Still winged creatures

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited April 8, 2007 in Wildlife
but not birds. I switched lenses and threw on the 100mm macro lens and started to play around with it again. I stink with this lens because my DOF always ends up being too shallow. I desperately need a good flash to help out with the darkness, but that is another story (Adorama are you listening?). Anyhow, like Ben, I took some pictures of some bees doing their thing helping out with that pollination thing....

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Mr. Yellowjacket showed up.

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Finally a snapped a pic of a red admiral. I never could get a picture of the wings spread although I tried. It was just too quick. This one was actually shot with my long lens and cropped.
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Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2007
    You did good Maestro! thumb.gif It's gonna be a long, long practising with macro for me personally, some things just not gonna happen overnight. Someday i might produce something out of this world Laughing.gif:D
    Marina
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    good huntin I'd say.

    Just wait I got a 60 micro headin my way, we'll see what we can see :D
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    good shotsthumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    You did good Maestro! thumb.gif It's gonna be a long, long practising with macro for me personally, some things just not gonna happen overnight. Someday i might produce something out of this world Laughing.gif:D

    I noticed you had mentioned that you bought this lens. It's a fun lens, but much harder to work with because of the shallow DOF.
    Stephen
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2007
    Mine is 105, don't know if that make any difference headscratch.gif I agree, i need to find the way to get my subjects in focus, all of it!!! I tried different F stops but not much luck there. When you figure it out let me know! :D
    Marina
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2007
    Good set of shots. thumb.gif I always find it very challenging to shoot with a macro lens.
    Harry
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2007
    with macro it is hard to have dof that is why they stack the pictures --anyway nice job
    Jeff W

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    with macro it is hard to have dof that is why they stack the pictures --anyway nice job

    I am so much of a visual learner that I have read how to do it, but I really need someone to SHOW me how to do it. I don't know what it is about me and reading instructions. It's also why I don't have more customizations on my smugmug site. eek7.gifscratchne_nau.gifcry
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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