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jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

This one links to the full-size, because it's worth it to be able to count the grains of dust on his eyeball.

# ¿ Mar 1, 2010 20:11

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 00:38

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

fordan posted:

(and the tripod they convinced me to get; it was all told a very expensive class by the time I was done).

There are people here who swear up and down on tripods for good macro photography (and the good ones, like snipe, can back it up), but it will teach you a new meaning of the word "patience."

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 00:01

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

brb wailin on dad posted:

That's what macro focusing rails are for

Still, there's nothing quite like hauling around a tripod (legs already extended, because you don't want to move too much when you find a bug worth shooting), setting it down (without the legs brushing against a branch), adjusting your height and angle, and then having the subject fly away at the last second. If you want really fantastic macro shots a tripod can give amazing results, but dear Christ it takes the patience of Job and the steady hand of a surgeon.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 16:36

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

Stew Man Chew posted:

My god, Jackpot what did you get those pictures with?

Canon 100mm/2.8 macro, and most were shot on my XTi. Used a Vivitar 285 for flash, except for the bright green dragonfly where I was just shitass lucky on the focus, shooting at f/5 with no flash. The fuckoff-big pics of the dragonfly at top and moth at bottom were fun - they were each the biggest bastards I'd ever seen, and they were so fearless (or scared stiff) that they let me get right on top of them for multiple shots.

Neat thing about butterflies: they're faster than light. Or something. When a butterfly's perched he'll spend a lot of his time slowly opening and closing his wings, so you time it to get the shot with his wings open. But over and over again they keep beating me - I'll time it perfectly, take the shot, and when I preview it I'll see that their wings are closed. Sometimes I'll just take my eye off the viewfinder completely and watch what's happening, and sure enough - as soon as I hit the shutter their wings snap shut, faster than the camera can take the picture. It's fascinating. And it's only with wild butterflies that that happens. I shot hundreds of them in a butterfly exhibit and didn't have that problem; guess they were used to it.

The evilest dragonfly:

An arachnophobe's nightmare:

Ladybugs: not as cute/friendly in real life:

brb wailin on dad posted:

Ok speaking of tripods: people posting bomb-rear end bug shots in this thread what are you using? Handheld or tripod? AF or manual? Live view or viewfinder?

Handheld, manual focus, viewfinder. Handheld because I don't have the patience/skill to use a tripod, manual focus because when your depth of field is in millimeters it's much easier just to set the focus somewhere and move the camera where you need it, and viewfinder because I just haven't played around with live view much, although I should.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 18:33

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

Raikiri posted:

Edit: Is this loading for anyone? No hosts seem to be working for me.

I think this is what you were trying to post, and by the way it's awesome

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 19:26

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

Raikiri posted:

You know, if you could securely attach a gorillapod onto your wooden bracket you could really get some flexibility with that setup.

# ¿ Mar 3, 2010 19:01

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

Cyberbob posted:

These are gorgeous; I don't suppose you took a picture of what your setup looked like?

orange lime posted:

The detail in this is insane, jesus.

# ¿ Mar 24, 2010 19:28

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

Blindeye posted:

Do any of you have advice for practicing/getting a better hang of manual focus?

Manual is just one of those things you have to practice. Some do fine using autofocus, but for me personally I've found it's usually easier just to pre-focus and then (slowly, ever so slowly) move my body forward and backward as I need it. If AF works for you then go for it; just put it on AI-servo, set your focus point where you want it, and good luck. Focusing's a bitch either way when you're that close.

Raikiri posted:

Won't be taking any more for a little while though, due to a slight injury.

Fuuuuckkkkkk :/

I'm counting five fingers and they seem to still be in the right order...?

# ¿ Apr 19, 2010 18:46

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 00:38

jackpot: Aug 31, 2004; First cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Such was Woundwort's monument...and perhaps it would not have displeased him.<

There's some outrageous quality on the previous page, kudos to all.

# ¿ Apr 29, 2010 16:43

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