Perpetual insect photo thread

[DiJ]

Post your Bug and insect Macros here!

Starting off. A tiny damselfly.

[jeff31]

Very nice ! Colors are fantastic...
I never have enough chance to take an insect so beautiful. ;) At this moment, i've only bugs and flies. :(

http://sonyv3.free.fr/fly2.JPG

[Geoff Chandler]

Post your Bug and insect Macros here!

Starting off. A tiny damselfly.
Yes - this could be an interesting one - just for the record - what camera/lens did you use for the dragon fly?? Very good BTW
Geoff

[Geoff Chandler]

This REALLY isn't good - but at the moment it's the only digital fly I have! And it was on the wrong side of the blurry glass as well!!! I will watch out for opportunities though.. - I've got a slug? I also have a snail somewhere as well - would they count? Or are they to large for this thread.
Please keep posting everyone - this fascinates me.
Geoff :)

[SamuraiJack]

This has been posted before, but here goes anyway. It was taken with the SD500. I'll go delete it out of the other post so I am not wasting bandwidth.


Wes

[DiJ]

This REALLY isn't good - but at the moment it's the only digital fly I have! And it was on the wrong side of the blurry glass as well!!! I will watch out for opportunities though.. - I've got a slug? I also have a snail somewhere as well - would they count? Or are they to large for this thread.
Please keep posting everyone - this fascinates me.
Geoff :)

The fly is blurry. But I can see its droppings very clearly. :eek:
Yes you can post anything as long as its small and its an animal.

[Bald Eagle]

This one may seem weird, but it is an animal. It is a Macro of one of my corals in my Reef Tank. It is actually a plate coral . I humbly submit this picture.

[DiJ]

This one may seem weird, but it is an animal. It is a Macro of one of my corals in my Reef Tank. It is actually a plate coral . I humbly submit this picture.

Now thats a mean looking coral. Reminds me of some alien lifeform from a Hollywood movie. Cool colors too.

[Geoff Chandler]

The fly is blurry. But I can see its droppings very clearly. :eek:
Yes you can post anything as long as its small and its an animal.
Yup - I think the camera focused on this side of the window - which was blurry anyway - maybe it wasn't really worth it ...
Here's a slug eating a Rabbit food pellet, maybe I'll post a snail or a spider later - seew what others come up with...
Thanks for the comments.

[AllanC]

Thought i would post the first arachnid. It's a Uk house spider

[DiJ]

The little creature on your wall.

[SOD]

Very nice pictures, all.

Is it small enaugh?

[SOD]

Here's something smaller

[SOD]

Dragonflies in love

[SOD]

A gecko and a flower

[AllanC]

Hey everyone, i posted this before but thought i might as well post in this thread too.

[DiJ]

Thats a weird looking insect. Whats is it?

[AllanC]

Thats a weird looking insect. Whats is it?
diJ, apparantly it's called a "fly bee". That was my thoughts when i saw it too , he certainly zipped about a fair bit. This link was posted in the last thread with the strange little creature.



http://www.cirrusimage.com/flies_be...ylius_major.htm

Allan.

[jeff31]

a sort of bee
http://sonyv3.free.fr/bee1.JPG

A beetle
http://sonyv3.free.fr/BEETLE.JPG

a bug like
http://sonyv3.free.fr/bug1.JPG

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/mosquito.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider1.JPG

http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider2.JPG

[DiJ]

AllanC,
man you got some serious eco system going on in your garden!

[Geoff Chandler]

jeff31 - great shots - really enjoyed those.
Here's a Snail one rainy morning outside my front door...he's actually fairly small - not more than an inch and a half from the very tip to the tail.

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's a little Spider - he's really quite little but he was managing a small fly or something quite well (~ maybe THIS should be on the food thread).

[Bald Eagle]

Excellent photo of the spider. Doesnt look very friendly either. :)

[DiJ]

Keep those macros coming!

Heres one I got today. Beautiful little guy isnt he?

[Bald Eagle]

just gorgeous ;) the photo is excellent. great job. :)

[jeff31]

Keep those macros coming!

Heres one I got today. Beautiful little guy isnt he?
WOW, this macro is very impressive !

[Bald Eagle]

taken with my Canon EOS D60 with a 35-80 lens on A-Dep, ISO of 400(cloudy), hand-held. f5.6 hope you like

[DiJ]

taken with my Canon EOS D60 with a 35-80 lens on A-Dep, ISO of 400(cloudy), hand-held. f5.6 hope you like

Thats a beautiful lizard, very nice colors. That D60 can still kick ass!

[Bald Eagle]

DiJ, thank you very much for the kind words. The D60 was my introduction into DSLR photography. I've had the Nikon Fe2 and the Canon AE-1 prog. in 35mm, but I've got to say, Digital is infinitely more rewarding. Thanks again. :)

[DiJ]

DiJ, thank you very much for the kind words. The D60 was my introduction into DSLR photography. I've had the Nikon Fe2 and the Canon AE-1 prog. in 35mm, but I've got to say, Digital is infinitely more rewarding. Thanks again. :)

Agree. Hey film cameras give give great results. I love the feel of a full manual SLR. But having to wait for photos to be developed. Thats really a pain.
Hows your chick doing with the 300d?

[Bald Eagle]

The Chick is doing good, shes taken as many pics as i have, but, and dont tell her i said this, a little slow in posting pics (lazy). ;)

[Ali_baba]

http://jyu.atway.net/muamshai/albums/userpics/10001/12.JPG

It was a very difficult shot because:

1. It was dark there and I didn't have tripod.
2. The grasshopper were behind the glass so I was careful not to have reflection from glass.
3. Restless nosy kids were around me :mad: They wanted to see my LCD so I switched to EVF

I took 5 shots under BKT mode and selected the best one.

Camera: C-765 with macro (not S-macro).

Comments? Suggestions? :D


Edit: I have discovered that it is better to use EVF than LCD because in EVF you know the exact amount of light you need for your snap as LCD preview is effected by the angle of sight (you and LCD) and surrounding light. Well, this is my opinion.

oh! and one more thing. Save the image in your local HDD.
Right click on it.
On menu, click on properties.
select 'Summary' Tab
Click Advanced.
Here you have all the picture data :D

[DiJ]

http://jyu.atway.net/muamshai/albums/userpics/10001/12.JPG

Camera: C-765 with macro (not S-macro).

Comments? Suggestions? :D

:D

Thanks. I like the sharpness of the grasshopper in this picture. I little closer would be nice. Keeping shooting.

