My First Year in Macro Review pt 2

GOLDENORFE

Here is my pick from june - september 8th
so many to choose from, these are the ones i remember learning the most from lighting angles!
hope you like them
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


#6


#7


#8


thanks for looking
phil

jeffmeyers

Phil: you've spread a visual feast here. Unbelievable. Now, I have a question. I know this has been asked before, but I've never seen it answered adequately. It may be some kind of trade secret that nobody wants to reveal. I don't know.

How do you capture these moving flies and bugs? Do you lure them with something sweat? I know you can freeze them with the flash. But how do you get so close without scaring them away? Do you just walk out to your back yard and start looking for critters? Handhold your rig and start clicking away? Or do you set up with some sweat bait and wait for them to come? I'd love to know. Thanks!

GOLDENORFE

jeffmeyers wrote:

Phil: you've spread a visual feast here. Unbelievable. Now, I have a question. I know this has been asked before, but I've never seen it answered adequately. It may be some kind of trade secret that nobody wants to reveal. I don't know.

How do you capture these moving flies and bugs? Do you lure them with something sweat? I know you can freeze them with the flash. But how do you get so close without scaring them away? Do you just walk out to your back yard and start looking for critters? Handhold your rig and start clicking away? Or do you set up with some sweat bait and wait for them to come? I'd love to know. Thanks!

i have never baited them so far, just walk up to them quietly,if they are feeding they are too busy to notice you, got to remember for every one you shoot,loads of others dont hang around long enough just move slowly & quietly!

phil

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful series Phil - esp like the butterfly
Brian v.

Skippy

GOLDENORFE wrote:

Here is my pick from june - september 8th
so many to choose from, these are the ones i remember learning the most from lighting angles!
hope you like them
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

thanks for looking
phil

Hi Phil.......hmmm well I hardly photographed anything in the land of bugs this year, I guess breaking my ribs didn't help, as they are still bothering me 7 months down the track.

Numbers #3 + #4 are my favourites in this lot,
you guys seem to have a never ending supply of bugs

Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your posts Phil ..... Skippy
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ritewinger

Another wonderful set of images. Number 7 is my favorite, a real stunner.

fotoeffects

Just Discovered

ritewinger wrote:

Another wonderful set of images. Number 7 is my favorite, a real stunner.

I just discovered this forum. These images are amazing. I'm trying to learn to shoot macros and these certainly set a high standard!

canon400d

learnin wrote:

I just discovered this forum. These images are amazing. I'm trying to learn to shoot macros and these certainly set a high standard!

A fantastic series Phil and well done.
Regards
Bob

stevehapp

good work, phil..

#4 looks great, mate..

Robinivich

Awesome stuff! I love the light on #1's eyes. And may I say, it's been wonderful checking out your regular contributions.

I wish I'd had more of my own like these ones!

GOLDENORFE

thanks for commenting everyone, i have had a great year of learning macro.
2009 going to be even better hopefully
phil

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/