Canon MP-E 65 1x-5x 2.8 Macro Lens example photos

[revup67]

Thanks K-Amps.  The web was completely vertical from a roof gutter to the ground.  She was positioned at the center of the web at approx 5.5 feet high.  The wind was somewhat constant but when there was a lull in the breeze I had the lens perfectly set to snap the photo.  This took patience in waiting for the stillness.  THis capture was after approx 8 or 9 shots - I finally nabbed a good one.

[lastcoyote]

nice one rev. wouldn't get me near that though...spiders scare me 
out of interest did you do any cropping to that shot?

[revup67]

nope .. no cropping and to further enhance the fear element I was about 1 to 1.5 inches away with the web swinging back and forth into the lens..creepy yet exhilarating.  I tried to photograph one last tear on my BBQ counter in the back.  At first the female was in my sight, I got up close within an inch or two and went to take the shot and she was gone.  I quickly looked around the counter top and no luck.  Then  I ran like hell in house, peeled off half my clothes just in case and the darn thing was never found.

[lastcoyote]

lol 
that's sounds like the sort of thing i would have done. thinking you can feel it on you somewhere...makes me shiver just thinking about it. what a little girl i am  spiders are the only thing that freak me out though, fine with anything else.

anyway back to learning how to use my new toy...5DMKIII woohoo! arrived yesteday 

[revup67]

anyway back to learning how to use my new toy...5DMKIII woohoo! arrived yesteday

Got mine a few months ago but everyday I use it the excitement still remains the same.  Kind of like a new car that carries that "new" smell to it.  Wish I could bottle that

[ncsa]

Yellow by ncsabkk, on Flickr

[gmazza]

Salticidae portrait by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr


Lynx spider portrait by Gustavo Mazzarollo, on Flickr

[ncsa]

dandelion by ncsabkk, on Flickr