Newbie with new Tamron Macro lens

[josephlbt]

newbie here, just bought a tamron 90mm f2.8 macro lens using Canon 500D
hoping to capture some insects close up shots
went to botanic garden but only get to see dragonflies..
Any recommendations to places with exotic and wide range of insects species to capture?
I love praying mantis..any idea where?

 

[Jamesf]

You can refer to here.

Have fun.

 

[chillicutter]

newbie here, just bought a tamron 90mm f2.8 macro lens using Canon 500D
hoping to capture some insects close up shots
went to botanic garden but only get to see dragonflies..
Any recommendations to places with exotic and wide range of insects species to capture?
I love praying mantis..any idea where?

You can join those macro outings with members here! :thumbsup:

 

[josephlbt]

Wow thanks.. thats a great list of places with insects..

 

[zac08]

Learn about the insects first. You need to understand them a lil, such as the minimum distance you can get near, etc...

Don't expect your first few trips to produce excellent results. Keep trying.

 

[jeffreychan76]

Hi

May I know how much u bought for the macro lens?

 

[josephlbt]

$530 from funan.. cant rem the shop name

 

[Diavonex]

Joseph, why don't you post your pictures here:

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=12

 

[ovaltinemilo]

$530 from funan.. cant rem the shop name

seems like a good price.

 

[megaweb]

Macro lens itself should be sufficient for shooting dragonflies. Try to shoot w/o the 500D first unless you wanna take super macro shots.