Couple of wild bees.

kramp · Apr 23, 2006

I have the D200 but I kept my D70 since it has some nice features like the 1/500 flash sync, light weight, and one of the sharpest cameras out there.

The D200 with the 200 f4 micro and a couple of flashes is very heavy so chasing after moving insects is tough and only 1/250 limits the amount of keepers.

So what I did was set up the D70 with the R1 flashes with there diffuser thingy's and put the SB-800 in the flash shoe, I attached a white card with an elastic band and tilted the flash up about 30 degrees and I used the Tamron 90 since its shorter working distance works better with the R1 setup and the flash in the shoe works better also with that lens.

Tried it on out on some wild bees and it seems to work great, but I am pretty rusty at this, the weathers been too cold for insects, but with some practice I will get up to speed again.

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Kenn Hwang43495 · Apr 23, 2006

That second one gave me goosebumps. What the heck are those???

kramp · Apr 23, 2006

Kenn Hwang said:
That second one gave me goosebumps. What the heck are those???

You mean the mites on the Mason Bee? There kinda gross, most of the bees seem to have them some are even worse than this.

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TheronFamily · Apr 23, 2006

simply great!
exif if possible pls martin?
thanks!!!
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kramp · Apr 23, 2006

TheronFamily said:
simply great!
exif if possible pls martin?
thanks!!!
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Date Taken: 2006-04-17 01:27:56
Date Digitized: 2006-04-17 01:27:56
Date Modified: 2006-04-21 21:23:24
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D70
Size: 2214x1771
Bytes: 683131
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal Length: 90mm (135mm 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.002s (2/1000)
Flash: Unknown
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Bias: 1
ExposureMode: 1
LightSource: 10
White Balance: manual
DigitalZoomRatio: 1/1
Contrast: 1
Sharpness: 2
SensingMethod: One-chip color sensor
ColorSpace: sRGB

Date Taken: 2006-04-17 01:56:12
Date Digitized: 2006-04-17 01:56:12
Date Modified: 2006-04-21 21:52:16
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D70
Size: 2273x1818
Bytes: 985023
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 90mm (135mm 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.002s (2/1000)
Flash: Unknown
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Bias: 0
ExposureMode: 1
LightSource: 10
White Balance: manual
DigitalZoomRatio: 1/1
Sharpness: 2
SensingMethod: One-chip color sensor
ColorSpace: sRGB
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packy · Apr 23, 2006

Killer Bees!!! Well done!
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David Lal · Apr 23, 2006

.. like your technique has gone very rusty at all to me Martin! Nice images, especially #2.

Did you notice the pinkish 'blobs' in the mid regions of that bee - I wonder if these are perhaps bee mites which I have heard about but never seen with my own eyes.

Cheers
David

kramp said:
Tried it on out on some wild bees and it seems to work great, but I
am pretty rusty at this, the weathers been too cold for insects,
but with some practice I will get up to speed again.

MGlennn · Apr 23, 2006

...interesting flash setup

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Andy Dunn · Apr 23, 2006

Martin, far from rusty, these are of the quality that I have come to expect from your posts.

Was good hearing your impressions of the R1 flash set-up too, alas I can only dream about owning a couple of those right now.
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Brooks P · Apr 23, 2006

. . . that poor second bee is being eaten alive. That is a really bad infestation.

Great shots!
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wbwmn · Apr 23, 2006

Great shots... care to post a photo of your flash set-up... rubber band an all??
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TheronFamily · Apr 23, 2006

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kramp · Apr 23, 2006

Thanks for the comments, here is a pic of the setup as requested.

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knickerhawk · Apr 23, 2006

Good to see you back in action. With the 90mm extended like that, do you have any worries about the stress the flashes put on it? I'd be worried about AF but assume you never or rarely use it anyway.

The lighting on the two shots looks good. Nicely balanced and not the harshness I often see when flash is added to macros.

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Daniel Diaz · Apr 23, 2006

No rust here Martin, just your usual quality work

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mark240668 · Apr 23, 2006

very nice. Do I see ticks on that 2nd bee? or is it dandruff? Very sharp and I like the 1st one best for the angle. very nice! cheers, Mark
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kramp · Apr 23, 2006

knickerhawk said:
Good to see you back in action. With the 90mm extended like that,
do you have any worries about the stress the flashes put on it?
I'd be worried about AF but assume you never or rarely use it
anyway.

The lighting on the two shots looks good. Nicely balanced and not
the harshness I often see when flash is added to macros.

Yes its way to heavy for the autofocus, but using it on manual seems to be fine.

Thanks.

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kramp · Apr 23, 2006

M-A-R-K said:
very nice. Do I see ticks on that 2nd bee? or is it dandruff? Very
sharp and I like the 1st one best for the angle. very nice! cheers,
Mark
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Hi Mark, yes there mites, some are even worse than this one.

Thanks.
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wbwmn · Apr 23, 2006

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mark240668 · Apr 24, 2006

in a search attempt I ran into this old thread. Do you have some predicting gifts and if soo whats next... a 5:1 micro nikkor?

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