Macro Photo thread

[Jez O]

DibblyDobbler said:

Jez - nice shots, I think your Bee is a Hoverfly though

Whoops!
Thanks Mike.

[5hero]

DibblyDobbler said:

They're getting older now aren't they? And you've a wife haven't you?!

They are more important to me than anything, Mike. I like to spend all my spare time with them.

[LongQ]

5hero said:

They are more important to me than anything, Mike. I like to spend all my spare time with them.

You have reached that stage of life where kids take over for a few years. Best get them into whatever your hobbies are ASAP so you can enjoy both aspects. Two boys right?

I have 2 girls (adult now) and never could find an excuse to get the train set out of its boxes or though the younger one for some odd reason once expressed a desire for a radio controlled car. Got one, at some expense, but it was entirely wasted. No idea what happened to it in the end.

Once Hi-Fi's gave way to iPods and they realised I was never going to be interested in handbags, shoes and clothes they realised that my aptitude for being a taxi driver at any time of night was probably the best they could realistically expect and made good use of it. They do, however, have an appreciation of cars so I suppose all was not entirely wasted.

[DibblyDobbler]

5hero said:

They are more important to me than anything, Mike. I like to spend all my spare time with them.

As it should be

[5hero]

I couldn't resist after spotting this in the garden (sorry kids)

Clicky to unsquish if you like.









She/he is still sitting out my back garden if anyone wants to borrow her

Edited by 5hero on Friday 7th September 16:09

[DibblyDobbler]

5hero said:

I couldn't resist after spotting this in the garden (sorry kids)

Clicky to unsquish if you like.

Edited by 5hero on Friday 7th September 15:55

You've still got it mate

I'm going to have to go bug hunting tomorrow now, not long left till another season is over...

[5hero]

Ta Mike. Me too, got a spare couple of hours in the afternoon! You up to anything on Sunday?

Mrs Dragonfly is still sitting out the back. I feel she'll be dead in the morning

[DibblyDobbler]

5hero said:

Ta Mike. Me too, got a spare couple of hours in the afternoon! You up to anything on Sunday?

Mrs Dragonfly is still sitting out the back. I feel she'll be dead in the morning

Will text

[DibblyDobbler]

No fancy bugs round my way This was the best I could find:


Fly Closeup by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr

[ddarno]

Sorry more Dragon Fly snaps this week...


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

George is Dead by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr

[laam999]

only 1:2 macro

this was from work

this was taken in my back garden
[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/u3Guvrbo[/url

[Dogsey]

Getting really close to finally getting a proper macro lens and I've got the choices down to the Canon 100mm f2.8 USM and the Tamron 90mm f2.8 SP Di - which judging by all the reviews I've seen seems to have at least as good optics if not better than the Canon. The one thing that concerns me about the Tamron is the fact that it extends as it focuses, is this a genuine problem (in which case the Canon is the one to go for) or am I worrying about nothing?

TIA.

[DibblyDobbler]

Dogsey said:

Getting really close to finally getting a proper macro lens and I've got the choices down to the Canon 100mm f2.8 USM and the Tamron 90mm f2.8 SP Di - which judging by all the reviews I've seen seems to have at least as good optics if not better than the Canon. The one thing that concerns me about the Tamron is the fact that it extends as it focuses, is this a genuine problem (in which case the Canon is the one to go for) or am I worrying about nothing?

TIA.

I heard the Tamron is good but the extending front element does seem odd. I'd be tempted to play it safe and go for the Canon unless there's a big price difference. 5hero will have talked you into an MPE65 soon enough anyway

[Yellabelly]

Dogsey, the Tamron, in most tests over the past 2-3 years beat the OEM lenses for quality and price.

With regard to the lens front element moving in/out it is not a problem, you can switch the limiter on to stop full in/out movement if you are auto focussing but as most of us will focus manually then you would, in most cases, put the lens adjustment to full extension and then just rock back and forth to focus on the subject.
I think that it is no different to the way you would focus with Canon or Nikon macro lenses.

YB

[DibblyDobbler]

Unidentified Bug (1) by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr


Unidentified Bug (2) by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr


Unidentified Bug (3) by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr

Getting a bit late in the season for fancy bugs so went looking for a few smaller ones today

[Jez O]

First one is a Harvestman spider Mike. I also found one of them a couple of pages back. Scared the crap out of me when I saw it in the wall through the lens! Looked like the alien from Independence Day!

[DibblyDobbler]

Jez O said:

First one is a Harvestman spider Mike. I also found one of them a couple of pages back. Scared the crap out of me when I saw it in the wall through the lens! Looked like the alien from Independence Day!

Yes you're right

A chap on Flickr (the rather amazing Eddie the Bugman) identified it as Dicranopalpus ramosus which is a variety of Harvestman

[ddarno]

Yet more Dragon Flies....though I think I need a camera upgrade to get decent images.


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Hawk Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Migrant Hawker Dragon Fly by ddarno, on Flickr

[LongQ]

A quick and snappy semi-macro sort of kind of thing using a Canon G11 and natural light.

Came out better than I expected but of course it's no MP-E challenger. Thumbsnap should be good enough to illustrate what I mean. This is a deep crop BTW.