>>>>>The Weekly Close up...25/2008<<<<<

[SiFu]

Hi!

Looks like Jim is still busy finishing his shots from last week, so I'll get it going for him (for Jim to take over from here again).

If you are new to this thread, it is about all things related to shooting up-close and personal - this can be anything from water droplets in neon light, flowers, bug, the moon etc. The idea is to share images and thoughts on technique (lighting, lenses, exposure...) and most importantly to get inspiration. There are no limitations to certain makes of cameras.

Regards
Alex

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[SiFu]

Hi!

Here are three quick ones as a start - the inevitable butterfl-eye:



http://www.pbase.com/magma_photography/image/102221799

And a rather "explicit" one (lol) - tongue-in-cheek of course... eh ... I mean tongue-on... better make your own caption:



http://www.pbase.com/magma_photography/image/102264883
[this one is purely about the eating-process and less about overal IQ]

And a close version of a hopper:



http://www.pbase.com/magma_photography/image/102164597

To get a better view of certain details or to see the imgs in total, you can use dpreview's basic "zoom-in/out" buttons (allthough the IQ will suffer quite a bit).

Can't wait to see yours!

Regards
Alex

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[Pete Delaney]

those 3 are really good and oh so sharp!
Pete

 

[SiFu]

Hi!

Just playing with IR-closeups again:



http://www.pbase.com/magma_photography/image/102391797

Regards
Alex

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[illy]

taken with Fuji S2 and Tokina 100mm Nikon SB-50dx flash, unfortunately rain stopped play(can clean the sensor now it's a right mess lol)









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[davyg]

Great shots, as always, Alex.

Dave

 

[illy]

beautiful shots as always Alex, i was hoping for a hopper shot myself this week, i opened a package from Indonesia and a nice little grasshopper had hitched a ride, unfortunately he's escaped
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[davyg]

Very good shots, very sharp and lots of detail.

I still can't find it in myself to like flies though!

Dave

 

[davyg]

Interesting shot and very crisp, why all the flies?

Dave

 

[davyg]

We had a few hours of sunshine over the last few days, so I went looking for subjects.

Here are some I found:







Thanks for looking.

Dave

 

[davyg]

Here's something completely different from my usual pics.

I don't know why, but I like it.



Thanks for looking.

Dave

 

[illy]

lovely butterfly shot, i like the way you've used the DOF for effect.

Lots of flies because hardly anything else around these parts this year, very disappointing
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[krh_57]

Nice shooting everyone.

Weather is perfect here this morning for some shooting....

Natural light shots.









With flash



This guy is no larger than a thumbnail. And some of the last shots from my E-1.





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[davyg]

Very nice shots Ken, the spider is unusual.

Like you, I prefer to use natural light whenever possible, if you're UK based you'll know the light has been quite poor for the last few weeks.

Dave

 

[Photo Facinated Guy]

I took this last week but here's mine. Shot with 35mm macro and E3 at dusk. Used fl50r flash



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[didin19]

e510 + Sigma 105 + ex25 + 1 or 2 flashes

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[Drummer]

Found a couple fishing spiders along the C&O Canal of the Potomac River. Shots were taken with e510, canon 500d and tripod.

I have nothing to compare the size of darker spider but all I can say it was large at about 4+ inches from leg tip to leg tip. And speaking of legs or lack of, it looks like it was in a few battles.



1/80s f/8.0 at 72.0mm iso400



1/60s f/8.0 at 182.0mm iso400

This one is clutching her egg sack. The green specks are algae from the canal and she also has lost a leg.



1/80s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso400

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[Drummer]

Beautiful butterfly shots and that cranefly is just excellent!

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[PaulS]

E510 + 70-300

 

[Doug Marsh]

Taken with an Olympus E-1 with the 50mm f2. macro lens. Highly territorial, these guys measure approximately 1.5 inches and try to protect their turf against all comers. Though lacking a stinger, persay, they make up for it with agressive, seemingly komikaze dive bombing on anyone or anything that comes near. Scares the dickens out of the uninformed. With as many as 50 in a twenty square foot area, these guys definitely make their presence known. Sitting precipitously on the edges of plant leaves, they peer vigilantly into space watching for anything that moves (hopefully a receptive female to sting, heehee) that instantly propels them forward into the air, becoming fast flying interceptors .....