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06/24/2008 03:21:17 AM |
we have very similar spiders here .. i've only ever noticed them when i look thru the viewfinder with the 100mm lens tho !! ..
this is a brilliant photograph of such a small creature .. the hairs and those eyes and the intricacy of his little body .. nature/god/wotever is truly incredible ..
i use the same flash for a lot of my macro photographs now, but find that if i get too close then the camera shadow goes on the subject .. the bracket at the local camera shop didnt have enough 'play' to get the flash further enough away and at enough of an angle to correct that problem .. you must have the steadiest hand to get the focus correct tho, right on his eye .. excellent !!.. i get a heap of non-keepers because even with f10+ the focus is still shallow, relatively speaking that is .. i can see that its extremely shallow with your settings .. impossible to get more depth of field without a flash tho .. |
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06/06/2008 12:03:06 PM |
How do you use the 2.0x II teleconverter with your 100mm macro lens...I didn't think they were compatible? Does the extension tube go between the lens and teleconverter?
Amazing detail with this little guy! |
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06/05/2008 02:48:34 AM |
Let me see if I got this right....
A Canon 100 Macro...
2.0x II teleconverter...
12mm extension tube....
He's less than 1cm long, including legs...
Ya big baby! Its just a little spider! =D
But on "film" he is actually pretty creepy....
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06/04/2008 04:46:21 PM |
To answer the flash question, yes, taken with 580EX, mounted to hot shoe and with an Omniquest bounce card attached. Normally I would have used an off-camera flash cord, but I needed one hand to "direct" the spider. He would respond to the proximity of my hand, and I could get him to "pose" (sort of) while shooting with the other hand.
This was definitely manual focus; actually, set the focus on the lens and forget it, focus by moving the camera/lens combination. Follow the spider, hit the button and hope, mostly! |
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06/04/2008 10:53:51 AM |
| WOW even more impressive when I read how small it actually is. I'm one of those people that doesn't have a fear of creepy fuzzy things fortunately. Nice job, wonderful detail and colours. |
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06/04/2008 10:21:10 AM |
| I love insects and this one is superb. I like that green on his face, never noticed that before. Those eyes look like ball bearings. Great spider shot. |
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06/04/2008 09:17:55 AM |
Wow, you really wanted to get close!! Awesome shot, the detail is fantastic.
Did the lens auto focus with the 2.0x II teleconverter + 12mm extension tube fitted or did you have to manually focus? |
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06/04/2008 06:59:42 AM |
| Amazing detail considering he is so small |
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06/04/2008 04:47:25 AM |
| sweet shot - love the catch lights in his/her eyes |
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06/04/2008 04:24:04 AM |
I also prefer to work without flash for macros as I also love the way the DOF is when I do that. WOW..... this is close, maybe a little to close for comfort, but what great detail you have captured. I also love the textures and the colors help to make it stand out.
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06/03/2008 11:50:27 PM |
Wow. Fantastic. Did you use flash? I did some with flash and found I had much more DOF to work with (and my flashes work off camera).
That's very cool. Now your going to make me by a real macro lens. |
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