Macro Photo thread

[Boring_Chris]

DibblyDobbler said:

This one is a 4 shot stack (using Zerene stacker)


Fly Macro by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Jesus Christ...

[DibblyDobbler]

Cheers Chris - good job on the mystobug

[DibblyDobbler]

Another one of the Darter I got the other day


Common Darter (2) by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[rich888]

Boring_Chris said:

DibblyDobbler said:

This one is a 4 shot stack (using Zerene stacker)


Fly Macro by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Jesus Christ...

Wow, DD you have totally excelled yourself this time...

[DibblyDobbler]

Cheers - I must admit I was pleased with that one

[agentzigzag]

_DSC1006 by Gavin Chapman, on Flickr

Quite literally a bit of string hanging off a tree in my local woods, trying out a new 105mm Sigma

[GravelBen]

agentzigzag said:

trying out a new 105mm Sigma

I just got one of those too, bit more versatile than the old reverse-50mm!

Spidey dinner time (1) by Ben, on Flickr

Strawberry flower by Ben, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Jumping Spider by Ben, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Nice one Ben

[rich888]

GravelBen said:

Jumping Spider by Ben, on Flickr

That photo is brilliant, though I would be a little concerned if he did actually jump towards me at that distance!

The 'Spidey dinner time' photo made me chuckle, reminded me of the film 'Gremlins'.

As DibblyDobbler said, nice one Ben

EDITED to ask whether you are using the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro OS HSM prime lens, or the Sigma 24-105mm f4 DG OS HSM A zoom lens?

Edited by rich888 on Sunday 22 January 17:36

[GravelBen]

Cheers fullas

Its a Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX D Macro, old version not DG / OS / HSM.

[drhook]

Here's a humming-bird hawkmoth from Rochefort last summer. IQ lacks a little as it's been shot with a little Canon s120 but the chase is as much fun as the result. Love the pictures on this thread! Some great talent.....wow

[DibblyDobbler]

Great shot Doc! And welcome

[drhook]

Thanks for the welcome, DibbyDobbler. I must confess to never having heard of this site until recently when I was looking for info on using a Raynox with a Sony R10iii, which led me to the thread. I'm looking to upgrade some time in the future from my other camera, an old SX40, and the Sony has piqued my interest (though I have to raise the cash for it still - that may take some time, lol) and I wanted to find out more about it. I take most of my insect pics at the moment with the little s120 though - it's always in my pocket and has a decent macro capability (well, not true macro, more close-up). I get the insects here where I live, so have plenty of opportunities to photograph them. I promise not to bore you all, though.

[DibblyDobbler]

Well I can certainly vouch for the image quality of the RX10iii - fantastic camera but not cheap!

Ask away with any questions and no worries about being boring on this thread

[silobass]

Watching Carefully by Graham, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

I like that!

[jimmy156]

I dusted off the macro lens yesterday, turns out i am rustier than a 90's ford, but all good fun anyway! Only really happy with the last two, but would like ID's of the bees in the others if anyone reading is a budding entomologist!

IMG_2624 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2641 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2667 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2686 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2693 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2694 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2703 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

And relatively pleased with these...

IMG_2728 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2726 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

Focus on this one is not quite right...point of focus is fractionally in front of the eye... but i like it for all the pollen being thrown up in the air.

IMG_2737 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

[jimmy156]

Bit quiet on the macro thread these days!

Few more from me

IMG_2758 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2777 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

IMG_2784 by jimmyb156, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Yes, a bit quiet recently. In response the the last lovely bee shots, here's one of mine. Turned out to be my most popular Flickr image ever (by some margin), with approaching 100,000 views!

Ashy Mining-bee (m) by Ed Phillips, on Flickr