[DiJ]

A small freshwater fish with almost entire body made of transparent tissue.

[Bald Eagle]

fantastic photo of a nearly see-through fish. very cool. :)

[Sigbhu]

awesome shot BEagle! (the one of the coral)

this one of mine is a saltatory spider (a jumping spider) at the moment of imapct with its prey--another spider. all this happened 15 feet up on the wrong side of a tree.

[Sigbhu]

ali baba--maybe you shoudl hhave focussed on;y on the insect on the right?!
the other ones don't add htat much to the scene. did you use a flash? if you were in just macro, you might used some extra light!

[Bald Eagle]

you must have been waiting to pounce as well, to take an awesome photo like that. great capture.(pun intended) very, very, nice shot. :)

[Sigbhu]

here's one of a spider: i accidentally disturbed it with my lens, then caught it, a lot of people liked it....i know, it's too noisy...

[Sigbhu]

thanks, BE! my standard kit when i go out is a belt with which i can tie myself to trees as i climb up. there's a whole new world up there.

[Sigbhu]

here's one of a MASSIVE praying mantis that i caught in my bag when i saw it in a corridor (i was saving it's life) i took it home to my garden, relesed it, and photograhed it. the *^&^ thing repayed my kindness my promplty biting my on the finger. it's spikes were so huge they actually drew blood. while i phtographed it, it kept trying to destroy my lens and kept COMING close, rather than running away like most things ten centimetres long!

[Bald Eagle]

Be thankful it wasnt any bigger. awesome shot. and they say photographers have an easy life. ;)

[Sigbhu]

here's one more(groan) of a bettle, sorry--beetle--that i shot with my brand new flash, costing three hours of work and scorched fingers (i built it myself) i don't know about you guys--but it like the way the sadow envelopes the beetle, which shines golden like (hint! hint!)

shot at coorg, south india.

[Sigbhu]

incidentally, this coorg place is a photographer's deligjt. anybody want to go there, get in touch with me and i'll give you the adress of an awesome plave to saty there.

[Sigbhu]

one more shot from coorg. it's some sort of bizzzare spider that mimics a mantis (i think) notice the way it holds its front two legs. i think it waits for flying insects to come and rest on the leaf, and then--ziiip---it pounces! i noticed traces of silk on the underside of the leaf, confiming that it's a spider.

[DiJ]

Nice shot. Very interesting creature. I wouldnt have guessed its a spider. Do you have one in captivity?

[AlkaPhunk]

Very nice macro shots over here y'all.

@Sighbu : Great shot of Mantis you made there, and btw sorry for your finger ;)

I like the details on this one, mostly over the wings...
http://img257.echo.cx/img257/6282/macrofly8tm.jpg

And this for the colors... Sad i've got some blur on the bus.
http://img257.echo.cx/img257/3444/macrobugs5ic.jpg

[Sigbhu]

i have around twenty spiders cohabiting in my room :D but it's pretty difficult to keep these wild, super specialized species indoors. many of these really speacilaed spiders feed on a narrow band of species, need exact conditions, etc, etc--so basically; not possible to keep most spiders indoors. i tired to keep a giant wood spider indoors, much to the horror of everybody (it was six inches, and built a web that was never less than four feet across) but i was eventually forced to throw it outside. (not beacause i found it's habit of spinning a web across the door irritating---it was running short of food :cool:)

i tried to keep spiders indoors so i could shoot them at leasiure, but i found it too irritating too generate a nice background. and it's not very nice to wake up witha massive spider on your face.

[Sigbhu]

hey: how about making this is a sticky? this thread is well on its way to a 1000 views!

[Sigbhu]

Mr. Phunk:

i know ALL abut focussing on beetles:

most of these awful chaps have this waxy caoting on thier cases, making it reflective, and immune to nearly every AF system i've thrown against it.

tip#1: don't go from straight up, 30 deg from the horizontal seems to be a good angle.

tip#2: crop, crop, and crop. if you have suffeicient MP, oyu can make up for a not so hot lens(which is?)

tip#3: use a flash!! i belong to the flash group; i use a flash i built myself (ok, cannibalized from another flash) and it gives me awesome results; even in total darkness.

tip#4: use an af assist beam. if you don't have the money to buy one, build it yourself. with a little bit of electronics, you can connect it to the cmaera battery, to keep things simple WARNING: EXTREME DANGER YOF SHORTING YOUR CAMERA'S ELECTRONICS. I KNOW, IT HAPPENIND TO ME ONCE.

tip#5: go slow. the slower you go, the more invisible you get. i once went so slow i got within 4 cm of a butterfly.

[Sigbhu]

i like the detal on the wings, too. has anyone tried a composite focus version of that shot?

[Sigbhu]

here's one of a frog, in coorg (you must know all about it by now)
i used my home made flash for this.

[Sigbhu]

i don't knwo if this is macro....

[Sigbhu]

this is a massive damselfly, very shy, so i had to shoot it from realy far away @380mm

[jeff31]

spider super super macro (real size 5mm) (http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider_ssm.JPG)

My best fly (super macro) (http://sonyv3.free.fr/fly_smacro.jpg)

Jeff

[Ali_baba]

ali baba--maybe you shoudl hhave focussed on;y on the insect on the right?!
the other ones don't add htat much to the scene. did you use a flash? if you were in just macro, you might used some extra light!

Hiya Sigbhu,

First of all, your snaps are very impressive :) Keep posting :)
I thought to use the flash but again...the subject was behind the glass and it was possible to have flash reflection from glass. I couldn't keep my lense directly on the glass as well as there was an obsticle between me and the glass.

This photo can tell you what I mean :)

http://jyu.atway.net/muamshai/albums/userpics/10001/27.JPG

[DiJ]

spider super super macro (real size 5mm) (http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider_ssm.JPG)

My best fly (super macro) (http://sonyv3.free.fr/fly_smacro.jpg)

Jeff

Wow! that fly photo. So close, so detailed and so so gross! :D Super super macro indeed.

[Sigbhu]

jeff: awesome awesome second shot!
somebody tell me that he used at least 3000 dollars worth of gear on that shot! and not with a Sony! that detail is really impresssive! not to mention the photographer getting that close!!

also, ali baba, did you keep the flash and the lens flush with the glass? becasue if you did, and if the glass wasn't that thick, you should be reflection free.

