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Postby xerubus on Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:20 pm

Hi all,

Took a shot this afternoon of this little guy/gal. It was very small (about 2-3mm), and not too timid.. Not as sharp as I would have liked but there is a bit of a breeze here at the moment.

Critique appreciated...

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Postby kamran on Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:23 pm

Excellent macro of a beautiful insect there. Very nice colors.

What lens did you use? Also, how was the SB800 used, if at all.

Would love to see more macros from your side! Keep them coming.

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Postby xerubus on Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:27 pm

Hi kamran and thanks...

used the tamron 90mm in manual mode.. handheld 1/160 @ f22. the sb800 was direct flash without diffuser stopped down -1.

I'm sure you'll see more as it's only day 3 of me doing macro... so i'm hooked at the moment :D :D

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Postby xerubus on Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:49 pm

last shot before I call it a day...

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Postby colin_12 on Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:52 am

There is no holding you back now Xerubus.
These are great.
I agree that wind is the enemy of macro work out doors.
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Postby xerubus on Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:19 pm

thanks Colin :)

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Postby garlino on Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:33 pm

Very nice.

Keep them coming xerubus. Im always interested in seeing macro shots.
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Postby radar on Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:30 pm

Very nice shot, great detail and colours

I'll have to get out more to chase insects with my Tamron,

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Postby xerubus on Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:36 pm

thankyou guys.... i'm loving this new form of photography... has given me back that 'spark' :)

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Postby Mj on Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:46 pm

Hey there Xerubus... out of interest, with that lens, how much working distance do you have to play with? I'm assuming that the tamron 90 must give you plenty as the macro the I have played with so far (either 50mm with tubes or 300mm with diopter) gives very little which would only spook subjects like this.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:07 pm

Love the last one Mark, looks like your having a great time with this new lens.
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Postby xerubus on Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:26 pm

mj.. the lens give pretty good working distance, but I try and get as close to the subject as possible.

cheers Alpha_7, and yes.. i'm having a ball :)

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