Dinner is served...

[V6GTO]

Dinner is served...



Martin.

[KB_S1]

is that a bee? may sound stupid but it is so close up and detailed it has no context for me.
That is a crticism of my own lack of knowledge and not having a go at the pic which is lovely. In a horrible B-Movie kind of way.

[rhubarb]

Martin, this and all the macro stuff you do is fantastic, but how on earth do you get your insects to stay still long enough, do you drug them !!! As soon as I get within a few feet of any insect, butterfly etc they hop/fly off - very annoying, so a I get a blured shot or a perfect shot of a leaf at the best nothing anywhere as clear and detailed as yours. Oh on second thoughts perhaps I'm missing the point and you're actually an expert taxidermist, and just out of view is a huge nail

[Autonotiv]

OMG that is a very good shot, but very scary.

So what is it then? a Wasp? or Bee?

[Mrs Fish]

rhubarb said:

Martin, this and all the macro stuff you do is fantastic, but how on earth do you get your insects to stay still long enough, do you drug them !!! As soon as I get within a few feet of any insect, butterfly etc they hop/fly off - very annoying, so a I get a blured shot or a perfect shot of a leaf at the best nothing anywhere as clear and detailed as yours. Oh on second thoughts perhaps I'm missing the point and you're actually an expert taxidermist, and just out of view is a huge nail

My sentiments exactly

[V6GTO]

It's a bee...or at least it looked like a bee. He seemed to be high on Honeysuckle scent and it seemed he was oblivious to me.



Martin.

[UKBob]

Id love to see the exif details.

Excellent DOF control too, how d'ya manage to keep so much of the bee in focus, or is that image heavily cropped?
What lens did you use btw?

[V6GTO]

Those are full frame...no crop.
Lens is a Canon 100mm Macro + 65mm of extention tubes.
EXIF? 1/125th @ f29, ISO 400, Flash (Canon 580 EX) set at 2/3 over.



Martin.

[_dobbo_]

Superb martin, better than the butterfly ones I think.

I guess at 165mm you don't have to be that close to the little blighter to get the shot? Or are you 12" away?

Whatever, these are great.

[cirks]

V6GTO said:

Flash (Canon 580 EX) set at 2/3 over.

Martin, three questions for you-
1) flash aimed straight or angled?
2) 'pure' flash or any form of diffuser
3) is the exposure compensation something you've found to be required specifically for macro with the flash or just in general?

[Seasider]

V6GTO said:

Dinner is served... Martin.

Martin, i browse on here occasionally but you have taken my breath away...





Also the car would look great in silver

[V6GTO]

Seasider said:

Also the car would look great in silver

Mate...the car would look good in turd brown, but turquoise is best

Martin.

[Seasider]

V6GTO said:

Seasider said: Also the car would look great in silver Mate...the car would look good in turd brown, but turquoise is best Martin.

all i ever see is slow blue ones



in the rear view mirror

[V6GTO]

_dobbo_ said:

I guess at 165mm you don't have to be that close to the little blighter to get the shot? Or are you 12" away?

The subject is about 3" from the front of the lens.

Martin.

[V6GTO]

cirks said:

V6GTO said: Flash (Canon 580 EX) set at 2/3 over. Martin, three questions for you- 1) flash aimed straight or angled? 2) 'pure' flash or any form of diffuser 3) is the exposure compensation something you've found to be required specifically for macro with the flash or just in general?

1) Angled down
2) The 580EX has a built-in diffuser screen that was in place.
3) Specifically for macro with the extention tubes.

HTH, Martin.

[V6GTO]

Seasider said:

all i ever see is slow blue ones in the rear view mirror

People who can't drive properly buy blue ones, silver ones and TVRs. That would explain it

Martin.

[Seasider]

V6GTO said:

Seasider said: all i ever see is slow blue ones in the rear view mirror People who can't drive properly buy blue ones, silver ones and TVRs. That would explain it Martin.

You forgot black AMV8's

[Mr Noble]

Oi! I'm listening btw!!

Great shots Martin! (for once)

Greg