Ant attack
Posted 29/05/2008 - 21:29
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Very nice. Pesky ants milking those aphids and protecting them. The gardener in me is stamping his wellies
I always find ants particularly difficult to get in Macro. Maybe it's a combination of their relentless movement and that they're mostly all black.
I always find ants particularly difficult to get in Macro. Maybe it's a combination of their relentless movement and that they're mostly all black.
Posted 29/05/2008 - 21:49
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Nice shots. No1 looks like a town meeting.
Ants are very difficult to capture as chirp says
Ants are very difficult to capture as chirp says
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
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Posted 29/05/2008 - 22:10
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I'm planning to use a reflector this weekend - to add some backlight. Might help a bit. They always crawl around the same places - and stays around for a while.....
Only problem - they never sit still at all = lots of light.
Only problem - they never sit still at all = lots of light.
Posted 29/05/2008 - 22:30
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some glycerin and a fine tipped paint brush.....
paint a trail and they will follow.....
now if your trail runs from a place they frequent, past a nice backdrop, where your lights/reflectors are set up....
paint a trail and they will follow.....
now if your trail runs from a place they frequent, past a nice backdrop, where your lights/reflectors are set up....
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 29/05/2008 - 23:47
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I like the images.
Here's one of my "ant" pics.
Here's one of my "ant" pics.
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Posted 30/05/2008 - 07:25
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Thanks don - nice tip. I will probably try that out as well...
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
Posted 30/05/2008 - 07:36
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Thanks don - nice tip. I will probably try that out as well...
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
I use silkypix and it does a very good job
Thanks don - nice tip. I will probably try that out as well...
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Posted 30/05/2008 - 07:58
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Hmm - ok - I might should do more work with the raw conversion. Most of my work is done in CS2.....Nimitz wrote:
Thanks don - nice tip. I will probably try that out as well...
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
I use silkypix and it does a very good job Thanks don - nice tip. I will probably try that out as well...
Was wondering if any of you have noise problems. At times I find the cropping to be a bit harsh regarding noise issues. What do you do? Do you PP in special programs. I find my Cs2 lacking a bit when it comes to noise. Often I end trying to blur backgrounds to remove some noise.
Experience?
Keen... very nice image and good exposure. A bit soft perhaps.
Might need to get the Silky trial once more to test it
Posted 30/05/2008 - 13:04
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Those ant pics are excellent,
I take my hat of to both of you, I tried to do the same and just ran out of patience and ended up taking pictures of bees instead, they were a bit easier and stayed still a bit longer
I might have to give it another go now
Regards
PaulM
I take my hat of to both of you, I tried to do the same and just ran out of patience and ended up taking pictures of bees instead, they were a bit easier and stayed still a bit longer
I might have to give it another go now
Regards
PaulM
All cameras are equal but.....
Some are more equal than others
Some are more equal than others
Posted 30/05/2008 - 13:42
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Er, have a look at this thread...
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=22101
I wonder what happened to Tom...
Dan
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=22101
I wonder what happened to Tom...
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
Posted 30/05/2008 - 23:23
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Wow Wow
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Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Posted 30/05/2008 - 23:50
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So theres everyone with their fancy lenses costing loadsamoney and a 14 year old comes along and does that with a adapter costing a few quid .. totally amazing.
Posted 31/05/2008 - 00:20
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So theres everyone with their fancy lenses costing loadsamoney and a 14 year old comes along and does that with a adapter costing a few quid .. totally amazing.
Yeah, we had to beat him up, that's why he's not around any more. So theres everyone with their fancy lenses costing loadsamoney and a 14 year old comes along and does that with a adapter costing a few quid .. totally amazing.
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...
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