Macro Photo thread

[dinkel]

To have some depth of field I need to use a smaller F (5.6 and smaller) so light can be a pain. Wind though - even the slightest breeze - is a nightmare.

It's a challenge!

[Morbid]

Rosemary beetle (?) I've never seen one before.

IMG_7745 c by [e-mail], on Flickr

IMG_7686 by [e-mail], on Flickr

[ddarno]

Ed_P said:

I never use tripod or monopod for outdoor macro, but as lots that I photograph are on the ground, I do use a beanbag. One useful trick that I read about and have used occasionally, is using a long walking stick/cane. In effect, you just grasp the cane at the appropriate height with one hand and then rest the camera on the hand. This gives better control than trying to hold the camera steady in "mid-air". Also, to change height, just slide hand up and down the stick.

Mt favoured technique when an insect is on a plant, is to carefully pinch the stem between thump and forefinger of my "spare" hand and then rest the camera on that hand. The camera and "subject" then move in unison. OK, most bugs fly off, but many will stay put.

And no, before anyone asks, I don't have three hands!

Thanks Ed, most of my targets are in the middle of hedges, so don't think the bean bag will be much use. I'll look to get a monopod, as that sounds similar to the cane approach if not quite as quick to adjust the the height.

[nre]

Morbid said:

Rosemary beetle (?) I've never seen one before.

IMG_7745 c by [e-mail], on Flickr

IMG_7686 by [e-mail], on Flickr

it is a Rosemary beetle, I've found lots on my lavender this year.

[Morbid]

Ta NRE!

[AndyT350]

One more from me...


Bee Macro.jpg by andydean117, on Flickr

[OGR4M]

Tamron 90mm 1:1 F3.5 Macro - my newest purchase.

[nre]

some more spidery things

common orb weaver 3 by NRE, on Flickr

garden spider 4 by NRE, on Flickr

garden spider 3 by NRE, on Flickr

[sicarumba]

trapped by sicarumba, on Flickr

[crmcatee]

The dragonflies haven't gone just yet..


CMAC9584 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr



CMAC9842 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr

[ddarno]

Bee by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[leggly]

Pure luck getting this shot.

Untitled by squiffy1308, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

^^^ Love that.

Nothing special from me as I am confined to barracks for a while:



Fly by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr



Bee by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Wandered around the garden for a while after work this evening

Bee on flower (1) by gravelben, on Flickr

Flies by gravelben, on Flickr

Tree flower (2) by gravelben, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

An immature Barkfly. This one with the Canon MP-E at full stretch; plus a 2x Tele-extender.

Barkfly Nymph by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Butterfly by gravelben, on Flickr

[Yellabelly]

_DSC0978-1 by ray_blake, on Flickr


_DSC0969-1 by ray_blake, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Did a quick test with a ruler to see what magnification and working distance I'm actually getting from the reversed 50mm f1.8, results not quite what I was expecting.

Working distance approx 106mm (give or take 1-2mm for errors in lining it up with the end of the ruler).

Reverse 50mm f1.8 D ruler test by gravelben, on Flickr

Magnification 1 : 1.44 (34mm in frame on a 23.6mm wide sensor, someone correct me if I'm working magnification out wrong?)

Reverse 50mm f1.8 D ruler test by gravelben, on Flickr

Thought it might have been higher than that as there as there are a heap of websites saying reversed 50mm lenses give about 1:1. Maybe some 50mm lenses do, but not this one!

[GravelBen]

And a couple of spiders, just because.

Garden Spider by gravelben, on Flickr

Time for school by gravelben, on Flickr

[Jenx]

GravelBen said:

Butterfly by gravelben, on Flickr

Ben, where was this taken? In the UK or no?

It's really interesting in that the top part of the wings look like a Red Admiral but the lower half (red patch with black and white circles) are all wrong.

Jenx