[jeff31]

Thank you Sigbhu for your nice compliments. Absolutly, this pic has been taken with a Sony DSC-V3 (not DSLR) + an old and low-price 130 mm lens handing in front of the camera. The pic has been croped to supress a small vigneting.

[emalvick]

Hiya Sigbhu,

First of all, your snaps are very impressive :) Keep posting :)
I thought to use the flash but again...the subject was behind the glass and it was possible to have flash reflection from glass. I couldn't keep my lense directly on the glass as well as there was an obsticle between me and the glass.

This photo can tell you what I mean :)



A polarizer can help on the reflections you have showing in that shot. Although, a polarizer will not help with flash reflection. It is still a great shot.

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/guepe1.JPG
Sony v3 + raynox cm-3500 (6x lens), a little cropped, 1/250s, f/6.3

[Sigbhu]

correct me is i'm wrong, but isn't the sony v3 a non-interchangable lens p&S? how do you use the lenses you mention with it?
great photo, by the way!

[jeff31]

Yes Sigbhu, the sony V3 is a classic digital camera without interchangable lenses. But the raynox microexplorer lenses kit - CM-3500 - is provided with an universal adapter. The only constraint is that the camera must have a lens filter diameter > 52 mm. So on the Sony V3 i must have to bought a Sony VAD-VHA adapter before mounted the Raynox adapter.

[MinieGinie]

here's one of a MASSIVE praying mantis that i caught in my bag when i saw it in a corridor (i was saving it's life) i took it home to my garden, relesed it, and photograhed it. the *^&^ thing repayed my kindness my promplty biting my on the finger. it's spikes were so huge they actually drew blood. while i phtographed it, it kept trying to destroy my lens and kept COMING close, rather than running away like most things ten centimetres long!
Hi,
this picture made me gigle! its great, looks like its posing for the camera

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro1505_1.jpg
Only resized, f/7.1, 1/250s, macro, zoom4x + raynox xm-3500 x12

[Bald Eagle]

Fantastic Macros with that lens kit. Very impressive.

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro1505_3.jpg
close-up lens +6

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro1505_4.jpg
close-up lens +12

[Sigbhu]

impressive! is this raynox xm-3500 compatible with all systems? even with DSLRs? i would imagine it's a lot cheaper than macro lenses. (for Slrs) how much does it limit apertures and all that? does that "12x" mean 12 times???? what's the closest focussing distance?

by the way, do you use flash?

[jeff31]

impressive! is this raynox xm-3500 compatible with all systems? even with DSLRs? i would imagine it's a lot cheaper than macro lenses. (for Slrs) how much does it limit apertures and all that? does that "12x" mean 12 times???? what's the closest focussing distance?

by the way, do you use flash?
Thank you Sigbhu. I don't know if the Raynox cm-3500 kit works with all camera. I think yes but Raynox don't engage them of this point. You must have at least a zoom 3x to avoid vignetting but 4x will be better. You could use all aperture at your convenience but a low aperture give lest chromatic aberation. 12 x means 12 times or more precisely 12 diopter.
Focussing distances reduce when the magifying power increases. With the 6x lens the focussing may be around 200mm, 100 mm with the 12x and 50mm with the 24 x (too hard to use). But that depends a lot of the camera.
And another system that seems to give good results: the raynox DCR-250 close-up lens (http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/dcr/dcr250/indexdcr250eg.htm ). I've seen good results with some coolpix and the FZ20.
More informations on the the CM-3500 kit could be found at this link:
http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/35mmacc/egcm2000.htm
I've found the raynox cm-3500 kit + the sony adpapter for 140 € (around 100$). For comparison the Sony closeup lens is sold 100 € (around 75 $) with the 58mm lens adapter.
I'll post soon some shots taken with the build-in flash. It works very well in this configuration but limit the aperture to f/4 (or more open).

Jeff

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro_1605.jpg
1/200s, f/4, flash, raynox 12x lens

[Geoff Chandler]

That's it!!
I've got to find a nice macro lens to stick on my camera sometime.
This is just fantastic! Well done Jeff - and please don't stop snaping & posting
Geoff :)

[AlkaPhunk]

Wonderfull shot Jeff. :eek:
So great colors you got there !!

Here's a few contribution :

http://img257.echo.cx/img257/1804/macrolibel23ls.jpg

http://img257.echo.cx/img257/8192/macrogrillon2nv.jpg

[jeff31]

Thanks Alkafunk, i like a lot your second pic.
Now a new serie, certainly not the best but perhaps more original.

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2105_1.jpg

I've named it Darth Vader
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2105_2.jpg

Only for the originality for this one
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2105_3.jpg

[DiJ]

Jeff, great shots all of them especially the first one. I surprised that you even managed to shoot the last one in flight. Got some close ones?

[AlkaPhunk]

Thanks Jeff, but your shots are so great !!
Do you use any lens addition to shoot your macros ?
Or just the macro mode of you DC ?

[jeff31]

No Alkaphunk , all these as been taken with an additional macro (close-up) lens. The difference between the 2 configurations is with this one i keep all the resolution besause i don't need to crop.
If i make a 100% crop see the difference alway this the additionnal macro lens monted:

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2205_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2105_6.jpg

and this last one without crop:

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_macro2105_4.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Heres' my small contribution for the day, hope you like :D

[DiJ]

Bald eagle, what lens did you use for this? I am surprised you can get this close and not scare the dragonfly away. They are usually very skittish.

[Bald Eagle]

I used my 35-80 with macro filters and a lot of patience. there were several buzzing around, i just found a spot and waited. :) Thanks for the kind words.

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_250505.JPG

[AlkaPhunk]

Bald Eagle : Amazing shot !!! I wish i have more than my compact to try to get these kind of pics :(

Here's one i made yesterday anyway....

http://img257.echo.cx/img257/4989/greenbug4zs.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Bald Eagle : Amazing shot !!! I wish i have more than my compact to try to get these kind of pics :(

Here's one i made yesterday anyway....


ALKAPHUNK- is that straight off the camera? Does it go in that close - or did you crop it - either way that Nikon certainly is nice and sharp - and you certainly have a steady hand - great job!!!
JEFF31 - your little guy looks like he's just setting off for another day at the office!!!

[AlkaPhunk]

Yes Geoff i croped it a bit to get in it more .
The 5900 allow me to stay around 3cm (4cm to get a lil' more focus depth)
On the test gallery (my signature) there's a shot of the bee cropped and full size to give an idea of how close you can get.

