Look Ma no head.

Allen

Just got into this macro stuff and it's amazing what's in the yard. Using a
Canon 100mm and as a bonus I found that my old 250D and 500D from my
Sony828 days fit.

Here's a weird leafhopper I found.
.

I call this one "Stickup in the garden"



I haven't developed any technique yet, so any advice would be appreciated.
Probably a mistake but I've stopped way down to make sure the dust
bunnies fill the screen.:D Yuk!

My humble macros so far.

Lord Vetinari

Interesting shots
The first two are lovely shots of the wrong end of a micro moth - the head is at the other end
Brian V.

Felicia

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Interesting shots
The first two are lovely shots of the wrong end of a micro moth - the head is at the other end
Brian V.

Ohhhh!! I thought the bug had no head, too! Here I was inventing a story about a bug with no head wandering around the garden.

Allen

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Interesting shots
The first two are lovely shots of the wrong end of a micro moth - the head is at the other end
Brian V.

Told ya I was new at this.
Thanks Brian.

Lucky I got the other end in a shot.:D Hey, now I see an eye.

Allen

Felicia wrote:

Ohhhh!! I thought the bug had no head, too! Here I was inventing a story about a bug with no head wandering around the garden.

Don't feel bad, got me too.:D
That's for commenting.

saurora

Felicia wrote:

Ohhhh!! I thought the bug had no head, too! Here I was inventing a story about a bug with no head wandering around the garden.

Make that 3 of us! Looks like his legs are on backwards if the head is at the other end!!! Looks like you're off to a great start with your new lens Allen.

Allen

saurora wrote:

Make that 3 of us! Looks like his legs are on backwards if the head is at the other end!!! Looks like you're off to a great start with your new lens Allen.

Yal, it's those "backwards legs" that fooled me.

Thanks saurora.

Awais Yaqub

Welcome to other side of bug.... i mean dgrin
cools shots

Allen

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Welcome to other side of bug.... i mean dgrin
cools shots

Thanks Awais, it's a small world out there with all kinds of little things hiding.

Skippy

Allen wrote:

Just got into this macro stuff and it's amazing what's in the yard. Using a
Canon 100mm and as a bonus I found that my old 250D and 500D from my
Sony828 days fit.
Here's a weird leafhopper I found.
I call this one "Stickup in the garden"
I haven't developed any technique yet, so any advice would be appreciated.
Probably a mistake but I've stopped way down to make sure the dust
bunnies fill the screen.:D Yuk!
My humble macros so far.

Hi there Allen,

Thats funny that first shot really does look like the head is missing.
I think the more you do MACRO the more you tend to assess the bug in the viewfinder, and try to get the best angle.

Many times you can see what angle you want to shoot from before you get in close.

You don't have a lot of room to work with doing MACRO and in many cases,
trying to use AUTO Focus is just out of the question.

Your doing just fine Allen ..... Skippy
.

Allen

Skippy wrote:

Hi there Allen,

Thats funny that first shot really does look like the head is missing.
I think the more you do MACRO the more you tend to assess the bug in the viewfinder, and try to get the best angle.

Many times you can see what angle you want to shoot from before you get in close.

You don't have a lot of room to work with doing MACRO and in many cases,
trying to use AUTO Focus is just out of the question.

Your doing just fine Allen ..... Skippy
.

Thanks Skippy. It was so much easier with the ole Sony828, could hold at
arms length anywhere. Now with my back killing me from leanin' in, it's tough.