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jackpot posted:These are gorgeous; I don't suppose you took a picture of what your setup looked like? You're in luck dude, here. I was using a piece of white card at the time I took those above shots, so it was just the white balance that makes them look blue.
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sanka posted:First, Sigma 105mm macro on my Canon XTi. Out of curiosity, do you kill or knock out the spiders before you try to photograph them? It sure looks like the same pose in each case, and I can't imagine you getting a live insect to reliably stay still enough.
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I generally pop them in the freezer for a few minutes to slow them down. You have about a minute to shoot them then before they get warmed up and all walky on you. That's most of the reason I use fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent, the heat, they warm up really fast under incandescent. This gal had two separate trips into the ice box, about 3 minutes each. I've investigated using CO2 gas like the entomologists do, but I can't find a way to slowly release CO2 gas from a little air gun cartridge. I'm not going to bother with a big rear end bottle of it. I wish I could slowly release CO2 from them, but I don't know how. The freezer seems to work fine. Also the poses are very slightly different, if you look at the palps. Except for the Panasonic FZ8 images. I took a shot in frame, then zoomed in quick before it could move again. I assure you she was running around on my desk before I re-caught her and released her. I release all my captive subjects alive.
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Apr 3, 2010 06:49
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Cooling insects down is probably a better method than knocking them out with CO2. A knocked out insect loses its natural pose and will fall down and curl up their legs. If you want to try it, you can use dry ice as the source.
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Hey axolotl farmer could you take a crack at IDing this? Looks like a huntsman to me based upon on my limited knowledge, but the front legs look too long? Sorry if you find the reflection distracting, I was trying something new.
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MrFrosty posted:Hey axolotl farmer could you take a crack at IDing this? Looks like a huntsman to me based upon on my limited knowledge, but the front legs look too long? Could be the Green lynx Spider Peucetia viridans http://bugguide.net/node/view/2032/bgpage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucetia_viridans
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Spring time is finally here in upstate NY! I took a few quick macro[ish] shots today with my rigged setup: Nikon D40 attached to the 18-55 kit lens & Pentax 55mm Auto-Takumar flipped. For the first time trying macro, I'm seeing what good sunlight can do for a shot. This is my favorite of the group.  It's still a tad on the dark side, but the flower [actually a weed] has colors popping out everywhere. I think it works OK.
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MrFrosty posted:Hey axolotl farmer could you take a crack at IDing this? Looks like a huntsman to me based upon on my limited knowledge, but the front legs look too long? Good god, I love that style. It actually looks like a 3d render. I hope you can find all sorts of creepy crawlies to photograph like that. In regards to the ID, I agree with axolotl farmer on it being a Green lynx. I don't see them around here too much, I ran across two or three last year and they're quite cool looking and easy to photograph so I'm hoping to see more this year. My most recent macro isn't too exciting, just a dandelion before I mowed over it, haha. 40D/Sigma 105mm: 
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 50D, Sigma 105mm lens, so hard doing macro handheld!
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axolotl farmer posted:Could be the Green lynx Spider Peucetia viridans  I made that post in a hurry and typed huntsman when I meant green lynx. I too strongly suspect it's a green lynx but again, I can't get over how freaky the legs are in mine. diarrhea for girls posted:Good god, I love that style. It actually looks like a 3d render. I hope you can find all sorts of creepy crawlies to photograph like that. In regards to the ID, I agree with axolotl farmer on it being a Green lynx. I don't see them around here too much, I ran across two or three last year and they're quite cool looking and easy to photograph so I'm hoping to see more this year. 
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A macro thread? Cool, that means I can join in
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So what would be the best route for me? I have a Canon 50mm 1.4, and I will like to get either an extension tube or ring, whichever is convenient.
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 (note the parasite on its neck) This one was taken with a reversed 50mm 1.4 using a ring. Keep in mind that while you get decent sharpness and magnification, you are quite limited on the focusing distance. This beetle, for instance, is bigger than the frame so I went the artsy fartsy route that allowed me to show its interesting features and hide the harsh shadows I caused for not having a ringflash.  This one was taken with a Sigma 17-70mm Macro. It allows me a decent minimum focusing distance but I don't get much magnification out of it. nerdz fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Apr 6, 2010 |
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Brainwrong posted:A macro thread? Cool, that means I can join in Ahahaha, fantastic!
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There's some really excellent stuff in this thread. I got to shoot with a macro for the first time a couple of weeks ago, it's incredibly fun. Unfortunately I didn't have a tripod so the ISO on these is way too high, which is a shame.  Click here for the full 720x480 image.  Click here for the full 720x480 image. Found a number of bloody feathers in the woods, but no carcass. Any advice on how to improve this stuff besides the obvious tripod issue is very welcome. thevoiceofdog fucked around with this message at 05:46 on Apr 7, 2010 |
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Apr 7, 2010 05:39
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Just got this contraption in the mail yesterday: Haven't had a chance to test it out much yet but I think it's going to help me get a lot more keepers. It's fairly heavy and awkward though.
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InternetJunky posted:Just got this contraption in the mail yesterday: What is the name of such a contraption? It looks useful.
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orange lime posted:What is the name of such a contraption? It looks useful.