[Geoff Chandler]

Yes Geoff i croped it a bit to get in it more .
The 5900 allow me to stay around 3cm (4cm to get a lil' more focus depth)
On the test gallery (my signature) there's a shot of the bee cropped and full size to give an idea of how close you can get.
Aha - much like my C-740 then - can you change the focal length (zoom) in Macro mode?? The C-740 is fixed at equive 38mm - it works quite well. The A-200 is strange as it has either 28mm or small zoom of around 180 - 200 in macro at the wide end it's range is 30 - 60cm - not much help!! but at the tele end it's 25cm - 60Cm - which gives a decent close up - if not quite the very closest. But it is a bit strange, and normal focus is from 50cm - infinity - so the overlap is small and can result in it not wanting to focus if you are on the borderline in the wrong mode - I'm used to it now though and all I want now is an additional close up lens for the real close ups.
Yours seems to work very well for you anyway.

[AlkaPhunk]

Yeah Geoff, same for me (as with lots of compacts cam i think) i can stay at 38mm or 41mm only these 2 positions.
I try to stay the closer i can to get focus OK and try not to move :o
Anyway as you say, it works quite good for me for now ;)

[AlkaPhunk]

One more from yesterday's serie...

F/4.8 - 1/250s - cropped because bugs were 5mm or so..

http://img257.echo.cx/img257/6392/bugslove2rj.jpg

full original centering :
http://img257.echo.cx/img257/4230/bugslovefullsize4cl.th.jpg (http://img257.echo.cx/my.php?image=bugslovefullsize4cl.jpg)

[TheObiJuan]

Was that taken with your coolpix?

[jeff31]

glad to see more and more macros :)

2 anothers

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_260505_1.jpg
only resized, with internal flash

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_260505_2.JPG
cropped 70%, without flash

[AlkaPhunk]

jeff31 --> Damn i wish so much i could get that close....
TheObiJuan --> Yes, this is my only camera :p

[jeff31]

crop and resized 50%
Will be better with a smaller aperture and a focus on the heads. :(
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_260505_3.jpg

[Sigbhu]

amazing! oh macro god! i've seen all this stuff under a digital microscope, and i must say the quality of yours is far better! now, i need help---can you tell me how i can photograph a 9mm long bug eating an ant in total darkness? (see my assasination bug thread)

[Sigbhu]

here you go jeff! my best effort--(it'll improve) a moth sort of thing (but not a moth) on a fig tree. as with all my macro shots, flash lit. (tropical regions are impenetrably dark in the forest)

[Sigbhu]

a spider on the same tree. (are my shots too dark/bright? my monitor is behaving funnily and i'm judging them solely by camera LCD)

[jeff31]

Terrific world Sigbhu !
Very difficult to take macro shots with low light.
I've a flight planned to India (Bangalore) for my job. Hope i'll have the time to take some photos. :)

[airborne05]

A small freshwater fish with almost entire body made of transparent tissue.

A beautiful shot of one of my most favorite aquarium fish. Good job!:D

[AlkaPhunk]

No Sigbhu, the balanced light is quite ok, . Only the second one looks a lil' darker, but really not that much. Nice shots anyway, i like more the 1st one.

[Sigbhu]

thanks, AP and J31!
jeff, try coming to the indian instiute of science when you come to bangalore( how come you're coming to bangalore for a job? i always thought it was the other way around) :)

[Sigbhu]

wow jeff! you've inspired me to take more shots: here goes:
the first one is of a bagworm(or rather, its wonderfully constructed home, which is all you can see)

[Sigbhu]

mushrooms on a tree

[jeff31]

An another bee taken at f/5.6,1/60s, built-in flash, macro lens 6x
crop and resize 50%

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_280505_1.jpg

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider_2805_1.jpg
a small spider eating a bug

[Maddox]

...Jeff31 is a GREAT photographer, i'm so impressed with all your photos. it's a true joy to watch them :)

Thanks!

MJ

[AlkaPhunk]

Yeah Jeff, you shoot some really great closeup !! I wonder if I'd dare to post any more of mine here ;)

[jeff31]

AlkaPhunk, Maddox, thank you very much for your kind words.

Here another one cropped and resize 40%. Someone know what is it ?

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_290505_1.jpg
1/160s, f/8

[sod1]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/spider_2805_1.jpg
a small spider eating a bug
Small spider is very nice. What camera did you use?

[Sigbhu]

yes, jeff is the greatest of the great! he's soo good he first motivated me to get better shots, then made me give up :D

[AlkaPhunk]

Family sunday's walk.
Too bad i messed up a bit with my DOF, but i really like to see them all together ;)
Hope you'll enjoy it too, beside of the focus prob.

http://photos10.flickr.com/16392679_b3cd4ca3ee_o.jpg

[ReValveiT]

Here's a Dragon Fly that'd just crawled out of its skin!

This one was taken with one of those old Fuji 40i Digi's...The one that played MP3's too.

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/dragonfly_1.JPG

[Sigbhu]

i wanted to take that shot! what time did you catch the dragonfly?

[AlkaPhunk]

Beautiful dragonfly !! Nice shot.

[jeff31]

Small spider is very nice. What camera did you use?
Sony DSC-V3 + Additionnal close-up lens (Raynox CM-3500 12x)

[the bald eagle`s chick]

I`m not sure what catagory this fits in. Took it today in a local park.

[the bald eagle`s chick]

Here is another pic, but i didnt want to get too close to this one.

[Sigbhu]

i have a painful ant bite on my finger, that means that i wont be photographing today, and so will sepnd the day uploading photos...here goes.

[Sigbhu]

spider on acacia. flash+modification.s

[Sigbhu]

a homopteran (a honeydew secreting inscect) on acacia. ditto everything else. this shot is heavily cropped so you can see something.

[AlkaPhunk]

Nice serie ....

[jeff31]

i have a painful ant bite on my finger, that means that i wont be photographing today, and so will sepnd the day uploading photos...here goes.
This one is great. It will be very very great with another background.
Ok now what do you think about this one ?

The light wasn't very good. I think that with a smaller aperture i may see the stucture of the eyes. Perhaps for the next time :rolleyes:

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_020605_1.jpg
Resize to 30%

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_020605_2.jpg
Resize to 25%

[AlkaPhunk]

Damn wonder what shots could i post after all these great ones !!! :confused: :(

Nicely done y'all...

