Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009

TroyP · 4th April 2009

Just wanted to start my thread off with this pic of 4 people blinding and cooking a poor little JS!

Will upload my pics tomorrow, need to sleep!

aaSKaa · 4th April 2009

Originally Posted by TroyP

Just wanted to start my thread off with this pic of 4 people blinding and cooking a poor little JS!

Will upload my pics tomorrow, need to sleep!

cant wait to see ur findings.

ex0rzist · 4th April 2009

Hahaha ! This is a funny one ! I can only recognise the one in the most foreground......the one with the biggest DIFFUSER......heh heh

aaSKaa · 4th April 2009

Knock Knock. Where is the pictures ?

Snapperholic · 4th April 2009

Hahaha good catch~ 1st time seeing "people" photos in night macro posting~ Ooohhh~ big mama diffuser!

sgfreestyler · 4th April 2009

Originally Posted by ex0rzist

Hahaha ! This is a funny one ! I can only recognise the one in the most foreground......the one with the biggest DIFFUSER......heh heh

haha. i know who u are referring to.

TroyP · 4th April 2009

Originally Posted by aaSKaa

Knock Knock. Where is the pictures ?

Coming, coming.
I was up until 4am waiting for my butterfly to come out. I got up again at 6am only to find that the butterfly was completely out. I took pics for 45 mins, but it still hadnt opened it's wings! It was gone when I got up at 9.30.

I'm still reviewing my pics. The white tree hopper turned out very white, I only got 1 pic to salvage from that.

glenntbk · 4th April 2009

ha ha ha... I was one of the shooters.... here is my shot.

TroyP · 4th April 2009

Ok, got most of my shots sorted out. Still undecided over which JS pics to upload (narrowed it down to 9 shots lol). I wasnt bothered to edit RAW files tonight, just used the jpgs.

Lower Pierce Reservoir, Singapore
Night Macro shoot, 03/04/2009
Nikon D90
Nikon 50mm F1.8
Raynox 250

All hand-held, Nikon D90 + inbuilt flash + DIY difuser. Manual mode, mostly F16, ISO 100, 1/125sec.

1. Stick insect

2. Bush Roach? Knock knock - who's there?

3. Snail - Which way did he go? He went that way!

4. Snail

5. Tree hopper?

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TroyP · 4th April 2009

(Images coming)

6. Spider

7. Spider

8. Spider

9. Tree Hopper?

10. Tree Hopper?

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TroyP · 4th April 2009

(images coming)

11. Stilt Legged Fly

12. Stilt Legged Fly

13. JS #1

14. JS #2

15. JS #2

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tagorean · 4th April 2009

Great colours and sharpness!

shgfun · 4th April 2009

Really nice, Troy. You've found lots of nice creatures of the night.

tchuanye · 4th April 2009

Great details and DOF control! Good lighting too! you have really improved alot since your first post!

teebs · 4th April 2009

Nice pics TROY!!!

MUCH Better than me already...

thadstan · 5th April 2009

Troy, u are my idol. I tried with the same set up and it's IMPOSSIBLE to get this quality!.
of cos i lack a diffuser, but the magnification is great for your pics!

TroyP · 5th April 2009

Originally Posted by tagorean

Great colours and sharpness!

Thanks. I just used Vivid on the camera, didnt tweak my colours

Originally Posted by shgfun

Really nice, Troy. You've found lots of nice creatures of the night.

Thanks. Well, half of them were found by others, I just joined the queue and took my shots! lol

Originally Posted by tchuanye

Great details and DOF control! Good lighting too! you have really improved alot since your first post!

Thanks! And I still have a lot more to improve on. Mostly my lighting argh. The inbuilt flash is quite harsh on Nikon D90 for macro. When taking shots of those Tree Hoppers, my shots are very over-exposed. I have yet to master the SB600 flash too, but I still find the inbuilt flash better (will try and work on a better difuser).

Originally Posted by teebs

Nice pics TROY!!!

MUCH Better than me already...

Thanks! I wouldn't say better, I take dozens of shots and pick the best one lol

Originally Posted by thadstan

Troy, u are my idol. I tried with the same set up and it's IMPOSSIBLE to get this quality!.
of cos i lack a diffuser, but the magnification is great for your pics!

Nah, you'll be taking shots like this in no time

You'll get the hang of it with more practise. Day macro and night macro have different challenges, mostly with lighting. A difuser is very important because the flash is quite harsh at such a close distance to the subject.

teebs · 5th April 2009

I finally saw the twig like feather leg spider at Bukit Batok Nature Park today...

ex0rzist · 5th April 2009

Excellent shots Troy ! Very good control on your lighting and DOF......All this shows that practice makes perfect. For all the newbies in macro photography, the best way to improve is to keep shooting and shooting !

glenntbk · 5th April 2009

Very Nice Series. I like no 2.

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ex0rzist Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jurong West Posts: 604	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Hahaha ! This is a funny one ! I can only recognise the one in the most foreground......the one with the biggest DIFFUSER......heh heh __________________ My Flickr Canon 40D 18-55/50mm F1.8/100mm Macro F2.8 USM

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aaSKaa Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 513	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Knock Knock. Where is the pictures ?

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Snapperholic Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 313	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Hahaha good catch~ 1st time seeing "people" photos in night macro posting~ Ooohhh~ big mama diffuser! __________________ 40D\|17-40L\|70-200f4ISL\|580EXII\|100Macro\|Sigma 30\|Tamron18250\| www.flickr.com/photos/snapperholic

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glenntbk Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 254	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 ha ha ha... I was one of the shooters.... here is my shot.

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TroyP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 955	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Ok, got most of my shots sorted out. Still undecided over which JS pics to upload (narrowed it down to 9 shots lol). I wasnt bothered to edit RAW files tonight, just used the jpgs. Lower Pierce Reservoir, Singapore Night Macro shoot, 03/04/2009 Nikon D90 Nikon 50mm F1.8 Raynox 250 All hand-held, Nikon D90 + inbuilt flash + DIY difuser. Manual mode, mostly F16, ISO 100, 1/125sec. 1. Stick insect 2. Bush Roach? Knock knock - who's there? 3. Snail - Which way did he go? He went that way! 4. Snail 5. Tree hopper? . __________________ Nikon D90, 50mm + Raynox DCR250 Flickr

4th April 2009	#1
TroyP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 955	Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Just wanted to start my thread off with this pic of 4 people blinding and cooking a poor little JS! Will upload my pics tomorrow, need to sleep! __________________ Nikon D90, 50mm + Raynox DCR250 Flickr

4th April 2009	#12
tagorean Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 256	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Great colours and sharpness!

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shgfun Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 585	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Really nice, Troy. You've found lots of nice creatures of the night. __________________ My Flickr Life is measured by every moment that takes your breath away.

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,958	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Great details and DOF control! Good lighting too! you have really improved alot since your first post! __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

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teebs Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,377	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Nice pics TROY!!! MUCH Better than me already...

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thadstan New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: AMK Posts: 32	Re: Lower Pierce Night Macro 03/04/2009 Troy, u are my idol. I tried with the same set up and it's IMPOSSIBLE to get this quality!. of cos i lack a diffuser, but the magnification is great for your pics! __________________ Alpha 300\|50mm f1.4\| Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6\|Sony 18-70mm Kit\|Sigma 70-300mm APO\|Raynox 250\|HVL 42 AM