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Postby johnd on Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:15 pm

This macro thing is more difficult than it looks. This is one of the shots that I think works. I did a whole lot of bee chasing in my garden, but the images were pretty terrible. Mostly out of focus, or out of the frame all together. I need a lot of practise. Good thing films so cheap.

This is Nigella (Love in the mist), but I think Medusa is a better title. 1/250 sec, f13, tripod.

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Postby mudder on Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:32 pm

Those bloody bees are hard tackers to catch huh... Took me heaps of goes to get one in focus... :lol:

This looks great, good color and looks sharp too... Unusual flower construction...

Macro lens or filter?
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Postby Dug on Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:40 pm

Nice shot I would have cut the branch in the foreground off ( Always carry a Swiss army knife with scissors etc) I have been known to remove branches to get a better shot.

If you want bugs catch them and cool them in the fridge than just add them where you want them.

I know one photographer who breeds pretty little bugs just to put on flowers.

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Postby Ordinary K on Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:40 pm

Dug wrote:Nice shot I would have cut the branch in the foreground off


- second the motion. Otherwise a damn fine shot.

Dug wrote:If you want bugs catch them and cool them in the fridge


- just not for *too* long - I left a bumblebee in the fridge for a coupla hours by mistake - it took 20 minutes for him to thaw enough to not look totally dead, and a minute or two after that he flew off. Made for a very tight working timeframe.

I'm told another alternative is to dip the subject plant matter in a solution of honey and water. Not sure whether it's meant to glue the bugs in place, or just attract them for a free feed.

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Postby Matt. K on Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:45 pm

Forget the Swiss army knife...chainsaw is more covenient. :D :D
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Postby johnd on Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:06 pm

Thanks for the comments.
Andrew, it's my new Sigma 150 2.8macro. I'm having a lot of fun learning how to use it.

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Postby mudder on Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:30 pm

johnd wrote:Thanks for the comments.
Andrew, it's my new Sigma 150 2.8macro. I'm having a lot of fun learning how to use it.

Cheers, John


mmm, nice... Looks like you can get good deep DOF with a dedicated macro lens, as opposed to a filter :?
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