Canon 100mm IS USM L Macro Photos

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

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.

Great information Kernuak, thanks, ... but I was getting a visual of that approach and have seen many a man/woman leaving the local tavern with the same approach, 'moving forward while waving side to side', and never thought that were chasing dragonflies. HA!

 

[Briand]

I took these spider images handheld with Canon 5DIII, 100mm f2.8L IS and 580EXII speedlite with ring flash adapter.

I posted more macro spider images on flickr.http://www.flickr.com/photos/64566911@N05/sets/72157631190703782/

 

[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.

Great information Kernuak, thanks, ... but I was getting a visual of that approach and have seen many a man/woman leaving the local tavern with the same approach, 'moving forward while waving side to side', and never thought that were chasing dragonflies. HA!

Perhaps you should watch more closely next time, to see if they get close to anything, even if they aren't trying to .

 

[arioch82]

Briand what kind of apertures have you used on those spiders? the exif on flickr are missing...

 

[Briand]

When I batched in photoshop with watermark it must of stripped out the exif.
I shot these handheld at f/7, 1/125s, 200 ISO and a few at 400 ISO.

 

[RLPhoto]

You guys need to post some pics, I want to see some good 1:1's.

OK

 

[MARKOE PHOTOE]

STUNNING insect images photogs! Wonder how many pixels those BIG eyeballs have? lol Someday our image sensors will be of similar shape and quality....maybe.

 

[drjlo]

9 PM, 1.3 sec hand-held


9 PM, 1.3 Sec exposure by drjlo1, on Flickr

 

[knkedlaya]

I do not remember the exact magnification , but very sure they are close to 1:1. And used shallow DOF. Hope you enjoy it...

 

[rpt]

I do not remember the exact magnification , but very sure they are close to 1:1. And used shallow DOF. Hope you enjoy it...

Superb! I think they are great!

 

[caMARYnon]

550D, handheld

 

[sandymandy]

Is it possible to handhold 100mm 2.8L macro without a flash?

 

[K-amps]

I do not remember the exact magnification , but very sure they are close to 1:1. And used shallow DOF. Hope you enjoy it...

Second Image is breathtaking!

 

[caMARYnon]

Is it possible to handhold 100mm 2.8L macro without a flash?

For macro work it's not possible for acceptable details and colours.

 

[Kernuak]

Is it possible to handhold 100mm 2.8L macro without a flash?

For macro work it's not possible for acceptable details and colours.

Actually it is possible, but you need good diffuse lighting and sometimes you need to push the ISO. Also, there is the option of using selective focus creatively to emphasise certain parts of the subject. I often use selective focus, but it isn't to everyone's taste.


Red Admiral Head-on by Kernuak (avalonlightphotoart.co.uk), on Flickr

 

[jmphotography]

Totally new to this forum, just wanted to share one of my macro shots with this lens, I only bought it a couple of weeks back and have only got out once or twice with it.

 

[killerBEEcamaro]

i own this lens and it is a great lens! i see most people like to take pictures of insects with this lens, but any portrait pictures of people? I have a few, i'll need to dig in to my hard drive.

Great shots btw!

 

[GaryJ]

a 14 image stack 100mm L IS in Zerene Stacker of spider husk[obviously]

 

[entropy69]

I love this lens! This one is handheld ISO200, f3.2, 1/25, taken with the 7D in the kitchen:

 

[Cookie28]

5D Mark III 100mm LIS f7.1 1/60 ISO 1250 - Handheld