Red spider mite
Posted 10/07/2018 - 23:47 - Helpful Comment
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You didn't mention how tiny they are. The clarity of these is marvellous.
Posted 11/07/2018 - 00:00 - Helpful Comment
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More fascinating glimpses into a miniature world! The bugs, insects, butterflies, dragonflys and all have really got a few Pentaxians absorbed this summer .... no doubt its proving a bumper season this year!
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Posted 11/07/2018 - 12:27 - Helpful Comment
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Excellent macro mastering again Derek - at this rate you'll be discovering new species soon
LennyBloke
Posted 11/07/2018 - 13:45
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Cheers guys,
John, I'll keep looking 😉😉😉😂😂😂
John, I'll keep looking 😉😉😉😂😂😂
I know what i like, If not always why.
Posted 11/07/2018 - 20:50 - Helpful Comment
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You are the master of macro sir!
Hairy little things aren't they!
Hairy little things aren't they!
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Posted 11/07/2018 - 23:33
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Cheers Gareth, have a ways to go yet 😁😁😁
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Posted 12/07/2018 - 02:10 - Helpful Comment
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Very nice Derek, as per... particularly like the first one, and how it stands out vs the white petal background...
Best
Best
Posted 12/07/2018 - 10:22 - Helpful Comment
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Interesting those Derek.
I find it totally fascinating that ordinary non Biologists with relatively inexpensive equipment can produce images to share with millions of people that only a few years ago would have been the preserve of specialists and found only in expensive textbooks limited to a small number of people.
Keep sharin' those images for the benefit of all.
Regards
Karlo
I find it totally fascinating that ordinary non Biologists with relatively inexpensive equipment can produce images to share with millions of people that only a few years ago would have been the preserve of specialists and found only in expensive textbooks limited to a small number of people.
Keep sharin' those images for the benefit of all.
Regards
Karlo
Posted 12/07/2018 - 11:01 - Helpful Comment
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Very, very good shots, Derek!
Could you just run down your set-up for these, please?
How quickly does your flash recharge!!?
Thanks for letting us see.
Roger.
Could you just run down your set-up for these, please?
How quickly does your flash recharge!!?
Thanks for letting us see.
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 12/07/2018 - 12:39
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Cheers Bill, Karlo, Coker.
I think trying to get a decent shot composition wise will be pot luck.
These guys are so fast, so small and just seem to be on the move all the time. I will persevere though. I might get lucky
Coker
My setup is as ever,
K1
Bellows. Around 140mm of extension
Sigma 105mm macro at about 1:1.3 On scale.
Cheap viltrox ringflash and homemade diffuser
Iso 400
F8
Exp 1/200th
Flash on 1/4 power (recycle time around 1/2 - 1 sec depending on batteries, and output. Full power recycle time about 1and 1/2 secs)
All my macros are shot handheld
Feel free to ask if you want Any further information or if there's anything not clear.
I think trying to get a decent shot composition wise will be pot luck.
These guys are so fast, so small and just seem to be on the move all the time. I will persevere though. I might get lucky
Coker
My setup is as ever,
K1
Bellows. Around 140mm of extension
Sigma 105mm macro at about 1:1.3 On scale.
Cheap viltrox ringflash and homemade diffuser
Iso 400
F8
Exp 1/200th
Flash on 1/4 power (recycle time around 1/2 - 1 sec depending on batteries, and output. Full power recycle time about 1and 1/2 secs)
All my macros are shot handheld
Feel free to ask if you want Any further information or if there's anything not clear.
I know what i like, If not always why.
Posted 12/07/2018 - 14:45 - Helpful Comment
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derek897 wrote:
Cheers Bill, Karlo, Coker.
I think trying to get a decent shot composition wise will be pot luck.
These guys are so fast, so small and just seem to be on the move all the time. I will persevere though. I might get lucky
I can second that!
Cheers Bill, Karlo, Coker.
I think trying to get a decent shot composition wise will be pot luck.
These guys are so fast, so small and just seem to be on the move all the time. I will persevere though. I might get lucky
John K
Posted 12/07/2018 - 20:38 - Helpful Comment
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Magnificent stuff Derek, I know how much patience this work requires. It would be a real coup to get one facing forwards, i.e. the second image but with the mite the other way around. Keep shooting and posting these, they are great.
Regards
David
Regards
David
Posted 12/07/2018 - 22:21
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Cheers John and David,
I went out this evening and tried again, I just couldnt get an angle on it other than from above, (see todays macro efforts) I will keep trying though.
David there is a quality to the light that you have achieved in yours, that I would love to have but cannot achieve. Great shooting, and keep posting
I went out this evening and tried again, I just couldnt get an angle on it other than from above, (see todays macro efforts) I will keep trying though.
David there is a quality to the light that you have achieved in yours, that I would love to have but cannot achieve. Great shooting, and keep posting
I know what i like, If not always why.
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I only managed a couple of shots, and none of them face on, so I will revisit with the hope of getting a better angle, and hopefully a less busy composition.
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