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- Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:56 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Egg Papilio machaon update I & update II
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5525
Re: Egg Papilio machaon update I & update II
So nicely done! Your patience really paid off!
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Amongst Sunflowers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1010
Amongst Sunflowers
Found quite a few interesting critters amongst wild sunflowers in Ft Collins Colorado yesterday. All of the following images are single frames: Camera: Canon 7D MK II Lens: Canon MPE65 1X-5X at 1X Flash: Canon MT-24EX Diffusers: Ian McConnachie's vacuum molded diffusers Bombylius species Bee Fly: 1X...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:05 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Hoverfly
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2862
Re: Hoverfly
Wonderful fine and delicate detail. Any idea what the little blue bits are? Looks like residue of some kind. I was able to view the full size image with no issues.
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Bumblebee mandible with golden hairs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2145
Re: Bumblebee mandible with golden hairs
Thanks, Dassi. Yes, detail is a strong part of what attracts me in this field. When I started doing macro photography, over 50 years ago, I dreamed of making pictures like these but had no idea how to do it. Then I learned about the physical limits imposed by diffraction, and I feared that the task...
- Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:21 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Re: Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
Thanks Mark, the habits of live ambush type critters is certainly a better fit with stacking than most.
MarkSturtevant wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:56 amThese are cool little bugs, with interesting textures. They also tend to sit very still for long periods, and so are good subjects. You can even focus stack a live one, as you show nicely here.
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:02 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Re: Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
Thank you Rik, it has been awhile since I posted anything, so a bit rusty.
Best Regards,
Brent
Best Regards,
Brent
rjlittlefield wrote: ↑Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:50 amNice!
BTW, I admin-edited your post to replace img tags with url , so as to be functional links instead of broken images.
--Rik
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:18 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1781
Jagged Ambush Bug On Thistle
Living specimen brought indoors and subsequently released. Canon 7D Mark II Canon MPE-65 1x-5x @ 2X f5.6 10 sec exposures, iso 100 Cognysis Stackshot @ 150 micron spacing 50150076343_41a9c9af3d_c.jpg Full size open in separate window: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brentbristolsr/50150076343/in/datep...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:47 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Hourglass of black widow spider
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2588
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:37 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: 2nd try
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1433
This is not as good as physically cleaning the sensor, but there are software options for automating the removal of dust spots from images. I have only used it with canon dpp4, but found that there is a similar capability using the Nikon Capture image processing software (Image Dust Off). https://ww...
- Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:36 am
- Forum: Photography Through the Microscope
- Topic: Loxophyllum killing and eating
- Replies: 7
- Views: 757
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:06 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Snail on black plastic sheet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1961
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:47 pm
- Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Macro set
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1807
- Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:10 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Male mosquito
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1956
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Rat Tale
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1629
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:59 am
- Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
- Topic: Layers in broken metal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2089