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xbow
Posted 01/06/2008 - 16:46 Link
Snacking on some pollen.

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K5, LightRoom 5
Sigma 8-16 Pentax DA 16-45 Pentax DA 55-300 Pentax 18-55WR Tamron 90 Di Macro Metz 44 AF-1
Hyram
Posted 01/06/2008 - 17:11 Link
Excellent - I just don't know how you get insects to stay still or do you fire off 100 shots and bin 99 of them :
Hyram

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xbow
Posted 01/06/2008 - 17:16 Link
I took about 25-30 to get one or two that weren't too bad. Luckily he was far too busy eating pollen to be bothered by me!

Vic.
K5, LightRoom 5
Sigma 8-16 Pentax DA 16-45 Pentax DA 55-300 Pentax 18-55WR Tamron 90 Di Macro Metz 44 AF-1
Mike-P
Posted 01/06/2008 - 17:17 Link
Hes very nice, like it a lot.
What lens did you use?
xbow
Posted 01/06/2008 - 17:24 Link
Quote:
Hes very nice, like it a lot.
What lens did you use?
Same as yours - Tamron Macro 90mm f2.8!
K5, LightRoom 5
Sigma 8-16 Pentax DA 16-45 Pentax DA 55-300 Pentax 18-55WR Tamron 90 Di Macro Metz 44 AF-1
Nimitz
Posted 01/06/2008 - 22:19 Link
Very nice indeed....

Perhaps add a bit more contrast.

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