A few garden bugs
Posted 23/04/2017 - 20:01
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High quality set Derek... particularly like no. 2, but they're all pretty excellent... great stuff...
Best
Best
Posted 23/04/2017 - 21:31
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Really like the opening and last images
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Posted 24/04/2017 - 07:44
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Cheers guys, it was a very enjoyable hour spent looking for bugs.
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Posted 24/04/2017 - 07:49
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Wow, superb, were these hand held and have you cropped them ?
Chris
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" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
Posted 24/04/2017 - 08:06
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Chrism8 wrote:
Wow, superb, were these hand held and have you cropped them ?
Hi Chris, yes hand held and cropped. I will post an uncropped one later. Wow, superb, were these hand held and have you cropped them ?
Around 8-10 inches away.
The tubes limt your max focus distance.
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Posted 24/04/2017 - 08:22
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Thanks Derek,
I'm surprised you were as far away as that, was expecting you to have been 3 to 4 inches
I'm surprised you were as far away as that, was expecting you to have been 3 to 4 inches
Chris
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" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8, Pentax A 50mm F1.2
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
Posted 24/04/2017 - 08:42
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Here is an uncropped one of the fly, its hard for me to say how close i was as i cant see the front element because of the homemade diffuser
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Posted 24/04/2017 - 12:20
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Thanks for the equipment tips..Ill give this a go..You have excellent results...
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Stuart..
Posted 24/04/2017 - 13:32
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Great shots, and nice and sharp despite being hand held!
Posted 24/04/2017 - 15:54
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Thanks everyone, i was delighted to get a chance to take shots of one, as we dont get them much over here.
And now the last one is the potw.
Dead chuffed now
And a shot of my diffuser.
And now the last one is the potw.
Dead chuffed now
And a shot of my diffuser.
I know what i like, If not always why.
Posted 25/04/2017 - 21:04
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The last one of the first set is the stand-out Derek, for me it's the angle used that makes it so good. The Shield bugs are hard to photograph because they are quite large and DOF is an issue, but that doesn't matter given the way you have taken it.
Congratulations on POTW, it's well deserved and I'm glad to see macro being recognised as it's often overlooked.
Regards
David
Congratulations on POTW, it's well deserved and I'm glad to see macro being recognised as it's often overlooked.
Regards
David
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Apologies for concentrating on the shield bug, it was the first time i have seen one while i had a camera, had to make the most of it.
K3ii + 105mm macro + 2 tubes + ringflash and my patented ringflash diffuser :rofl:
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