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I've spent the last couple months shooting nothing but macro shots with the Olympus 60mm. Hard to go back to shooting anything else now!   
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 Hover Fly Profile by Aves Lux, on Flickr New flash setup
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Jul 27, 2019 23:28
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How the heck did you pull that off?
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Aug 4, 2019 15:21
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burst shooting... I got lucky since this one was hovering in the one spot for a bit. But still! 
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Aug 5, 2019 01:14
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toggle posted:burst shooting... I got lucky since this one was hovering in the one spot for a bit. But still! I looks amazing. Almost as if it's a super realistic model undergoing a wind tunnel test.
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Aug 5, 2019 03:09
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haha cheers I've never been able to get a great shot of one. Luck of the draw aka macrophotography
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Aug 5, 2019 04:23
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You can get shots like this with a fast-ish AF lens (set your focus range limiter if available) and using AI servo / back button focus and a wide spread of AF points. Sit near plants they are feeding on manually focus to close enough and then wait for one to hover, then spam the backbutton and click away. Generally set your ISO high so your flash can be turned lower so it's faster. I've taken a few like this thought this one is nicer than most of mine, they are fun from but I never really like them as there's generally too much motion blur for me to be satisfied with the shot. I might try again with the AD200Pro being capable of 1/13000. In other news I bought a new lens the Laowa 100mm APO 2x it's a manual focus "zoomable" macro capable of infinity to 2x with flash  Honey Bee by Aves Lux, on Flickr Without flash  Small Copper by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Aug 5, 2019 09:13
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Time-lapse of a Tylenol dissolving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiaF95G0wzE
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jarlywarly posted:In other news I bought a new lens the Laowa 100mm APO 2x it's a manual focus "zoomable" macro capable of infinity to 2x I’d really like to hear any more detailed thoughts you have about this lens after you’ve used it for a while. I have a MP-E 65 1-5x, and a 100 F/2.8L, and I carry them both with me for field shooting. However, since I rarely ever go above 2:1 hand-held this lens seems perfect for field shooting. If you have any thoughts to share, or comparisons I’d be interested. How weather-sealed does it seem? Is there filter threading on the outer barrel so you can cover that big open end, and if so do you get glare from your flash diffuser or any optical problems? Does it seem physically tough to handle travel or banging through the jungle? Did you get the tripod collar? Is it robust enough to mount my flash rig on? I saw your post on photomacrography.net, and I’m sure that audience would appreciate you adding those thoughts as well.
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Any thoughts on the 7artisans 60mm macro? Thinking of picking one up for my X-H1...the price is really good, which makes me wonder if it's more of a toy lens. To contribute, I found this while cleaning up my flickr gallery.  Edit: Another 
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Aug 11, 2019 00:26
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Rot posted:Any thoughts on the 7artisans 60mm macro? Thinking of picking one up for my X-H1...the price is really good, which makes me wonder if it's more of a toy lens. It's so inexpensive that buying it and forming your own opinion is relatively risk-free. But manual focus will rule out active critters where focusing with your feet or the focus ring can be too slow.
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Graniteman posted:I’d really like to hear any more detailed thoughts you have about this lens after you’ve used it for a while. I have a MP-E 65 1-5x, and a 100 F/2.8L, and I carry them both with me for field shooting. However, since I rarely ever go above 2:1 hand-held this lens seems perfect for field shooting. If you have any thoughts to share, or comparisons I’d be interested. How weather-sealed does it seem? Is there filter threading on the outer barrel so you can cover that big open end, and if so do you get glare from your flash diffuser or any optical problems? Does it seem physically tough to handle travel or banging through the jungle? Did you get the tripod collar? Is it robust enough to mount my flash rig on? From my 2/3 quick shoots i've managed with work and the bad weather, it really feels like "the lens" for field macro obviously manual focus and no IS is what separates it from the Canon 100L but the ability to go to infinity to 2X is great. I'll post a more detailed review when i've used it more.  Kind of Blue by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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It took me forever to catch the faint rainbow color at the edge of wings.
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theHUNGERian posted:It took me forever to catch the faint rainbow color at the edge of wings. iridescence is hard to photograph, nice work. Monarch or Viceroy?
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Was attempting to shoot BEES on the weekend to see how the xf55-200 works with an 11mm extender. Instead of bees, I noticed this imposterbee: It's absolutely not a bee, it's movement was erratic and its eyes are wild compared to the solid black I see on our honeybees. It's also way too small to be a carpenter/bumblebee. What is this thing?
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Looks like Anthophora Bimaculata (Little Flower-Bee) they are tiny and have unusual flight, but are still a bee (Apidae) http://www.bwars.com/bee/apidae/anthophora-bimaculata Where are you based?
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jarlywarly posted:Looks like Anthophora Bimaculata (Little Flower-Bee) they are tiny and have unusual flight, but are still a bee (Apidae) That really does look like it - I'm in South Africa though, different continent, different hemisphere to the UK. I wonder if it traveled all this way or was brought here, as it does not seem endemic at all.
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jarlywarly posted:iridescence is hard to photograph, nice work. Monarch or Viceroy? Monarch; it doesn't have a black stripe across the hindwing. And it's hanging out on what appears to be tropical milkweed.
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sildargod posted:That really does look like it - I'm in South Africa though, different continent, different hemisphere to the UK. I wonder if it traveled all this way or was brought here, as it does not seem endemic at all. It might be another type of Anthophora there are >450 species all over.
