Macro Photo thread

[IvanSTi]

From my Bathroom Wall, if you knew how scared of spiders I was, you'd understand how hard this was to take, never mind the 7 other shots that were out of focus because I was shaking so much. If that had moved, it was dead meat.

[Dan_1981]

Ladybug by Dan_1981, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

Bee_macro_2 by natureiser, on Flickr


Fly_wobble by natureiser, on Flickr

[ddarno]

Any one know what the correct name is for this please? Few more images on Flickr.


Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Fly by ddarno, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Ruby-tailed Wasp in my bee=hotel ...

Ruby-tailed Wasp by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[RobbieKB]

Ed_P said:

Ruby-tailed Wasp in my bee=hotel ...

Ruby-tailed Wasp by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

I've got a bee hotel but no tenants!

[nre]

More flies...

fly5 by NRE, on Flickr

[damianmkv]

head by damianmkv, on Flickr

[JSS 911]

Elephant Hawk-moths (Deilephila elpenor)underside by sinky 911, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Fly Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[RobbieKB]

DibblyDobbler said:

Fly Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

Jesus Horatio Christ that's a sharp image Mike. That's not even stacked is it?! Really well lit.

[nellyleelephant]

Anyone on here using a Canon 100 2.8L? I'd be interested to see what you can do with it as I'm 95% certain I'll be ordering one next week.

[DibblyDobbler]

RobbieKB said:

DibblyDobbler said:

Fly Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

Jesus Horatio Christ that's a sharp image Mike. That's not even stacked is it?! Really well lit.

Thanks Rob. MPE at 1x mag then a big crop - gives more dof than working at higher magnification. Got custom diffusers on the MT24ex - they just fit over the top of the StoFen diffuers and the two work well together

[DibblyDobbler]

nellyleelephant said:

Anyone on here using a Canon 100 2.8L? I'd be interested to see what you can do with it as I'm 95% certain I'll be ordering one next week.

I used to have one - brilliant lens but found I was using the MPE all the time so sold it due to lack of use. Is it just for macro? If so I would go for the MPE, it is the daddy but only if you are seriously into it as it's a faff to get the hang of and useless for anything else

[RobbieKB]

nellyleelephant said:

Anyone on here using a Canon 100 2.8L? I'd be interested to see what you can do with it as I'm 95% certain I'll be ordering one next week.

I'm using the non-L and always have. I can't justify the MPE but I use the 100mm for portraiture too - it's great for that.

These are all taken with 100mm f/2.8 macro & relatively cheap Marumi ring flash and/or custom light setup.

[ddarno]

nellyleelephant said:

Anyone on here using a Canon 100 2.8L? I'd be interested to see what you can do with it as I'm 95% certain I'll be ordering one next week.

Yes I've been using it for about a year. Examples here https://www.flickr.com/photos/ddarno/, though the more recent ones are using extension tubes (about a month) in addition, which gives AF a bit of trouble so you end up doing MF.

[nellyleelephant]

Thanks all.

No, it won't be just for macro, recently became a dad, so it'll be used for son pics too.

I'll have a look at the gallery posted, thanks.

Edited by nellyleelephant on Sunday 29th June 19:36

[Ed_P]

Hoverflies inside a poppy flower ...

Inside the Poppy Flower by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

At Alnwick Gardens today - lots of bugs



Bee in Pollen by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr



Ready for Takeoff! by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[Dogsey]

Green Tiger Beetles by Mike G Photos, on Flickr