[Bald Eagle]

Damn wonder what shots could i post after all these great ones !!! :confused: :(

Nicely done y'all...
I too have following this thread closely. Jeff just continues to improve in leaps in bounds, except for our occasional attempts, This thread is dominated by an excellent close-up photographer. My Hat is off to you Jeff31, Very impressive photos. Please keep posting these fantastic shots, But, dont relax, cause we all want to create great shots such as yours. ;)

[Bald Eagle]

todays attempt. Loves bugs. ;)

[Badams]

I smell a REEFER.............
:-)

:D great pict...

[Sigbhu]

as i lay awake at night, wondering how to take photos as good as jeff31, the solution struck me: use the best glass in the world. so i used a fantastic zeiss microscope, and shoved some ant exoskeletons from my assasin bugs into it. well, the lens is fantastic, but the camera that goes with the microscope is no good (2.5 MP, horribile banding, noisy)--so, here they are, still not as good as jeff31.

[Sigbhu]

byt the way, the previos shot shows an ant exoskeelton from my assasin bugs, showing specifically the bite mark (on the thorax), + silk threads and attachment pads.

this one is of a homopteran (a little bug that secretes honey dew from the spout at the end, on caressing by ants)

[Badams]

I thought this might be kinda cool to let you all take a look at this pict...
it was taken with a canon 20D (Lens 18-55mm)
Hope U like it.....

:)

[Sigbhu]

ah Badams...wondeful shot...was it taken with the kit lens? maybe you should have cropped it to exclude all no relevant areas?
also, you should resize your images (less than 800x600) that way, guys who don't have high speed ADSL internet don't have to wait frustating times to see your image, and you can use a better JPEG quality...the pic will look better. resize in photoshop, and save.. "save for web"

[Badams]

Kinda big!!!!! ill repost it....... make it smaller......
I LOVE THE PICTS IN THIS FORM.....

[AlkaPhunk]

love those too !! ;)
and Sighbu, you 've got so kind of crazy bugs......... Scaring me.... :p

[jeff31]

OK, I don't relax. ;) Here a new set of pics taken today.

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_040601_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_040601_2.jpg

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_040601_3.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_040601_4.jpg

[phistio]

well...

i'm new here, and my good friend Bald Eagle told me about this site...

here's my first post...just happened to be one of the most recent macros i took.

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/bumblebee.jpg

i have over 5000 images that i have taken on my HD. as soon as i have the time to edit and post them, i will. i look forward to becoming an active member in this community.

[AlkaPhunk]

Welcome and great (very)close-up !

[Bald Eagle]

Fantastic first showing. I knew you had great photos. thanks for being here. Folks, I got to tell ya, when I first looked into a DSLR, My Good friend Phisteo, pointed me in the right direction. thanks to him, I've rediscovered photography and my wife has joined me as well. So, Kudos to you Phisteo, looking forward to many more fantastic photos. :D

[phistio]

thanks bud! and thanks for introducing me here. there is some really phenomenal work here! i commend all of you!!!

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/tomatofrog.jpg

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/droplet.jpg

[Phill D]

Wow..... inspiring! what a first post. What camera etc do you have and any tips on technique would be very welcome. Looking forward to future postings.

[phistio]

thanks for the kind words!

most all of these shots have been taken with a fuji finepix s602 zoom. the macro features are incredible, and most images barely need to be manipulated in photoshop. there are a few i'll pop in here that i've taken with my trusty 'ole nikon 4004 that i gave away some time ago.

i bought the fuji...(carry the one...plus two...) like May of '03. it was my second digital ever purchased. needless to say, once i went digital, i never went back to traditional.

as far as tips...well, i suppose the more you play with the manual settings of your camera and the more familiar you become with the features; the better you images start coming out.

that's the number one thing i love about DP...you can instantly see your work, and progress from there. if the f stop was wrong...guess what, one or two clicks of the dial, and you've got it.

the only other tip would be to use a tri-pod when ever you can....especially for macros.

[jeff31]

Great shots Phistio ! I'd like particularly the frog.
The level is more and more higher here ;)

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_2.jpg

All resized to 30%

[jeff31]

another pic only resized. Not the most sharp i've taken but i like the colors.
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_5.jpg

[jeff31]

I've found a tree with a lot bees, so you aven't finished to see. :D

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_7.jpg

[jeff31]

An another with the sort of wasp.
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_8.jpg

[jeff31]

it's not finish :p

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_9.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_10.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_11.jpg

[AlkaPhunk]

Can't fight with you Jeff, but i'll post it anyway ;)

http://photos14.flickr.com/17636446_6ce7d304ce_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/koninho/17636446/in/photostream/)

[jeff31]

The second from above cropped 100% ;)
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_12.jpg

[the bald eagle`s chick]

This pic will make the BE and I go to war yet.I think we need to go on seperate shoots for now, as we seem to take pics of the same items.
Really though, he has helped me a lot to learn how to use my camera. This pic is in manual focus, and I think I did pretty well with it. Thank you Bald Eagle.

[Bald Eagle]

Dont let her kid you, she's done most of it on her own. She has really improved. here is my bug for the day. hope you like.

[AlkaPhunk]

Stop the fight :D both did very nice shots !!
BE's chick, where did you take this one ? Are they yours ?
(just curious, sorry :p )

[Bald Eagle]

Stop the fight :D both did very nice shots !!
BE's chick, where did you take this one ? Are they yours ?
(just curious, sorry :p )
Yup, it is all hers . She took it today.

[Q B@LL]

You all have some great macro shots!!! I used to get some pretty decent ones with my P&S (Canon G5), but since I've upgraded to my Rebel, I'm not having that great success. I've tried the Macro Filters but they haven't really given me all that much satisfaction. I've thought about getting extension tubes but still not sure. Anyone have any advice on what to use instead of going out and forkin' over some dough for an actual Macro lens?

Once again, great pics all!!!

QB

[Badams]

what do you guys think of this one?
I NEED A GOOD ZOOM LENS!!!!!! wanna get closer......... :D
any sugjestions?

[jeff31]

You all have some great macro shots!!! I used to get some pretty decent ones with my P&S (Canon G5), but since I've upgraded to my Rebel, I'm not having that great success. I've tried the Macro Filters but they haven't really given me all that much satisfaction. I've thought about getting extension tubes but still not sure. Anyone have any advice on what to use instead of going out and forkin' over some dough for an actual Macro lens?

Once again, great pics all!!!

