Inspired by Tom Nitti

When I read Tom's post the other night I thought I'd give his idea a go but I didn't want to hijack his post so I started this one.

This is a wasp that was in my conservatory. I think it had eaten ant poison so it wasn't in the mood for an argument




This is an aphid that must have dropped on my hand when I was rooting through an ivy bush




This one was on my jumper so I snapped him as he walked over my hand




This was a test of the resolving power of my little plastic Cosina macro lens which I think it just about fails.




The first 3 were taken with my Pentax *istD and cosina macro lens and a Nikon f1.8 50mm lens reversed on the front. The last was taken with the cosina lens on a bellows at full extension to give about 6:1. All were handheld with the af360fgz flash and all are only cropped to get rid of dead space.

Thanks for looking

Carl

I like them all.

I think Tom has inspired a lot of us, I've been trying to get some decent shots using a similar set up but as yet with nothing worth posting I shall keep on trying.

Howard

Hi Carl,

I'm Mike and I'm Tom Nitti's father.

Firstly, I think your photos are amazing escpecially the first one. Just to let you know Tom has just turned 14 and has had an interest in macro photography since about 12, and is responsible for all the macro photos taken. I had an old Minolta Dimage A1 which he used to take amazing photos with the same setup.

The K10d was bought as a Christmas for both of us, with Tom paying half the amount. His interest in photography has rapidly increased and he hopes one day to be able to use this in a future carrer.

Many Thanks,
Mike