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Canon 100mm IS USM L Macro Photos
Razor2012:
You guys need to post some pics, I want to see some good 1:1's. ;)
marv_b:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4282/spiderchicks2.jpg
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/5708/spiderchicksoneoff2.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/679/morespider2b.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/179/beeinflight3.jpg
All handheld with a 100mm 2.8L Macro + 68mm kenko extension tubes.
Any critique welcome 8)
revup67:
Marv..nice find on those spider chics..I've not seen that before
Here's one I took hand held, no flash, basically slowly walked up to this dragonfly while being careful not to block any light and create an unwanted shadow. From what I have read it's best to keep the light continuous when photographing insects due to loss of heat. Every few steps I would take the dragonfly would take off then return to the same location moments later. This happened several times. Though this shot was taken with the 100mm 2.8 L macro, I was not in 1x macro mode.
Black and Blue Dragonfly by Revup67, on Flickr
K-amps:
--- Quote from: revup67 on July 07, 2012, 03:47:54 AM ---Marv..nice find on those spider chics..I've not seen that before
Here's one I took hand held, no flash, basically slowly walked up to this dragonfly while being careful not to block any light and create an unwanted shadow. From what I have read it's best to keep the light continuous when photographing insects due to loss of heat. Every few steps I would take the dragonfly would take off then return to the same location moments later. This happened several times. Though this shot was taken with the 100mm 2.8 L macro, I was not in 1x macro mode.
Black and Blue Dragonfly by Revup67, on Flickr
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Great shot, love the muted exposure and blue offset of the DF. Also great tip on walking closer, then stopping... never tried this before.
Kernuak:
Avoiding your shadow on any insect is the key, but even more so with dragonflies. Also, for any animal, it's important to know their behaviour and sometimes physiology. For example, dragonflies tend to have better eyesight forward and above and it's pretty poor from below. This is due to an adaptation based on their hunting technique. Another trick that some advocate, is to slowly moving forward while waving from side to side, it is supposed to mimic a bush waving in the wind.
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