 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful location

@ciprianpopica 2 месяца назад

I think today I watched all your fungi related videos as RU-vid keps recommending them 🤣🤣. Not sure why I have a feeling that next time o go in the woods I will come back with fungi photos instead of trees 😁😁🤗. Thanks for all the videos, even though I don't comment on all.

@Rpodnee 9 месяцев назад

I have the same lens! It was the first lens I ever bought, along with my first dslr about a year ago. I absolutely love it and have taken a ton of great photos with it.