Last few macros before returning lens

[nyxx88]

Finally!! picasaweb allows hotlinking!!

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[fWord]

Wow...beautuful bugs. Where did you find these? The last one looks familiar but from memory it's extremely small and hard to approach.

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[fWord]

Originally Posted by fWord Wow...beautiful bugs. Where did you find these? The last one looks familiar but from memory it's extremely small and hard to approach.

PS: Was referring to #9 earlier on, until I saw your newer photos.

[nyxx88]

Ok. That's the last of the lot. Some of the older ones can be found here http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88/AssortedMacrosSet2

An even older set is here http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88/A...ikon105mmMicro

As usual, C&C are welcome. Please direct comments to the photographer & not the models

[nyxx88]

Originally Posted by fWord PS: Was referring to #9 earlier on, until I saw your newer photos.

That small flying insect? Found that one in JB. Yeah, it's kinda jittery, so... have to approach more carefully. But its exoskeleton is highly reflective!! I have another pix of it, where I can see my own reflection on its mid-section & abdomen -- I can make out my profile.

[Mac123]

cool...d pictures look awesome...keep it up

[nyxx88]

Originally Posted by Mac123 cool...d pictures look awesome...keep it up

Thanx . Welcome to the macro sub-forum.

[fWord]

Originally Posted by nyxx88 That small flying insect? Found that one in JB. Yeah, it's kinda jittery, so... have to approach more carefully. But its exoskeleton is highly reflective!! I have another pix of it, where I can see my own reflection on its mid-section & abdomen -- I can make out my profile.

There's some of these hanging around in my garden, but so hard to stalk and approach. They usually make their way out of there before I can get into position. From your experience, do you usually have to crop your photos or is 1:1 magnification actually enough? Even a house-fly looks like a speck in my photos at 1:1. Well, maybe not quite that bad, but there's plenty of dead space around.

[LOTUSfairy]

I love #10..

[2point8]

nice!

u made good use of ur lens, i believe u had rented it?

i like the 1st shot but IMO a tighter crop would be preferred

[nyxx88]

Originally Posted by fWord There's some of these hanging around in my garden, but so hard to stalk and approach. They usually make their way out of there before I can get into position. From your experience, do you usually have to crop your photos or is 1:1 magnification actually enough? Even a house-fly looks like a speck in my photos at 1:1. Well, maybe not quite that bad, but there's plenty of dead space around.

You have your own garden?? Wow! It'll be a dream for me to have my own garden Make good use of it .

Try to shoot them early in the morning, when they are still a wee bit lethargic. They become more active as the temperature rises. Good luck!!

I do crop some of the shots for better composition. But for larger insects, I sometimes get by without cropping. Btw, I am not sure abt the 1:1 thingy (I don't understand it 100% yet) -- still have some learning to do... But a housefly doesn't look like a speck with the Nikkor 105mm micro lens though.

[fWord]

Originally Posted by nyxx88 You have your own garden?? Wow! It'll be a dream for me to have my own garden Make good use of it . Try to shoot them early in the morning, when they are still a wee bit lethargic. They become more active as the temperature rises. Good luck!! I do crop some of the shots for better composition. But for larger insects, I sometimes get by without cropping. Btw, I am not sure abt the 1:1 thingy (I don't understand it 100% yet) -- still have some learning to do... But a housefly doesn't look like a speck with the Nikkor 105mm micro lens though.

Heheh...too much insecticide in the garden, so we don't have much insects. The few that we have can never compare to the ones you've showcased here. I did try shooting a wasp today though.

Thanks for the advice, I've read that before in some sources. I'm guessing that late in the afternoon is fine as well but conditions tend to be a bit breezy.

I'm not sure about the 1:1 thing yet. But that ratio means that we're shooting at life size. So if you were shooting on film, the negative is roughly 36 X 24mm. At life size, a 3cm long subject will reproduce at 3cm on your actual negative. If my understanding is correct it then means that a 3.6 X 2.4cm long subject will reproduce as a frame-filling subject on your film negative.

The fly I was photographing was around 8mm long only, so I guess it is no surprise it turned out pretty small in my photo even when shooting at lifesize magnification.

[nyxx88]

Originally Posted by LOTUSfairy I love #10..

Thanx. It was a pretty shy fella, preferring the safe sanctuary of the leaf .

[Swatch]

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btw,what insect is #4?

[nyxx88]

Originally Posted by Swatch #2 btw,what insect is #4?

#4 was identified as a shield bug larva in another macro thread. I found it at SBG.

Oh, if you like #2, I found a short shrub that was crawling with ladybugs!! All with different colors & patterns. But they were moving very fast!!!

The closest candidate google turned up is here http://www.whatsthatbug.com/true_bugs_2.html -- look for the "Shield Bug from Hong Kong" picture. They supposedly stink

[nyxx88]

Oops!! Scrolling further down the same page, there is an even closer fit. Look for "Giant Shield Bug from Malasia".