Weevil - MPE-65

Skippy

The other night I found a very very small Weevil outside.
I pulled off a piece of a plant and brought it inside so I could photograph
my new found friend

I am not sure what kind of Weevil it is, but it was really quite tiny.
Later on I was surprise to find out this Weevil could actually fly.

It was at this point that I took it outside and let it go

Canon 40D + MPE65 + Canon Twin Flash.

Enjoy ........ Skippy


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ngoede

Skippy wrote:

The other night I found a very very small Weevil outside.
I pulled off a piece of a plant and brought it inside so I could photograph
my new found friend

I am not sure what kind of Weevil it is, but it was really quite tiny.
Later on I was surprise to find out this Weevil could actually fly.

It was at this point that I took it outside and let it go

Canon 40D + MPE65 + Canon Twin Flash.

Enjoy ........ Skippy

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Wow that thing is crazy looking. Nice photo. I love the texture and the pose of the weevil.

Paul Iddon

That is stunning!

Wish I could afford that lens too!


Paul.

teamracephotos

Wow that’s amazing!
Practice makes perfect, this sure looks like you have been practicing with that lens (yes I am jealous Nikon does make something similar… do they?).

That snoot makes me think of a cartoon character. MM

Lord Vetinari

Excellent shot Skippy - reminds me of something from the clangers (kids TV prog many moons ago) - weevils do look amazing close up
Brian V.

sunita

Great capture, Skippy!

garyt

Beautiful shot Skippy. Can't wait to get a lens that will do that. It was nice of you to invite him in for a while, and even nicer of you to let him go again. What did you put him on to shoot? Thanks for sharing.

Qarik

I think you should have cleaned him up 1st. He is covered in dirt!

canon400d

Skippy wrote:

The other night I found a very very small Weevil outside.
I pulled off a piece of a plant and brought it inside so I could photograph
my new found friend

I am not sure what kind of Weevil it is, but it was really quite tiny.
Later on I was surprise to find out this Weevil could actually fly.

It was at this point that I took it outside and let it go

Canon 40D + MPE65 + Canon Twin Flash.

Enjoy ........ Skippy

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I can see you are getting used with that lens Skippy. I am getting mine at the end of this month to attach to my 40D. I am hoping and praying I can turn out similar shots to you. I do think some of these creatures are quite frightening when you see the detail in full.
Bob Keep Clicking:ivar

schmoo

So cute! Why does it remind me of Alf?

Skippy

ngoede wrote:

Wow that thing is crazy looking. Nice photo. I love the texture and the pose of the weevil.

Thank you ngoede.... I have not seen one of these weevils before.
Close up his body had quite an interesting covering.

Almost scale like.
On the original the more you magnify it the more rod shaped those things are.

Thanks for looking ..... Skippy
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Skippy

Paul Iddon wrote:

That is stunning!

Wish I could afford that lens too!

Paul.

Thanks Paul, the MPE-65 is not an easy lens to use,
but it is a heck of a lot of fun .... Skippy
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Skippy

teamracephotos wrote:

Practice makes perfect, this sure looks like you have been practicing with that lens (yes I am jealous Nikon does make something similar… do they?).

That snoot makes me think of a cartoon character. MM

Hi there teamracephotos, I don't think Nikon make a Macro like the MPE-65,
I am pretty sure Canon has this all on its own.

Most macro lenses are 1:1 (Life) but this is 1:5 .

Seeing this little creature live,
you would never have known it looked like it does in this photo,
because he was quite small.

Glad you liked it .... Skippy
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Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Excellent shot Skippy - reminds me of something from the clangers (kids TV prog many moons ago) - weevils do look amazing close up
Brian V.

Thank you Brian, the bugs are just few and far between I tell ya
I'm off to the Zoo next week, got a couple of days off.
Gonna try out the 40D with the 70-200, and the 400mm.

I should take the MPE-65 along anyways,
as they usually have a lot of flowers around if I recall.

I need more bugs I tell you .... Skippy
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Skippy

sunita wrote:

Great capture, Skippy!

Thank you Sunita ... Skippy
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patricia kay

Great shot Skippy....I am green with envy.....

Brian...yes the weevil does look like one of the Clangers!!!

Patricia........:D

Skippy

garyt wrote:

Beautiful shot Skippy.
Can't wait to get a lens that will do that.
It was nice of you to invite him in for a while,
and even nicer of you to let him go again.
What did you put him on to shoot? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Gary.

I often bring the bugs inside the house to shoot them.
I have a cardboard box missing two sides so the front and the top of the box are open.

The box is lined with white card board,
because I tried to use it as a light box at some stage.

The black background is a Black T Shirt
I hang it over the box then push it into the box so it drapes.

