Some recent hoverfly shots. The natural light shots are Volucella pellucens - first I've seen this year.
Brian V.
Hi there Brian, what is that one?
At first I thought it didn't have any wings but then I saw it's just the angle the wings are on that make them look almost invisible.
That is a gorgeous cluster of purple flowers how pretty are they!
Your Macros are always stunning Brian
Thank you for sharing with us .... Skippy
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Hi there Brian, what is that one?
At first I thought it didn't have any wings but then I saw it's just the angle the wings are on that make them look almost invisible.
That is a gorgeous cluster of purple flowers how pretty are they!
Your Macros are always stunning Brian
Thank you for sharing with us .... Skippy
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Lord Vetinari,
Im just starting to get into macro, and your photography amazes me. Is your technique a secret recipe? Are all the things you shoot "wild" or do you stage these bugs? Do you use a tripod, flash, extension tubes?
Maybe this is out of place, so dont feel obligated to reply. I just cant beleive how perfect your images are.
I have a tokina 100mm macro and a D80.
akmoose - I think shooting macro with film would have been quite a headache with a lot of wasted shots. I certainly don't think there would have been any easy way of doing focus stacking with an enlarger.
Wow! That is awesome information.
So what are your views on extension tubes? (kenko and other).
I thought for sure that would be part of your setup. Thanks!
Wow! That is awesome information.
So what are your views on extension tubes? (kenko and other).
I thought for sure that would be part of your setup. Thanks!
Great series Brian. I liked 3 and 4 they reminded me of the Belted Galloway cattle we have around here.
Regards
Bob
I've been wanting to get back into macro for a long time and I've successfully battled of the urge... until now. Those damn photos you posted have thrown me over the edge - those outstanding images will probably cost me a couple thousand bucks, and I hope you feel REALLY bad about it. I've got to head to the camera store now - where's my wallet.... :cry
Obviously, kidding aside, the photos are terrific, and the Flickr writeup you referred us to is very informative - Thanks much for the images and the info.
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edited July 30, 2008
Thanks for the kind comments John and Bob- much appreciated.
Unbroken - I routinely use ext tubes with my sigma 105 and canon 200mm lenses. I have Jessops brand ones - very similar to Kenkos. I also used to use a reverse 50mm lens on the front of my 105mm a lot, but the MPE-65 saves me having to do that.
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Hi there Brian, what is that one?
At first I thought it didn't have any wings but then I saw it's just the angle the wings are on that make them look almost invisible.
That is a gorgeous cluster of purple flowers how pretty are they!
Your Macros are always stunning Brian
Thank you for sharing with us .... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy
#3  are Volucella pellucens
#1 & #2 Episyrphus balteatus
#5 Helophilus pendulus
#6 probably Syrphus ribesii
#7 Volucella zonaria
#8 Myathropa florae
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You can publish a book! the first one is my favorite!
Regards,
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Im just starting to get into macro, and your photography amazes me. Is your technique a secret recipe? Are all the things you shoot "wild" or do you stage these bugs? Do you use a tripod, flash, extension tubes?
Maybe this is out of place, so dont feel obligated to reply. I just cant beleive how perfect your images are.
I have a tokina 100mm macro and a D80.
The clarity of the images is excellent, but the color really works for me.
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Always a joy to view your work Brian and also, thanks for the flash advice. It helped me make up my mind.
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unbroken- No they are shots in situ of wild bugs- lots of info here on how I do my shots http://www.flickr.com/groups/topic/66514/.
akmoose - I think shooting macro with film would have been quite a headache with a lot of wasted shots. I certainly don't think there would have been any easy way of doing focus stacking with an enlarger.
Brian V.
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So what are your views on extension tubes? (kenko and other).
I thought for sure that would be part of your setup. Thanks!
Great series Brian. I liked 3 and 4 they reminded me of the Belted Galloway cattle we have around here.
Regards
Bob
I've been wanting to get back into macro for a long time and I've successfully battled of the urge... until now. Those damn photos you posted have thrown me over the edge - those outstanding images will probably cost me a couple thousand bucks, and I hope you feel REALLY bad about it. I've got to head to the camera store now - where's my wallet.... :cry
Obviously, kidding aside, the photos are terrific, and the Flickr writeup you referred us to is very informative - Thanks much for the images and the info.
Take care, John Brody
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Unbroken - I routinely use ext tubes with my sigma 105 and canon 200mm lenses. I have Jessops brand ones - very similar to Kenkos. I also used to use a reverse 50mm lens on the front of my 105mm a lot, but the MPE-65 saves me having to do that.
John- Hope you don't spend too much
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These are just amazing! The focus, color, composition is something that I believe many aspire for.
Thank you and please continue to share your work.
Great work as always
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