QB
Have you tried a macro lens ? I've seen some really fantastic macro lens taken with dslr.
My "mentor" is using this kind of lens with excellent results. You could see some of their shots at this links. INCREDIBLE
http://astrocoolpix.net/www/index.php?showtopic=2450

and here one taken with extension tubes:
http://astrocoolpix.net/www/index.php?showtopic=2383
OK, he uses a D70 but the rebel could certainly do the same thing.

[jeff31]

what do you guys think of this one?
I NEED A GOOD ZOOM LENS!!!!!! wanna get closer......... :D
any sugjestions?
Begin by say us, what are you using as camera. :o

[barca]

Hi i'm new here,and i have to say that I AM SPEAChLESS.

I have to shoot pictures like that.at least try.
I'm 20 and i'm from Romania and i just can't wait to post here some fine pics.
is my A520 any good ? what macro lenses do i need ?What should i buy ? Please Help ME !!! Any advice would be helpfull. THX .

Great pictures !!! jUST GREAT

[Bald Eagle]

Hi i'm new here,and i have to say that I AM SPEAChLESS.

I have to shoot pictures like that.at least try.
I'm 20 and i'm from Romania and i just can't wait to post here some fine pics.
is my A520 any good ? what macro lenses do i need ?What should i buy ? Please Help ME !!! Any advice would be helpfull. THX .

Great pictures !!! jUST GREAT
First off, welcome to the forum. I agree, there are some excellent photos on this site. and some great people as well, always willing to help out. I have seen just recently some photos from the A520 ,and they are very good quality. You have some nice features that came with that camera, In my humble opinion, i would become familiar with everything you can do first with it. in other words, take lots of pictures and get used to it. looking forward to seeing pics from your camera. oh, and ask lots of questions.

[Bald Eagle]

I found this one in a tree nearby, does anybody know what he is? :eek:

[Sigbhu]

looks like some kind of beetle, BE. bizzare, though.

[Sigbhu]

i met a realy freindly dragonfly, had a chat with him, and agreed to take his photo:

[Sigbhu]

one more: (One more) wonder why i did this?

[Sigbhu]

my camera+flash needs eight batteries, i have obly so many, and i ran out of four. the result: no flash..had to shoot hand held (at six in the evening)...this was the only one that wasn't hopelessly blurred.

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_070605_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_070605_2.jpg

Resize to 30%

It's very difficult to have a good DOF at this magnification factor :o

[Sigbhu]

you find the most bizzare bugs ever, jeff!

[DiJ]

Great shots Jeff. I wish my area had such diverse species of lifeforms. :D

Heres another dull dragonfly:

300d/kit lens

[jeff31]

A small fly:
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_13.jpg

and a big one:
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_050605_4.jpg

[Sigbhu]

I've added a macro page to my website: four new photos never seen before.
Click here to go to Sigbhu Macro (http://sigbhumacro.blogspot.com)

[Badams]

quite an interesting site you got there Sigbhu.... I can hardly wait for "Project M" U going to post it on line?
Also, U got some really nice picts 2 :D

[DiJ]

Sigbhu, thats an excelllent shot of the praying mantis. Did you actually get bitten???

[aparmley]

Well This shot is not exactly as macro as Jeff and some of the others are getting here, which, by the way Jeff that shot of the Fly on that green leaf is absolutely astounding! breath taking really... Very clear, very crisp, very small... Outstanding! Anywho, heres a little fellow that was trying to sneak by me the other day! Peek-a-boo?
XT 50mm 1.8 AE F4.5 1/8 sec handheld, ok the deck railing helped a tad!

EDIT I can not get this picture to post for anything... attemping another post...

[aparmley]

attempt number 2 still nothing... I am not doing anything different... hmmm...??

[explorer]

intimate moment...

http://www.pbase.com/explorer/image/39607865.jpg

[jeff31]

:) Good close-up explorer !

I've taken these new shots with my 24x (24 diopters) lens. They have been only resized to 25% or 30% with sometime a little esthetic croppring.

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_100605_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_100605_2.jpg

Jeff

[Sigbhu]

i won't me posting pictures for a long time to come (hectic shedule)

jeff: i can't say anything. i won't. i'm jealous. :D

explorer: since i can't get as good shots, i'll pontifiy: those are cottonbugs. (or did you know that? :rolleyes: )

aparmley: can't find it. where is it? (in canon XT?)

DiJ: yes, and it was a very painful bite. and they don't let go. you can feel the centimetre long spikes moving around in your flesh.

badams: thanks, but everything is on hold for some time (as it is a five year project, i'm in no particular hurry to get started. i will try to upload some more, though. )

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_2.jpg
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_1.jpg
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_3.jpg
All resized to 25% or 30%

[jeff31]

and to finish a bug
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_5.jpg

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_4.jpg

[jeff31]

Face to all compliments, you encourage me to surpass oneself.

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_110605_6.jpg

[aparmley]

Jeff - I see financial rewards in your future, you need to throw some of these images together in a calendar... Cha-Ching! Outstanding as always! Thanks for sharing... The best way to transition from your picture to mine is to say: Heres a picture thats not quite worthy to follow Jeff here but someone has to post after him! LOL XT Sigma 70-300APO

[Bald Eagle]

Heres my latest attempt. Not a jeff quality photo, but a cool Fly nonetheless. hope you like.

[jeff31]

Bald Eagle > The rendering of your photo is very nice. All the best !

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best120605_1.jpg

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best120605_2.jpg

[jeff31]

http://sonyv3.free.fr/best120605_3.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Thanks Jeff, Very impressive photos. I will post some attempts shortly, have to bribe some bugs.

[Bald Eagle]

Here's one I bribed today.

[Bald Eagle]

This one wasnt in a hurry either. hope you like

[jeff31]

This one wasnt in a hurry either. hope you like

This one is really nice Bald Eagle. Good DOF and focusing :)


Here another one at the sunset:
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_160605_1.jpg

[phistio]

BE...

your last two shots posted are just astounding! i can't believe just how far you have come! (and to think...what, just a little over a year and a half ago i turned you onto DP?!?!?!?)

[Bald Eagle]

Jeff31, Fantastic choice of colors and thanks for the kind words.
Phistio, Has it been that long already? Praise from you is great indeed. I.M. me when you can, I have great news, and its not a Geico thing either. lol

[Sigbhu]

BE, that dragonfly looks as though it were two feet long, and as though you were holding it in your hand.

[jeff31]

Not the best i've seen, but my first :)
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_170605_1.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

BE, that dragonfly looks as though it were two feet long, and as though you were holding it in your hand.
Thanks very much, i love the new lens.
Jeff31, that is an excellent shot of a Damselfly. great colors and very sharp.