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LuisX posted:So what would be the best route for me? I have a Canon 50mm 1.4, and I will like to get either an extension tube or ring, whichever is convenient. From all the example pics I've seen I'd say, in order of priority 1) Raynox DCR-250 2) Extension tubes 3) Ring
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A few from today: Shore Tiger Beetle (Cicindela repanda) Raynox DCR-150 mounted on a Panasonic FZ8  More Info Thin-Legged Wolf Spider (Pardosa sp.) Raynox DCR-250 and DCR-150, stacked and mounted on a Panasonic FZ8  More Info
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Question for all of you, I want to start trying out macro photography, however I have been practicing my manual focus and I'm just terrible, I can't seem to get the right focus often handholding. I have an XTi so it may either be the lack of a focusing screen, the fact that the diopter isn't a perfect correction for my glasses, and the small viewfinder. Do any of you have advice for practicing/getting a better hang of manual focus? Edit: I was practicing manual because it seems to be recommended for macro shots that you set up the focus manually. The diopter is currently set to maximum in one direction so either I need to use the viewfinder with glasses or get a better diopter? Blindeye fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Apr 11, 2010 |
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Why are you using manual focus? Any particular reason? I almost always shoot auto-focus on my XTi. Anyway, first I'd calibrate your diopter. Do this on a tripod. Take a shot you think is in focus, then look at it on the screen. Zoom in on screen and see if it really is. Repeat until the diopter matches focus. Second, if you're shooting manual I'd learn what I call the wobble method. You get something fairly close to focus, then you lean just a bit in or out to get that crisp focus, then shoot. Often if I'm in a difficult spot I'll put my camera on multi-shoot and just hold the button while I "wobble" a bit back and forth. Learning this method also really helps you time shots when there's wind. Also, get a monopod. it will help you keep steady out in the field immensely. sanka fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Apr 11, 2010 |
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sanka posted:Why are you using manual focus? Any particular reason? I almost always shoot auto-focus on my XTi. Manual is usually the best for macro, in my opinion. AF generally isn't quite accurate enough at high mag. Few shots from the other day:     Won't be taking any more for a little while though, due to a slight injury.  Fuuuuckkkkkk :/
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You jerks just cost me $5xx. Really looking forward to the 100mm macro lens coming. Am thinking about starting a 365 macro project.
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InternetJunky posted:Just got this contraption in the mail yesterday: I am thinking about getting one of these. Let me know how it is
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Pardosa sp. Wolf Spiders, male and female: Male:  More Info Female:  More Info The female was about twice the size of the male sanka fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Apr 20, 2010 |
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I will never understand how you fuckers even look into your viewfinders when doing this, let alone put spiders in your freezer and then handle them until they thaw back to life. I always scroll through this thread half looking away from the screen.
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I was all stoked to shoot in the Duke Gardens when I was back on campus this weekend, but lo and behold I roll in and the terrace, koi lake and new flowerbeds are all loving closed off for renovations. And of course now that I'm back in Dallas, it's 57 degrees and raining. Swear to god I'll get some snaps for this thread eventually. My macro lens has been acting as a $500 counterweight for my shoulder bag 
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Blindeye posted:Do any of you have advice for practicing/getting a better hang of manual focus? Raikiri posted:Won't be taking any more for a little while though, due to a slight injury.
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jackpot posted:I'm counting five fingers and they seem to still be in the right order...? He appears to have a fat right hand. Not sure how having sausage fingers counts as an injury, but that's just me.
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William T. Hornaday posted:He appears to have a fat right hand. Not sure how having sausage fingers counts as an injury, but that's just me. I think it is pretty safe to assume that he injured his hand in some way that caused some pretty nasty swelling. If that is the case, then movement in the had could be very painful.
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Alright guys take this technical mumbo jumbo to the goon doctor forum.
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Hey there lil guy! I was knocking around the park today, and I had just a few seconds to screw a +2 closeup filter onto my 55mm to catch this. I'd love to get an actual macro lens. Also, a chiton hangs out with barnacles just out of the water in some tide pools, Santa Monica: 
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a foolish pianist posted:Hey there lil guy! Did anyone else call these "money spiders" when they where kids? (and sometimes squash them?)
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William T. Hornaday posted:He appears to have a fat right hand. Not sure how having sausage fingers counts as an injury, but that's just me. No, but a minor triquetral fracture does fronkpies posted:Did anyone else call these "money spiders" when they where kids? Nope, always called those tiny little brown ones money spiders. These were just ticks (although, I now know they're velvet mites).
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The little red creature is a mite, velvet mite family Trombidiidae. Money spider is a common name for the spiders of the family Linyphiidae. They are small, dark and shiny. If you see lots of little horizontal messy webs in tall grass or bushes after a rain, their probably made by Linyphiids.
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My coworkers ivies in his office are COVERED in messy fine webs with wee bugs around 0.3mm tall, and I'm thinking it's something to do with these kind of mites. My first thought was YES A MACRO SUBJECT but they're just TOO tiny.
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Have any of you guys used any of the different ~200mm macro lenses? I've always kinda wanted one, but its a really niche lens...
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Stregone posted:Have any of you guys used any of the different ~200mm macro lenses? I've always kinda wanted one, but its a really niche lens... I've used the Sigma 180mm, it's a nice lens and has a much better working distance than my 90mm. Never used a 200mm Macro, although I imagine the difference is minimal. 
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I've used the 200mm Nikon f/4 macro at work. It's very nice, and the working distance is around a half mile. That said it's very, very heavy. I don't mind hiking around with my 105mm on a monopod, but with that 200mm it would really suck.
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