Macro Photo thread

[Comacchio]

silentbrown said:

Possibly just focus accuracy? How are you focussing?

A mix of manual and auto - have just uploaded 2 more that look pretty sharp at f/8.

[Tycho]

A visitor in our back garden. It was very patient with me getting in it's face.

[silentbrown]

Tycho said:

A visitor in our back garden. It was very patient with me getting in it's face.

Coincidence

Banded Demoiselle down by the river this afternoon. Just handheld with kit lens.


Untitled by Roddy Pratt, on Flickr

[Vintage Racer]

Wood White Butterfly (Leptidea sinapis).

DSC_0396 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[silentbrown]

Vintage Racer said:

Wood White Butterfly (Leptidea sinapis).

DSC_0396 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Very nice. A lot of your 'bug' shots have dark background which bring out the subject nicely. Is that just good choice of background when shooting, or a specific lighting/editing setup?

[DibblyDobbler]

Vintage Racer said:

Wood White Butterfly (Leptidea sinapis).

DSC_0396 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Superb!

[Vintage Racer]

silentbrown said:

Very nice. A lot of your 'bug' shots have dark background which bring out the subject nicely. Is that just good choice of background when shooting, or a specific lighting/editing setup?

It depends upon the subject, and I do try to position myself to get the best lighting. Different things for different people, but I do find a dark background helps to make the subject 'pop'. - I only use Nikon's software for editing, so don't play around much with the images. - I would not know where to start with 'lightroom' etc............at 67, i'm too old!

[Vintage Racer]

DibblyDobbler said:

Superb!

Thanks Mike. - I'm running out of subjects in the garden, but a few more from today....

Longhorn beetle (Rhagium sycophanta)
DSC_0907 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Juvenile Green Cricket
DSC_0857 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

The Bee did not have a happy ending!
DSC_0863 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[silentbrown]

Fantastic Longhorn Beetle shot!

Any guesses what these are They're related to some of previous images...

What can they bee? by Roddy Pratt, on Flickr

[Vintage Racer]

silentbrown said:

Fantastic Longhorn Beetle shot!

Any guesses what these are They're related to some of previous images...

What can they bee? by Roddy Pratt, on Flickr

Put me out of my misery!

and here's another from this morning....

DSC_1228_00001 (3) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[silentbrown]

Vintage Racer said:

Put me out of my misery!

Mud pellets from mason bees. Sometimes they get lost on their way to the airbrick they're currently building in and drop their carefully scavenged mud pellets in my office. You can just make out a dusting of pollen on the bottom left one. They're about 1-2mm diameter.

[Comacchio]

Couple from the weekend. Still struggling to get crisp shots, but I'll get there.


Bombus locorum by Allan Jones, on Flickr


Bombus hortorum by Allan Jones, on Flickr


Platycheirus albimanus by Allan Jones, on Flickr


Unknown Fly by Allan Jones, on Flickr


White-shouldered House-moth ? by Allan Jones, on Flickr

[Vintage Racer]

Going through my 'Green' phase!

DSC_1363 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[Vintage Racer]

From the garden..........Crab Spider, invites fly for lunch.

DSC_1856 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[Comacchio]

Vintage Racer said:

From the garden..........Crab Spider, invites fly for lunch.

DSC_1856 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

You've got some amazing insects about you, envious.

My lockdown walk today was pretty fruitless. Best of a bad bunch.


IMG_8902 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8911 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8915 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8922 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8926 by Allan Jones, on Flickr

IMG_8950 by Allan Jones, on Flickr

IMG_8951 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8958 by Allan Jones, on Flickr


IMG_8972 by Allan Jones, on Flickr

IMG_8983 by Allan Jones, on Flickr

[Smollet]

Large Red female Damselfly. Laowa 2.8 60 mm macro with Canon 6D
1/1250, F2.8. ISO 500

[Vintage Racer]

a few more from the garden....

Hoverfly.........hovering
DSC_1879 (2) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Slug eating flower head.
DSC_3196 (4) by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

Snout Fly.
DSC_3199_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

[Comacchio]

Vintage Racer said:

a few more from the garden....

Snout Fly.
DSC_3199_02 by Glynn Hobbs, on Flickr

That's an odd looking fly! Good shots as always.

[Vintage Racer]

Comacchio said:

That's an odd looking fly! Good shots as always.

Thankyou. - it's a part of the Hoverfly family!

[DibblyDobbler]

Not many bugs up here yet (Edinburgh) but am dusting off the macro kit now for the summer


Educated Fleas by Mike Smith, on Flickr