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 06/24/2010 05:46:01 AM · #476
Originally posted by MattO:


So I caught a small hoverfly just to make sure he would eat, and wow did he eat. So next a small cricket, then i got out the camera. Warning some are a bit graphic, but I recommend clicking the larger image button. :D


incredible sequence... many compliments...
 06/24/2010 09:06:52 AM · #477
Day 24



Another of the very weird bugs.
 06/24/2010 11:34:41 AM · #478
06/24/2010 01:18:51 PM · #479
Originally posted by GiorgioBaruffi:
Originally posted by MattO:


So I caught a small hoverfly just to make sure he would eat, and wow did he eat. So next a small cricket, then i got out the camera. Warning some are a bit graphic, but I recommend clicking the larger image button. :D


incredible sequence... many compliments...


Thank you.
 06/24/2010 02:04:03 PM · #480
Here's a couple more: an obscure object and a colorful little spider. Spider was blowing around in the wind like crazy, this was the only shot even close to sharp.


06/24/2010 02:52:49 PM · #481
another Owlfly-dragonfly...

here the perch is a bit too important, but i've liked the colors...



Message edited by author 2010-06-24 14:53:19.
 06/24/2010 03:06:09 PM · #482
Originally posted by MattO:
So it's been unreal hot. And I've been unmotivated since vacation to shoot macro. But heck it's my challenge right? SO I better jump back in. My son caught a Praying Mantis the other day, I've been itching to photograph him, but wow it's very active and very small, less then 2.5 inches from top to bottom. I finally realized how to keep him entertained enough to hold really you just feed him something to eat. :D

So I caught a small hoverfly just to make sure he would eat, and wow did he eat. So next a small cricket, then i got out the camera. Warning some are a bit graphic, but I recommend clicking the larger image button. :D



Holy cow, man, these are AWESOME!
 06/24/2010 03:19:36 PM · #483
Originally posted by MattO:
So it's been unreal hot. And I've been unmotivated since vacation to shoot macro. But heck it's my challenge right? SO I better jump back in. My son caught a Praying Mantis the other day, I've been itching to photograph him, but wow it's very active and very small, less then 2.5 inches from top to bottom. I finally realized how to keep him entertained enough to hold really you just feed him something to eat. :D

So I caught a small hoverfly just to make sure he would eat, and wow did he eat. So next a small cricket, then i got out the camera. Warning some are a bit graphic, but I recommend clicking the larger image button. :D



Noob alert!
I have 2 questions.
On my current camera, the lens is not interchangeable. It's fixed. It does have a macro mode, but it doesn't have NEAR the magnification shown on these mantis pix. I have seen the "reversed lens" trick, and I do have a 28mm and 50mm prime lens from my old film kit. Is there any way I can rig something up with the gear I have now? (That was my first question)

With such a shallow depth of field, do you still take the "focus on the eyes" approach, like in human portraiture? (question 2)

P.S. - I prefer a little bit of Tobasco sauce on my crickets.
;-)
 06/24/2010 05:03:34 PM · #484

Jun 24 - Beer cap
 06/24/2010 05:05:20 PM · #485
Originally posted by e10icus:
I have 2 questions...

There's a good chance that the answer to your first (and perhaps every) question will involve duck tape ... ;-)

If you have threads to attach a filter you may be able to rig up something with a reversing ring and a step-up or -down ring as needed. My camera is also a fixed-lens model, but comes with an adapter which allows the attachment of filters and some accessory lenses, including a close-up lens which makes it possible to shoot macros using the "regular" zoom lens; I used it to get this handheld shot of a bee which fills the frame without any cropping ...
06/24/2010 06:14:43 PM · #486
I've fallen a bit behind, I've been busy. But I'll catch up.

Day 22

06/24/2010 07:05:45 PM · #487
Yes Sirree another flower !
06/24/2010 08:23:07 PM · #488
turned into
and
turned into
Yippers, I'm still flippin & blendin.
I'm also trying to create a little moment of confusion,
when you first look at the flower pic, until you realize
it's a flower.

Message edited by author 2010-06-24 20:33:52.
 06/24/2010 10:00:19 PM · #489
Originally posted by e10icus:
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Noob alert!
I have 2 questions.
On my current camera, the lens is not interchangeable. It's fixed. It does have a macro mode, but it doesn't have NEAR the magnification shown on these mantis pix. I have seen the "reversed lens" trick, and I do have a 28mm and 50mm prime lens from my old film kit. Is there any way I can rig something up with the gear I have now? (That was my first question)

With such a shallow depth of field, do you still take the "focus on the eyes" approach, like in human portraiture? (question 2)

P.S. - I prefer a little bit of Tobasco sauce on my crickets.
;-) [/quote]

You have to realize, this is a VERY specialized lens for Macro. Most lens are considered macro if they go 1:1 lifesize at it's closest focusing distance. This lens at it's furthest focus distance is 1:1 and only 4 inches from end of lens. It graduates from 1X to 5X and the focus distance and DOF is unreal small, even at F16(the most it will stop down) very little dof. You also begin to see diffraction creep in around F8-F11 which begins to soften the image, so just stopping it all the way down isn't always the best answer at 5X.

And yes I try to go for the eye, but with manual focus, moving bugs, and very thin DOF it's tough to do and sometimes you take what you can get. I also start to use Live view to help focus once I get up past 2X magnification.
 06/24/2010 10:01:02 PM · #490
Originally posted by pixelpig:




Holy cow, man, these are AWESOME! [/quote]

Thank you.
 06/24/2010 11:50:01 PM · #491
I've been missing a lot the past several days... next up = a big fat round of looking and commenting

Meanwhile, here's one a little different:



Message edited by author 2010-06-25 09:03:33.
 06/25/2010 08:05:09 AM · #492
06/25/2010 08:58:26 AM · #493
Day 25

06/25/2010 09:02:24 AM · #494


06/25/2010 11:07:02 AM · #495
Day 23

06/25/2010 11:41:53 AM · #496
06/25/2010 03:06:37 PM · #497

Jun 25 - Spider and her web
 06/25/2010 06:28:03 PM · #498
Got my extension tubes today. Makes hand holding a lot harder. All of these are with a 32mm extension tube attached. Was surprised that I could stack all three and auto focus still worked. Just can't hand hold 64mm of extension while in what ever strange position I have to get into to photograph the bugs.



06/25/2010 09:41:05 PM · #499


ETA: I did some quick calculations and came to the conclusion that the 70-300 + reversed 50 gives me about 8:1 magnification

Message edited by author 2010-06-25 22:24:21.
 06/25/2010 10:24:59 PM · #500
Originally posted by mycelium:


ETA: I did some quick calculations and came to the conclusion that the 70-300 + reversed 50 gives me about 8:1 magnification


holy moly!!
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