little bugs (insect challenge) - DPChallenge Forums

04/09/2007 06:52:01 AM · #27

we jsut got a foot of snow! there are no insects about! argh!

Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 mm OSS

04/09/2007 07:01:06 AM · #28

Originally posted by faery:

I think you will get voted down if the insect is not clearly the main subject.

JunieMoon

Sony Alpha a7 II

04/09/2007 07:05:28 AM · #29

Originally posted by xianart:

we jsut got a foot of snow! there are no insects about! argh!

We haven't got snow, but our temperatures are in the arctic. No little buggy is going to be showing itself around here, unless it has got its long underwear on and some nice flannel socks. Now THAT is a picture.

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

04/09/2007 07:15:18 AM · #30

The US should be warmer come wednesday. From the 20's and 30's to the 50's and 60's So The bugs will come out.

04/09/2007 07:21:15 AM · #31

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Predictions...

...at least a few will lose their lives...

...at least a few people will not approve...

Muahahaha!

Actually, I do wanna try and see what I can do in "live" action. It's a real bummer the Oregon Zoo Butterfly Exhibit is not running yet. Now I gotta hunt something down in the wild...

Try shoot some live bugs, it will be a different experience :D

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

04/09/2007 07:26:29 AM · #32

Originally posted by Raziel:

Try shoot some live bugs, it will be a different experience :D

it's just that they're so small, it's hard to get them in the cross hairs...

Monique64

Canon EOS-30D

04/09/2007 07:27:58 AM · #33

I just find it hard to get them to sit still and smile. A bit like kids I guess.

04/09/2007 07:33:34 AM · #34

Originally posted by Monique64:

I just find it hard to get them to sit still and smile. A bit like kids I guess.

That's what makes it fun :)

Originally posted by xianart:

Originally posted by Raziel:
Try shoot some live bugs, it will be a different experience :D

it's just that they're so small, it's hard to get them in the cross hairs...

Shooting bugs without a proper macro lens is hard. A trick you could try is to mount a 50mm lens reversed onto your camera. That's what I do. Some examples

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

04/09/2007 07:39:38 AM · #35

Originally posted by xianart:

Originally posted by Raziel:
Try shoot some live bugs, it will be a different experience :D

it's just that they're so small, it's hard to get them in the cross hairs...

plus which calibre should i use???

soup

Canon EOS-30D

04/09/2007 08:06:27 AM · #36

snowing here as well. guess we'll have go out and dig some up...

Originally posted by xianart:

we jsut got a foot of snow! there are no insects about! argh!

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

04/09/2007 08:07:29 AM · #37

Originally posted by faery:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:
A butterfly is an insect, right?

'cos as a home school family we get to grips with insects on a regular basis

An insect:

- has SIX legs
- its body is divided into 3 parts: head, thorax, abdomen

Good luck everyone.

So what about a caterpillar?

soup

Canon EOS-30D

04/09/2007 08:11:42 AM · #38

it's an insect larvea...

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by faery:

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Originally posted by KarenNfld:

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A butterfly is an insect, right?

'cos as a home school family we get to grips with insects on a regular basis

An insect:

- has SIX legs
- its body is divided into 3 parts: head, thorax, abdomen

Good luck everyone.

So what about a caterpillar?

Message edited by author 2007-04-09 08:11:52.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/09/2007 08:28:24 AM · #39

Originally posted by Raziel:

Shooting bugs without a proper macro lens is hard. A trick you could try is to mount a 50mm lens reversed onto your camera. That's what I do. Some examples

I don't have experience, but doesn't that lead to a large black area around the edges?

Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom

04/09/2007 08:38:23 AM · #40

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by Raziel:
Shooting bugs without a proper macro lens is hard. A trick you could try is to mount a 50mm lens reversed onto your camera. That's what I do. Some examples

I don't have experience, but doesn't that lead to a large black area around the edges?

