Natural light hoverflies

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited April 27, 2008 in Holy Macro
Some shots of hoverflies taken under light cloudy conditions.

Brian V.

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  • JetJet Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    nice series! I like how you have captured that other tiny bug in #1. I've just been getting into this kinda stuff and it seems like you are getting quite a bit bigger dof than me (see my last post in this forum).. How can I get this? How far do I close down the aperture?
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  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Absolutely incredible!!

    What lens are you using?
    How are you getting so much DOF?
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Thanks for the comments :)

    Taken using an MPE-65 lens which does from 1:1 to 5:1 without additions. I don't tend to shoot smaller than F11 at 1:1 to avoid diffration softening- most of these shots were wider than that as I was using Tv mode. The DOF in some is exaggerated by me using focus stacking.

    Brian V.
  • JetJet Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    wow.. 5:1 !
    how do you do focus stacking on a moving subject? headscratch.gif
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Jet wrote:
    wow.. 5:1 !
    how do you do focus stacking on a moving subject? headscratch.gif

    You ned to take the shots very quickly - mosy bugs do stay still for brief moments :)

    Brian V.
  • canon400dcanon400d Banned Posts: 2,826 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    You ned to take the shots very quickly - mosy bugs do stay still for brief moments :)

    Brian V.

    Once again Brian a real pleasure to look at. The clarity in them all is really first class.
    Regards
    Bob
  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    You ned to take the shots very quickly - mosy bugs do stay still for brief moments :)

    Brian V.

    Was there any refrigeration involved?
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Thanks for the comments :)

    Reeflections - no I don't like doing things like that- kinda cheating. Will admit doing it once to a wasp a few years ago.
    Brian V
  • ReeflectionsReeflections Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Thanks for the comments :)

    Reeflections - no I don't like doing things like that- kinda cheating. Will admit doing it once to a wasp a few years ago.
    Brian V

    So glad to hear it. Now I'm even more impressed. bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gif
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  • MichelleLMichelleL Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2008
    wonderful series - I also like how you got the other insect in shot number one as well. Beautiful yellows. Very inspiring.bowdown.gif
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2008
    Thanks Michelle :)
    I didn't see the other bug in #1 until I was looking through the viewfinder :)
    Brian V.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2008
    Some shots of hoverflies taken under light cloudy conditions.

    Brian V.

    I've seen very few Hover Fly's around here lately Brian,
    maybe because we are heading into Winter.

    Missed an opportunity to shoot a Praying Mantis the other night ne_nau.gif
    heard this almighty banging on the sliding door, looked out,
    and here's the cat climbing up the flywire door eek7.gif

    I turned the light on and about 6 inches in front of her is a baby Praying Mantis running up the door,
    and she was trying her darn hardest to catch it rolleyes1.gif

    So I lifted the cat off the door, went back out and caught the Mantis,
    and let it go in a small plant off the deck, away from the cat :D

    It was way too late to be thinking about taking photos.

    Another great series Brian ... thanks for sharing thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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