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Some macro from today (large pics inside!):

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All with D70, 70-200 & 500D, ISO200, Auto-focus in AF-C mode, VR On, handheld.

Enjoy!

Pollen-covered bee (200mm; F11; 1/125sec):



Yet clean bee (175mm; F8; 1/250sec):



Some kind of wasp? (200mm; F8; 1/125sec) BTW processed with D-Lightning in Capture NX and I must admit it rocks!:



Butterfly (200mm; F8; 1/350sec):



Dragonfly #1 (140mm; F8; 1/90sec):



Dragonfly #2 (200mm; F5.6; 1/350sec):



Fat spider (this is NOT species name!) (200mm; F8; 1/180sec):



Lucky hunter #1 (160mm; F8; 1/180sec):



Group portrait - unlucky hunter #2 & lucky hunter #3 (110mm; F8; 1/180sec):



Regards
 
Awesome shots. Very sharp and great color.

Thanks for sharing.
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Andi Van

See the beauty in all things, all people, all situations....through the viewfinder of your D50
 
Those are very good especially coming from an outdated D70 (sarcasm intended).

I hope that pollen covered bee in the first picture doesn't have hay fever; he'll be sneezing forever (I would be).

It's amazing how shallow the depth of field is at those focal lengths even at f8.
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Bryan V.
P.S. I've had amnesia for as long as I can remember.
 
Excellent shots!!!. I too have 70-200 and Canon 500D but have never got such sharp results. What is the trick? Shoooting in AF-C and > f8?

Ratmeh
 
Thanks for viewing!

As for sharpness my 70-200 is reasonably sharp even at 2.8 but with 500D DOF becomes ridiculously thin so for close-up stuff I think the smaller apperture the better.

I used AF-C mainly because I was shooting without tripod (i.e. can't eliminate camera movement) and besides some insects were moving very quickly wind was blowing periodically so plants were not still too.

Regards
 
Great exposures. I was considering the 500d and you might have convinced me. Nice shots.

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Nikon 50mm 1.4d
Nikkor 105mm 2.8
Nikon 18-70dx
80-200 2.8d 2-Ring
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Sigma 24-60 2.8 ex
 
Thank you!
That 500d is very handy when you don't want to lug around dedicated macro lens.

Regards
 
Kevin Pyle - excellent dragonfly shots on pbase in his gallery. Passing on what he taught me - manual if possible and the longest exposure possible for the movement of the creature. Dragonfly, spider shooting from tripod with remote to limit shake from your finger - long exposures for depth of field with or without flash..

When it comes to flighty animals - anything that works.

Nice shots - wish some of the creatures in my backyard would lite long enough.
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Mike
 
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