This picture was shot using the reversed lens. I crop a few pixels off each side to get it to a perfect 3:2 aspect ratio and the border creeps into the frame, but otherwise it is the full image from the camera. Using a reversed lens on another lens can give a horrible vignette, but that is due to the camera seeing the barrel of the lens. On my Sony I had to zoom all the way in to avoid this. On the Nikon I mount the lens straight to the camera.

Give me 5 minutes and I will go outside to shoot the sky, that will show if there is any vignette.

faery

Olympus E-400

04/09/2007 08:49:12 AM · #41

It's an example of a 'larva'.

So who's going to take a picture of a head louse :-P ?

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by faery:

Originally posted by KarenNfld:
A butterfly is an insect, right?

'cos as a home school family we get to grips with insects on a regular basis

An insect:

- has SIX legs
- its body is divided into 3 parts: head, thorax, abdomen

Good luck everyone.

So what about a caterpillar?

04/09/2007 08:51:02 AM · #42

Originally posted by Raziel:

Give me 5 minutes and I will go outside to shoot the sky, that will show if there is any vignette.

Results:

f1.8

f8

f22

Not my best photos this year, but they don't show any vignette to me. There might be on your 5D due to the larger sensor, but I highly doubt it. I don't have Nikon film cameras to test with.

The colour difference is probably due to the Auto WB sensor not liking the small opening.

04/09/2007 09:00:33 AM · #43

Not sure if this tip has been posted b4, but if using a reverse mounted lens, you are limited to just shooting with it wide open, giving you a VERY shallow DOF, right?

Wrong!

Mount the lens on your camera the correct way, set your aperture, then (this works on Canons, cant vouch for any other brand), hold down the DOF preview button, then, whilst still holding it down remove the lens and hopefully the aperture will remain stuck at whatever size you selected.

Message edited by author 2007-04-09 09:00:54.

Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital

04/09/2007 09:03:30 AM · #44

Originally posted by Simms:

My 50mm f1.8 Nikkor has an aperture ring so no problems there. Since you're mounting the lens by the filter threads you can use any lens. You can get Pentax M42 mount lenses second hand fairly cheap.

Tlemetry

Olympus E-300 EVOLT

04/09/2007 09:06:55 AM · #45

Interesting. I REALLY don't like minimal editing, but I might participate because of the subject.

04/09/2007 09:07:31 AM · #46

Originally posted by Raziel:

Originally posted by Simms:
Not sure if this tip has been posted b4, but if using a reverse mounted lens, you are limited to just shooting with it wide open, giving you a VERY shallow DOF, right?

Wrong!

Mount the lens on your camera the correct way, set your aperture, then (this works on Canons, cant vouch for any other brand), hold down the DOF preview button, then, whilst still holding it down remove the lens and hopefully the aperture will remain stuck at whatever size you selected.

My 50mm f1.8 Nikkor has an aperture ring so no problems there. Since you're mounting the lens by the filter threads you can use any lens. You can get Pentax M42 mount lenses second hand fairly cheap.

Good point, but my tip is there for those who dont wish to go out and buy a lens for a single challenge..

example taken about 10 mins ago using reverse lens.. dont worry, not a submission, just testing the reverse lens technique.

(please note, no insects were harmed in the making of this photo.. except for the wasp, who got battered with a newspaper about 2 mins before this shot was taken).

04/09/2007 09:23:34 AM · #47

Even if you don't have the correct adapter you can always just hold the lens onto the mount. That's what I did with this shot. This does make things even more difficult though.

You don't have to use a 50mm. A shorter lens will give you more magnification and less DOF.

04/09/2007 09:29:35 AM · #48

Originally posted by Raziel:

impressive!

RayEthier

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

04/09/2007 09:53:09 AM · #49

Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:

The US should be warmer come wednesday. From the 20's and 30's to the 50's and 60's So The bugs will come out.

Dunno about where you live but my money says that the bugs here won't come out... even with their parkas on, and if by miracle they do, my bet is on the skeeters.

Ray