[phistio]

a quick one...not much detail...

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/antflower.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=phistio]a quick one...not much detail...

Great shot with wonderful colors, Here is a close up of one of my favorite subjects, Here's looking at you.

[jeff31]

New shots with low magnification.
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_180605_1.jpg
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_180605_2.jpg
http://sonyv3.free.fr/best_180605_3.jpg

[Wombat]

Just wanted to say thanks to all you super photographers posting on this thread. Haven't got anything to post here but really enjoy browsing all your shots - full of admiration bordering on envy and edging into awe. I have to say I have given up on moving targets - I am just to creaky to pursue them and with the shutter delay on the Canon A80 they have usually buzzed off :( . I am keeping my eye out for a slow caterpillar.

regards
Wombat

[Bald Eagle]

How about a slow Beetle. hope you like, he wanted my camera for some reason.

[Geoff Chandler]

How about a slow Beetle. hope you like, he wanted my camera for some reason.
Brilliant shot BE - I don't know how you manage to get them to stay still enough!
I will cerainly look into a close up lens for the A-200 at some point (once I have paid back the loan!!)
Before I went away on my course I spotted a little black beetle running across the Laminate floor - here's about the best the Oly C-740 managed, cropped a bit and resized...note the shallow DOF he wouldn't keep still so I had to use a fairly fast shutter and wide aperture. But I really don't think small Life is something I can get to grips with at the moment.
Comments?

[Geoff Chandler]

...and this one is popped in more for fun.
The beetle was running towads me - captured this time on the A-200 which is a bit less suited to this particular type of photography...rubbish focus & Dof but it amused me.
PS - for those that don't know the normal black english beetle (& I don't know the proper name) it's not big at all - about a cm or even less, so I guess I shouldn't be hard on myself, ~ in not good light and moving about quite quickly - maybe with the A-200 I should have tried the flash - it was on 200mm after all ???...

[Bald Eagle]

great shots, it looks like he wanted your camera too.

[phistio]

nothing too spectacular here as this was one of my earliest of shots with my digital (3 years ago). i've learned quite a bit about my camera since then.

shot in Normal Program mode, 1/480th sec., f/8, ISO - 200 @7.8mm
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/daisyfly.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

great shots, it looks like he wanted your camera too.
He can have either of them - provided he swaps it for a nice dSLR!!!
Thanks for the kind comments - they were kind - these wern't great shots - but served to help the learning curve and to explore the limits of each camera. More light, close up lens for the A-200, the C-740 gets a bit larger image.
More soon
G

[wall]

Great pics guys! Macro is so fascinating. You can pick out so many details invisible to the naked eye.

A wasp of some kind I found in my yard:

http://img203.echo.cx/img203/2388/img010062b8kc.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=wall]Great pics guys! Macro is so fascinating. You can pick out so many details invisible to the naked eye.

You are so right. Macro is one of my favorite kinds of photography. Like you have said, details previously unseen are vibrantly displayed in all of its beauty. Great shot of the wasp. :)

[Bald Eagle]

Just as I was getting ready for a good nights sleep, this guy asked for a photo, What would you have done? I couldnt resist. hope you like.

[phistio]

rick...your shots are becoming more and more disgusting...and that's not a bad thing! ;)

amazing clarity really!!! cheers! :D

[jeff31]

Just as I was getting ready for a good nights sleep, this guy asked for a photo, What would you have done? I couldnt resist. hope you like.
More and more better each time Bald Eagle. Technics and the camera seems to be very good mastered. If i could now give you an advice try to be attentive to the background and to the light now. No doubt you are on the good way.

[Bald Eagle]

More and more better each time Bald Eagle. Technics and the camera seems to be very good mastered. If i could now give you an advice try to be attentive to the background and to the light now. No doubt you are on the good way.
I agree, the background could have been better(it was a fake leaf) and lighting was from a regular household bulb. But, i was afraid he wouldnt pose for too long, and i was right, after a couple of shots, he took off again. but, i appreciate the helpful suggestions, and very kind words.

[Bald Eagle]

hope you like, he buzzed me for a while, until i took his pic, then he left.

[Bald Eagle]

This wasp, was guarding her nest and watching me closely.

[Bald Eagle]

This guy was guarding his leaf jealously, he chased off any of his friends.

[JTL]

My first attempt at this sort of thing...not nearly to the level of other shots on this thread, but practice makes perfect! These little critters move around fast! I don't know how you guys get some of these shots...

Canon S2 f/5.0, 1/320 sec.
http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/25495719-L.jpg

[phistio]

i dunno...seems like you made a great shot here. only one suggestion would be to post-manipulate the image by running it through photoshop, and doing a little anti-aliasing of the bottom left wing. but i really like the shot. nice composition!

and long ago, my Marine recruiter told me that perfect practice makes perfect...don't know why, but the saying has always stuck with me. keep up the good work!

[Bald Eagle]

[QUOTE=JTL]My first attempt at this sort of thing...not nearly to the level of other shots on this thread, but practice makes perfect! These little critters move around fast! I don't know how you guys get some of these shots...

Canon S2 f/5.0, 1/320 sec.
Stop right there, You have taken a Perfect shot, this one is awesome, no need to practice any more. Actually, it is a fantastic shot, great job.

[JTL]

Phisto and Bald Eagle...Thanks for the encouragement. I never did a lot of macro stuff, even with my SLRs...but this site and the great shooters on it really inspires me to go out and shoot. Thanks again guys! :)

[phistio]

nothing too spectacular in terms of what others have previously posted...but here goes:

shot in NPM, HH, 1/125th sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 @18.2mm
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/bumbled.jpg

[DiJ]

Its been a while since my last post. Heres a shot of a dull dragonfly I shot recently. Taken with a 300d/18-55mm.

[jeff31]

Perfect DIJ. It's really a great shot !

[Geoff Chandler]

dij - excelent shot - love it!
BE - your pics in this thread have been great
(Yep - I will get a close up lens one day!!)
Lots of very impresive shots in this thread

[Bald Eagle]

Its been a while since my last post. Heres a shot of a dull dragonfly I shot recently. Taken with a 300d/18-55mm.
Yup. its really dull, NOT. That is an extremely nice photo, Love the colors and sharpness. Thanks for the kind words Geoff.

