Macro Photo thread

[ExPat2B]

I love what you are doing with the lighting on the bees, is it all natural, or is a heavily diffused flash ?

Some dragonflies from today : just didn't quite 100% nail the focus on the first, which is pity as I love the sunstars on the background.


Thursley_DragonFly06 by natureiser, on Flickr


Thursley_DragonFly05 by natureiser, on Flickr

[nre]

ExPat2B said:

I love what you are doing with the lighting on the bees, is it all natural, or is a heavily diffused flash ?

Thanks again, the bees are lit with an old vivitar 285 flash that I have on the quarter power setting with the head a few inches to the side of the lens front element and angled in towards the subject. For most subjects I can reliably shoot on manual at 100ISO, f10 and 1/250s. the exceptions being white butterflies and anything on a white flower. The recent butterflies are natural light.

nice dragonflies.

[ddarno]

Sorry quite a few again...but not all dragon/damselflies...

Appeared to have worked until it dropped.

Bee by ddarno, on Flickr


Hover Fly by ddarno, on Flickr

Anyone have a clue what sort of Fly this is?

Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Grasshopper by ddarno, on Flickr


Spider with Lunch by ddarno, on Flickr

Had to include one shot of a dragonfly.

Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[ddarno]

More spam from me...



Common Blue Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Wasp by ddarno, on Flickr


Ruddy Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

ddarno said:

Anyone have a clue what sort of Fly this is?

Fly by ddarno, on Flickr

I think it's one of the tachinid flies (because of all the bristles), but not 100% sure ...

[ddarno]

Ed_P said:

I think it's one of the tachinid flies (because of all the bristles), but not 100% sure ...

Thanks Ed, gives me something to start looking for.

[ddarno]

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Southern Hawker Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Southern Hawker Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Southern Hawker Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

ddarno said:

Migrant Hawker Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr

That is lovely! Nothing like that up here in cold wet Scotland

[Ed_P]

DibblyDobbler said:

That is lovely! Nothing like that up here in cold wet Scotland

Time to start searching in leaf-litter for springtails Mike. They love it cold and wet. Trouble is, ones like this are generally less than 1mm long ...

Globular springtail - Sminthurinus igniceps by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Ed_P said:

Time to start searching in leaf-litter for springtails Mike. They love it cold and wet. Trouble is, ones like this are generally less than 1mm long ...

Globular springtail - Sminthurinus igniceps by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

Very nice Ed, you're right of course I need to be a bit more dedicated!

[leggly]

I can't remember if I've posted this one here before, apologies if I have

Untitled by squiffy1308, on Flickr

[14-7]

Jumping spider by 14-7, on Flickr

There's always one by 14-7, on Flickr

[damianmkv]

fight for supremacy by damianmkv, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

Managed to capture some tiny ( 2 inch ) lizards today.

Lizard_3 by natureiser, on Flickr

And a dragonfly - no wait come back ! this is a dragonfly being stalked by a lizard. Don't see that very often.

Lizard_3_DragonFly by natureiser, on Flickr

And another tiny lizard.

Lizard_2 by natureiser, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Bluebottle Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[LongQ]

DibblyDobbler said:

Bluebottle Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

Nice work.

Looks like the aero people went a bit wild when they designed that one. Makes you wonder how all works.

[AndyT350]

My pathetic effort compared to you guys! Using a 50mm prime and some extension tubes - I guess i need a flash and a proper macro lens!? (oh.. and some skill!)


Spider-1.jpg by andydean117, on Flickr


Spider-2.jpg by andydean117, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

LongQ said:

DibblyDobbler said:

Bluebottle Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

Nice work.

Looks like the aero people went a bit wild when they designed that one. Makes you wonder how all works.

Ta - yes, quite fascinating little beasts when viewed up close

[DibblyDobbler]

AndyT350 said:

My pathetic effort compared to you guys! Using a 50mm prime and some extension tubes - I guess i need a flash and a proper macro lens!? (oh.. and some skill!)


Spider-1.jpg by andydean117, on Flickr


Spider-2.jpg by andydean117, on Flickr

Nothing to be ashamed of! You can do a lot with a 50mm but a flash (with some kind of diffusers - even homemade) would probably be the next step. I usually shoot around f9 - f16 and 1/200 - not possible without extra light

[AndyT350]

DibblyDobbler said:

AndyT350 said:

My pathetic effort compared to you guys! Using a 50mm prime and some extension tubes - I guess i need a flash and a proper macro lens!? (oh.. and some skill!)

Nothing to be ashamed of! You can do a lot with a 50mm but a flash (with some kind of diffusers - even homemade) would probably be the next step. I usually shoot around f9 - f16 and 1/200 - not possible without extra light

Thanks DibbyDobbler! - Would a Canon 430EX be a good start? although the NISSIN/Sunpac ones seem to be quite a bit cheaper - anyone know if they any good?

I guess i'd need an extension cable swell as i suppose this macro stuff won't work with the flash mounted on top of the camera?