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jarlywarly posted:iridescence is hard to photograph, nice work. Monarch or Viceroy? Thanks. William T. Hornaday posted:Monarch; it doesn't have a black stripe across the hindwing. And it's hanging out on what appears to be tropical milkweed. Bingo.
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more inflight insects! Emperor Dragonfly 
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jarlywarly posted:more inflight insects! Nice!!! How did you get this shot? It almost looks as if you have a pet dragonfly that you managed to train to hold a certain position while you composed and focused the shot.
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theHUNGERian posted:Nice!!! Sat by a pond you notice the Emperors like to hunt in similar areas this one kept buzzing past hovering and buzzing on again, I used my 80d and a snooted flash with the 100-400 IS II L f/5.6 pre focused to about the right distance, AI servo and multiple focus points as it comes past hold down the focus button and the shutter. So patience, camera AF good light for the AF and a flash and luck.
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Wow. This thread really is full of some impressive Art. I want to shoot stuff like this, but only having access to the camera on my phone means I'm shoving the lens in some poor dragonfly's eyeball or more likely ramming into its wing and freaking it out.
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I think you can get clip on macro adapters for phones, but yeah macro is one the most gear dependant types of photography. You can do good really work with a older cheap DSLR, reversed lens and a cheap flash though.
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Graniteman posted:I’d really like to hear any more detailed thoughts you have about this lens after you’ve used it for a while. I have a MP-E 65 1-5x, and a 100 F/2.8L, and I carry them both with me for field shooting. However, since I rarely ever go above 2:1 hand-held this lens seems perfect for field shooting. If you have any thoughts to share, or comparisons I’d be interested. How weather-sealed does it seem? Is there filter threading on the outer barrel so you can cover that big open end, and if so do you get glare from your flash diffuser or any optical problems? Does it seem physically tough to handle travel or banging through the jungle? Did you get the tripod collar? Is it robust enough to mount my flash rig on? I just used this lens for 2 weeks in Ecuadorian rainforest, and I love it. Didn't have any functional problems in 100% humidity and muddy environments. The only thing that bugged me was during the evenings on humid days when condensation started to build up on the inside of the protective UV filter on the front. I had to remove the filter periodically to let the haze dissipate. Also the Laowa 2.5-5x works great, I'm going to carry it instead of the MP-E because it's so much more compact. As long as you have a bright flashlight to use as a modeling light, the lack of electronic aperture isn't a huge deal.  Plochionocerus sp. by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Bubbacub posted:I just used this lens for 2 weeks in Ecuadorian rainforest, and I love it. Didn't have any functional problems in 100% humidity and muddy environments. The only thing that bugged me was during the evenings on humid days when condensation started to build up on the inside of the protective UV filter on the front. I had to remove the filter periodically to let the haze dissipate. Yeah I've pretty much switched to it for everything apart from stacking for which I need electronic focus control. I'm working on some more detailed thoughts for a blog at some point, but I want to give it a decent few months of use.  Pollen 3 by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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I wanted to ask some questions real quick, because I think I've been confused about how y'all are taking these pics this whole time. I keep imagining a Regular Camera Macro lens as some long rear end sniper barrel sort of thing, and while they certainly exist, it looks like they also come in Normal Sized Lenses. So like, when you guys are taking shots, are you set up on a tripod with some a camera centimeteres from the subject, or are you allowed some more wiggle room? I'm just confused because every time I see some macro lens attachment for a phone it's just this tiny lil thing in relation to the hilarious Zoom Attachments you can strap on to your iphone.
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This is what I'm using, handheld, working distance is usually around 5-15 cm depending on size. Tripods are pretty useless when your DoF is a few millimeters and your subject is mobile. Macro is not like telephoto, you don't need a long lens, they are longer/bulkier than people expect because of the close focussing elements. The most important part is the flash, that's what I spend most of my time on when I'm adjusting my setup. 
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I don't think this really counts as macro, this gal wasn't small. Munching on what appears to be a pinktoe tarantula. Phoneutria sp. by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Bubbacub posted:I don't think this really counts as macro, this gal wasn't small. Munching on what appears to be a pinktoe tarantula. so soft and terrifying, lovely.
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WeX Majors posted:Wow. I got a cheap macro lens from Amazon (I wanted the giant zoom lens but you can get the rest of the lenses for like  ) and I'm not taking any pictures nearly as good as the other posts in this thread, but it is still a ton of fun to gently caress around with. Here's a video I got of an ant in my bathroom, cleaning himself like a cat: 
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So I finally decided to go out and try the macro lens I bought for my phone eons ago. I tried it once before at work and was just unimpressed with the quality of pictures it was producing. After a bit of technical fuckery, and figuring out how to get the lens to work while in Professional Mode, Results were achieved!    It was so hard to get up close to anything and not freak it out since that lens only really works if it's just straight up in the insects face, but I'm glad to know it technically works!
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The pixel art on butterfly wings is hypnotizing. I am not too stoked about the spider web in the background, but cropping it out made the image claustrophobic. 
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Swallowtails are gorgeous, I have problems photographing butterflies, the common larger species in my area will NOT let you get near. I have 1 or 2 shots I l really like of them.
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jarlywarly posted:Swallowtails are gorgeous, I have problems photographing butterflies, the common larger species in my area will NOT let you get near. I have 1 or 2 shots I l really like of them. I feel you. Somebody should really make a 200 mm 1x macro.
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We have these amazing electric-blue butterflies here, they are huge - each wing is the size of my palm - and they fly super fast. I've been trying to get a good shot of one for a year and a half now but they really, really don't like to sit still for longer than a picosecond at a time.
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