New vacuum cleaner

Lord Vetinari

The hoover regurgitator - self powered and cleans up spills in a jiffy

Brian V.

teamracephotos

Out of this world!
You must be from another planet. No human could possible produce these results. You have a third eye don’t you? (all meant with the highest of complements) Amazing…. simply nothing short of amazing. Thanks MM

SloYerRoll

Dude, whatever that ooze is on the second shot is truly gross!

No need to tell me what it is.. Somethings in life are better off being unknown..

Great shots as usual Brian.

-Jon

gus

Magnificent brian...that is a real close up ! Mate you have your lighting down pat thats for sure.

JetCrocodile

Lord Vetinari wrote:

The hoover regurgitator - self powered and cleans up spills in a jiffy

Brian V.

WAW!
I am curious hou did you managed to get such magnification?
Is it just Sigma 105 or some extension rings as well?

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the kind comments everyone, much appreciated
Jon - you probably eat that ooze- it's honey, I gave it some to keep it happy whilst I photographed it

Gus - just my single 430ex flash gun

JetC - No was using my MPE-65 lens around 3:1 to 4:1 magnification

Brian V.

SloYerRoll

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Thanks for the kind comments everyone, much appreciated
Jon - you probably eat that ooze- it's honey, I gave it some to keep it happy whilst I photographed it

Gus - just my single 430ex flash gun

JetC - No was using my MPE-65 lens around 3:1 to 4:1 magnification

Brian V.

I'll eat honey. Just not THAT honey!

wxwax

Fantastic!

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

The hoover regurgitator - self powered and cleans up spills in a jiffy

Brian V.

Ohhhhhhhhh my my the home demonstration unit
So is this the top of the range model?

The fluid of choice being sucked up for the purpose of this demonstration was???

Ahhhhhhh you crack me up Brian.

Stacked or not stacked?
Awesome shots Brain just awesome .... Skippy
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Antonio Correia

jawdrop:D

Giphsub

Holy, friggin, COW!

Giphsub

Oh, and GREAT shots

1145climber

god DAMN those are awesomeeee... the magnification is incredible, and the lighting too. i'm not sure if the lens and flash do all the work, or if these macros require true skill, but either way, theyre amazing.

got links to any more macros youve taken with this lens? i'd be interested to see some inorganic things as well... as in like, computer chips, ridges on a quarter, a strand of hair/yarn.... anything

Qarik

just wow

Dalantech

I saw these on Fred's: Brilliant series Brian -exceptional lighting! :cool

Dalantech

1145climber wrote:

... i'm not sure if the lens and flash do all the work, or if these macros require true skill, but either way, theyre amazing.

The best pots and pans in the world won't make you a good cook...

Lord Vetinari

Skippy wrote:

Ohhhhhhhhh my my the home demonstration unit
So is this the top of the range model?

The fluid of choice being sucked up for the purpose of this demonstration was???

Ahhhhhhh you crack me up Brian.

Stacked or not stacked?
Awesome shots Brain just awesome .... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy
It was sucking yup a tiny drop of honey

Not sure if you get Dyson vacs out there but the design of them is very interesting they look more and more outlandish with each model- this did actually remind me of ione when I was taking the shot.
Yes the shots were stacked by hand from 3 or 4 shots.

Brian V.

BigAl

Very nice Brian!

Lord Vetinari

1145climber wrote:

god DAMN those are awesomeeee... the magnification is incredible, and the lighting too. i'm not sure if the lens and flash do all the work, or if these macros require true skill, but either way, theyre amazing.

got links to any more macros youve taken with this lens? i'd be interested to see some inorganic things as well... as in like, computer chips, ridges on a quarter, a strand of hair/yarn.... anything

Thanks for the comments.

I've spent about 1.5 years getting used to the lens (MPE-65) and about 2 .5 years getting a light (flash) system that worked well.
I'm afraid I don't really shoot inorganic things apart from water drops but they always have organic content. Shot below is an example - the dewdrops are about 2.0mm in diameter.

Brian V.

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the kind comments everyone- much appreciated

The shots were a slight cheat - the fly was in the house and I trapped it with a glass and piece of card to put it outside but then decided to see if I could get it to hold still by putting a tiny drop of honey on the card. Took about 0.5 secs for the fly to find it and I was able to remove the glass for the pics

Brian V.

Giphsub

cheat or not, that is some awesome work And that water drop shot is incredible!

Dalantech

Lord Vetinari wrote:

The shots were a slight cheat - the fly was in the house and I trapped it with a glass and piece of card to put it outside but then decided to see if I could get it to hold still by putting a tiny drop of honey on the card. Took about 0.5 secs for the fly to find it and I was able to remove the glass for the pics

That's not cheating Brian, it's called knowing your subject -one of the many things that sets you apart from the rest of the macro shooters out there... :cool

canon400d

Brian,
Your photos just get better and better. I always say the last ones were the best but now you have produced these well I am amazed and cannot find words to justify your talents. I am sure you will have everyone on here purchasing a MP-E 65mm lens. I can't wait until my mother in law visits the States at Xmas and she said she would buy me one as a Xmas present.
I know for a fact my photos will never turn out like yours but I am a trier.
Cheers
Bob

Airedrifter

Great photos. Mack and I are looking at these together
Mack is three. He said, "where are there bugs that big?"

Magnification is a hard concept, though he has been seen walking around with a magnifying glass..

Lord Vetinari

canon400d wrote:

Brian,
Your photos just get better and better. I always say the last ones were the best but now you have produced these well I am amazed and cannot find words to justify your talents. I am sure you will have everyone on here purchasing a MP-E 65mm lens. I can't wait until my mother in law visits the States at Xmas and she said she would buy me one as a Xmas present.
I know for a fact my photos will never turn out like yours but I am a trier.
Cheers
Bob

Thanks Bob
Hope you get the lens

Brian V.

PhilH

I've been following macro togging for about a year now, trying to get some hints and tips and these are surely the best i've seen...

Hats off to you Brian, absolutely brilliant

Lord Vetinari

PhilH wrote:

I've been following macro togging for about a year now, trying to get some hints and tips and these are surely the best i've seen...

Hats off to you Brian, absolutely brilliant

Thanks Phil - very kind of you
Brian V.

ivar

:jawdrop

Wow Brian, these are really awesome! I love them Nice creative thinking on how to get him to stick around...

(Is this a hooverfly? )

puzzledpaul

//end lurk mode//

<< I am sure you will have everyone on here purchasing a MP-E 65mm lens >>

Mine arrived yesterday

Have been thinking about one for a while, having seen Brian's excellent results here and those by other ppl elsewhere on the net - so decided to take the plunge.

Whether I'll be able to do it justice is another matter, tho - as am under no illusions whatsoever re the skill needed to use such in a 'real-world' environment.

Just over five hundred odd quid well spent imo.

Again, nice pics - esp. the third.

pp

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for looking and commenting Ivar and Paul

Paul - you should have fun with the lens - takes a bit of getting used to and playing with to get best results.
Brian V.

windoze

amazing images!


troy