Natural light Macro

gluwater

Well almost. I did use a tiny bit of fill on the first one but you can't even notice. All shot on a tripod with MLU and remote. The exposure times ranged from .2 to .6 seconds. There was a slight breeze so I ended up with a lot of OOF shots but I likef the look of the morning light being filtered through the fog. Enjoy!

pathfinder

Very nice Nick. I really like the second two. The bokeh of the 180 macros is sweet, isn't it?

You do know that shooting macros outdoors as time exposures is asking for a bit of frustration, doncha?:D

saurora

Really nice ones, Nick! I especially like the 3rd one with the dew drops. The lighting is really nice and the bokeh is cool!!!

Awais Yaqub

I am really impressed by your closeup shots very nice

Skippy

gluwater wrote:

Well almost. I did use a tiny bit of fill on the first one but you can't even notice. All shot on a tripod with MLU and remote. The exposure times ranged from .2 to .6 seconds. There was a slight breeze so I ended up with a lot of OOF shots but I likef the look of the morning light being filtered through the fog. Enjoy!

Hi Nick......... looking good there mate
As much as I love bugs, and I do like your bug, I gotta say I really like that last shot...... I don't know what kind of plant it is but it is so interesting.
Reminds me of a basket, do you know what it is??
Nice Series Nick Skippy (Australia)

Lord Vetinari

Great shots- Interesting bug in #1 looks like a cross between a moth and a leaf hopper but like skippy think #3 is wonderful
Brian v.

gluwater

Skippy wrote:

Hi Nick......... looking good there mate
As much as I love bugs, and I do like your bug, I gotta say I really like that last shot...... I don't know what kind of plant it is but it is so interesting.
Reminds me of a basket, do you know what it is??
Nice Series Nick Skippy (Australia)

Thanks Skippy. Picking a plant instead of a bug? I like the third shot also. It is Queen Anns Lace. It was early morning so it was balled up. Once teh sun came out they unfurl.

gluwater

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Great shots- Interesting bug in #1 looks like a cross between a moth and a leaf hopper but like skippy think #3 is wonderful
Brian v.

Hey Brian, you are correct in the first shot, it is a leafhopper. Anormenis chloris to be exact. Those little bugs sure are hard to ID. I think there is something like 400 different species of leafhopper alone.

gluwater

pathfinder wrote:

Very nice Nick. I really like the second two. The bokeh of the 180 macros is sweet, isn't it?

You do know that shooting macros outdoors as time exposures is asking for a bit of frustration, doncha?:D

I think the plants were moving of their own free will . I really like this lens, the bokeh is just sweet on it and the working distance is much better than the 100.

gluwater

Thanks for always looking Saurora and Awais .