Then I get my Helping Hands -- see the link below http://www.cheshiremodels.co.uk/acatalog/CL2228.jpeg

The Helping Hands for me are a must have when working inside.
They can hold things in place and on angles you cant hold still at,
freeing your hands up to do the shooting

Those Helping Hands are often found in those $2 shops,
cheap... I'm pretty sure that's about all we paid for them.

I always let the bugs go, most times I will keep them for a couple of hours, then release them, at the most I will keep them up to 2 days.

If I cannot get the shot I want, my deadline is 2 days and you let them go reguardless. .... Skippy
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ChrisJ

Wow, that's cool. Looks like a fuzzy stuffed animal!

Skippy

Qarik wrote:

I think you should have cleaned him up 1st. He is covered in dirt!

He's not covered in dirt Qarik, that is the texture of his body
... Skippy
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Skippy

canon400d wrote:

I can see you are getting used with that lens Skippy. I am getting mine at the end of this month to attach to my 40D. I am hoping and praying I can turn out similar shots to you. I do think some of these creatures are quite frightening when you see the detail in full.
Bob Keep Clicking:ivar

Hi Bob, well I gotta say the spiders are much more frightening
because you have to get a whole lot closer to them.
My worry is that will jump on the camera,
while your concentrating on getting it in focus

Thanks for looking Bob .... Skippy
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Skippy

schmoo wrote:

So cute! Why does it remind me of Alf?

Ahahaha it does look like Alf doesn't it
Ohhhh but Alf had an attitude problem, this little guy didn't

Thanks for looking Schmoo .... Skippy
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Skippy

patricia kay wrote:

Great shot Skippy....I am green with envy.....

Brian...yes the weevil does look like one of the Clangers!!!

Patricia........:D

Thanks Patricia, alas bugs are sort of few and far between.
Guess it doesn't help that I don't have a garden.

.... Skippy
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Skippy

ChrisJ wrote:

Wow, that's cool. Looks like a fuzzy stuffed animal!

Yeah he does look at way doesn't he
Thanks for looking Chris .... Skippy
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raptorcaptor

Cool shot! It looks like it is coated in sesame seeds!

Ann McRae

Oh wow!! Maxine - that is a great shot! Stunning detail - especially love the eyes. And its even kind of cute.


Glad to see the new lens working out for you!!

ann

Skippy

raptorcaptor wrote:

Cool shot! It looks like it is coated in sesame seeds!

Ahahaha, well maybe he was about to be someone elses dinner ?
He might taste better with sesame seeds

Thanks for looking .... Skippy
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Skippy

Ann McRae wrote:

Oh wow!! Maxine - that is a great shot! Stunning detail - especially love the eyes. And its even kind of cute.

Glad to see the new lens working out for you!!

ann

Hi Ann, I haven't really had much of chance to go shooting.
Bugs are not so easily come by, cause I don't have much of a garden.

There is no AUTO focus with the MPE-65,
getting the focus correct is a lot harder than I thought it would be,
especially once you get to around 3x life.

Gonna try some big stuff next week at the Zoo, weather permitting.
The Canon 40D is much faster to lock onto a subject than the 20D.

Thanks for looking Ann .... Skippy
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tlee

Awesome shot! I rented that lens for 1 week--and it definitely takes practice and patience to learn how to use. Someday I'll try it again. I am looking forward to seeing more of yours!!!

Skippy

tlee wrote:

Awesome shot! I rented that lens for 1 week--and it definitely takes practice and patience to learn how to use. Someday I'll try it again. I am looking forward to seeing more of yours!!!

Thank you tlee, it's not as easy to use as I thought it would be.
Well at between 1-2.5x life isn't too bad but closer than that is more difficult.

Thanks for looking .... Skippy
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Zanotti

Skippy wrote:

Thanks Gary.

I often bring the bugs inside the house to shoot them.
I have a cardboard box missing two sides so the front and the top of the box are open.

The box is lined with white card board,
because I tried to use it as a light box at some stage.

The black background is a Black T Shirt
I hang it over the box then push it into the box so it drapes.

Then I get my Helping Hands -- see the link below http://www.cheshiremodels.co.uk/acatalog/CL2228.jpeg

The Helping Hands for me are a must have when working inside.
They can hold things in place and on angles you cant hold still at,
freeing your hands up to do the shooting

Those Helping Hands are often found in those $2 shops,
cheap... I'm pretty sure that's about all we paid for them.

I always let the bugs go, most times I will keep them for a couple of hours, then release them, at the most I will keep them up to 2 days.

If I cannot get the shot I want, my deadline is 2 days and you let them go reguardless. .... Skippy
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This sounds very cool. Can you step back and take a photo of the whole set up, lights included? I am trying to set up something similar:

Augie

Damn Skippy that shot is AWESOME,


What were the exposure settings that you used?