[glennaa]

A lot of great photos in this thread. This one was a photo of opportunity. It landed on my finger, so I whipped out the camera and shot. I wish I would have paid more attention to the background.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y211/glennaa/Iguazu/butterfly.jpg

[DiJ]

Thanks for the kinds words Jeff, Geoff and BaldEagle.

Bald Eagle, i used your method of staying at one spot and waiting and it paid off. :) This one got really used to my presence.

[Bald Eagle]

Thanks for the kinds words Jeff, Geoff and BaldEagle.

Bald Eagle, i used your method of staying at one spot and waiting and it paid off. :) This one got really used to my presence.
Funny you should post this, My Wife called me and said she found a newly hatched butterfly, I rushed over there and it was perching on her fingers. Posed very nicely, I hope you like mine.

[Bald Eagle]

a little closer.

[phistio]

simply amazing BE. your shots, especailly your macros are better and better every day!

i went to the fridge the other night for a latenight snack...and this little fella was there to greet me.

all of these were hand held, with not much light...1/4 sec., f/2.8, ISO - 200

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/latenightspider2.jpg

@ 1/3 sec.
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/latenightspider.jpg

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/latenightspider3.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Fantastic shot, you could tell he was saying "hands off the ice-cream buddy, its all mine." ;) I got something that will help you with that ice-cream eating spider, my Albino Frog, hope you like. He likes spiders.

[DiJ]

Funny you should post this, My Wife called me and said she found a newly hatched butterfly, I rushed over there and it was perching on her fingers. Posed very nicely, I hope you like mine.

Very nice picture. Interesting shape of the mouth part. Never seen this much detail on a butterfly shot before.

[Bald Eagle]

Very nice picture. Interesting shape of the mouth part. Never seen this much detail on a butterfly shot before.
Thank you very much for the kind words. It is very much appreciated. I've been working very hard to improve my shots. hopefully its working. :)

[gstafleu]

A rather long-legged spider on a red flower:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~gerard/photos/spiderFlower.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Great Spider shot. Here is one of mine today. hope you like. :)

[Bald Eagle]

another one from today.

[wall]

Wow. Now that photo redefines "bug eyed".

[DiJ]

Great Spider shot. Here is one of mine today. hope you like. :)

Wow BE this is just amazing! What lens did you use? Hope the no dragonflies were hurt in the process.

[gstafleu]

Bald Eagle, that is a great shot, excellent details in the eyes. Nice of the beasty to hold still for you :).

[Bald Eagle]

Thanks for all the great and kind comments. I am using my favorite lens. it is a Sigma 28-80mm f3.5-5.6 minizoom Macro with aspherical focusing. and yes, he did hold still and no dragonflies were hurt taking these photos. I would recommend it to anyone.

[the bald eagle`s chick]

Im not sure if this is a grass hopper or a cricket. I am only glad it sat still long enough for me to get a shot.

[phistio]

BE,

again...my dogs came running to my rescue as i yelled at the screen... :eek:

[Bald Eagle]

BE,

again...my dogs came running to my rescue as i yelled at the screen... :eek:
i will take that as a compliment, thank you.

[the bald eagle`s chick]

I hate my tripod, but BE hounds me to death so today i used it. I know that the best pics come from tripod use, I just find mine to be cumbersome. I did get a pretty good shot (with my tripod) today.

[phistio]

B...Rick's nagging has paid off!! this is an absolutely fabulous shot! and it's incredible that the grasshopper looks so candid. almost expressive...and to be honest it nothing i've ever seen before (an expression from a bug.) ;)

keep up the fine work! :D

[phistio]

no where near the quality of the DSLR images...but the s602 has it's limits. :confused: (images unedited, only resized in adobe)


http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/moth.jpg

cropped and framed in adobe, but not touched up.
http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/itsybitsyspider.jpg

http://www.digitalwraith.com/images/phistio/photos/horsefly.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

I hate my tripod, but BE hounds me to death so today i used it. I know that the best pics come from tripod use, I just find mine to be cumbersome. I did get a pretty good shot (with my tripod) today.
T BE's C - that is a stunning photo!
I always find these things don't stay still for me for a second - let alone time to set up a tripod!!!

[JTL]

You guys are really starting to BUG me!!! I hate bugs! Now I'm taking pictures of them! What's happening to me? :D

Canon S2, 500D close-up lens, macro, f/3.5, 1/800 sec.
http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26226008-L.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

BEC said, Thanks very much for the kind words. You know, now she's stuck using a tripod with comments like that. he he.

[the bald eagle`s chick]

You guys are really starting to BUG me!!! I hate bugs! Now I'm taking pictures of them! What's happening to me? :D

Canon S2, 500D close-up lens, macro, f/3.5, 1/800 sec.
http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26226008-L.jpg
:D well, you have a flower there also. I like taking pics of flowers best(they dont move )but BE wont let me be content with just flowers. He drags me out in the woods for bugs. :mad: But i will simply click away with my camera.
Welcome to the world of bug madness.

[Bald Eagle]

wild shapes

[Bald Eagle]

dont touch this guy.

[the bald eagle`s chick]

another spider seen today.

[Bald Eagle]

my caterpillar shot for the day.

[wall]

BE and BEC, I find your bug work quite inspiring. So, I went out and took this pic this afternoon. The colors on the dragonfly looked dazzling.

http://img40.echo.cx/img40/2188/img0480ed0kb.jpg

[JTL]

Wow! there are now too many fantastic shots to compliment on this thread! BE, BEC, Phisto, Wall...stunning, amazing, inspirational work. I would have never gotten near enough to a bug to shoot it until this thread. Thanks!

Sticky, anyone?

Here's another from today's adventures...(haven't we seen that flower somewhere else? :D )

http://jtl.smugmug.com/photos/26269731-L.jpg

[meillana]

i'm still only on page 16 and what can i say.... "SUPERB shots everyone!"
kudos.... reminded me of "A BUG'S LIFE" :o
i hope to contribute soon :)

[meillana]

thought this might belong either here or over at the abstracts....
(needs some brightness tho... had a pp'd crop but photobucket's not been able to handle size well.... for that matter, any suggestions for a "free" photo "dump" site?)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/meillana/P1030247.jpg

[Bald Eagle]

Wall, that is just a fantastic Dragonfly, full of color and its a great shot as well.
JTL, yes, i think we are suffering from Deja View, that is a very impressive Bee. great work, now we just need to see more of your bugs.
meillana, wow, love the camouflage on that crab, almost cant see him. great work as well.