Cicada climbing a branch
Sep 2, 2013 09:20:31 #
The cicadas are making their presence known around here in Wisconsin. I saw this one making it's way up a dead branch.
Sep 2, 2013 12:36:14 #
oldmalky
Loc: West Midlands,England.
What exactly are they as i have never seen one before, they look awful glad we don't have them over here.
Sep 2, 2013 13:44:46 #
Nice set MJL, very crisp, very clean, and pinpoint focus. Certainly qualifies as a close up and also macro. You should post these over there as well.
Sep 2, 2013 15:13:59 #
Sep 2, 2013 22:56:02 #
The face-on is the best. Here in Chicago they're making a big deal of the wasps coming to town for the cicadas ... I don't like the wasps as much ...
Sep 3, 2013 07:50:13 #
These are insects about 2 inches long. They make a loud buzzing noise and clicking sounds to attract a mate. If you have a tree full of them buzzing in concert, it can get really quite irritating to your ears. Other than that, they seem to harmless to people. Thanks for stopping in for a look. Mike
oldmalky wrote:
What exactly are they as i have never seen one before, they look awful glad we don't have them over here.
Sep 3, 2013 07:52:11 #
Thank you for your comments A-PeeR. I appreciate it. Mike
A-PeeR wrote:
Nice set MJL, very crisp, very clean, and pinpoint focus. Certainly qualifies as a close up and also macro. You should post these over there as well.
Sep 3, 2013 07:54:32 #
Thanks MRR. I'm glad you liked these images and got to see the cicada close up. I'll bet you have heard plenty of them lately. Mike
MRR wrote:
these are all very good. Have never seen one this close!!
Sep 3, 2013 07:59:23 #
Thanks for looking and leaving a comment CHG_CANON. The face-on image is also my favorite of the bunch. I have not seen any of the wasps yet. They should be around though, there sure are a lot of cicadas free for the picking. Mike
CHG_CANON wrote:
The face-on is the best. Here in Chicago they're making a big deal of the wasps coming to town for the cicadas ... I don't like the wasps as much ...
Sep 4, 2013 15:11:18 #
MJL wrote:
The cicadas are making their presence known around here in Wisconsin. I saw this one making it's way up a dead branch.
Hi Mike
Beautiful background and lovely clarity, I can almost hear there clattering buzz. Are these stacked?
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Sep 4, 2013 16:03:57 #
Sep 5, 2013 21:38:52 #
Hi Steve, I appreciate your comments and thumbs up. The first three images are stacked, the last one is a single shot. Mike
steve1oshea wrote:
Hi Mike
Beautiful background and lovely clarity, I can almost hear there clattering buzz. Are these stacked?
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Beautiful background and lovely clarity, I can almost hear there clattering buzz. Are these stacked?
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Sep 5, 2013 21:40:16 #
Sep 6, 2013 00:43:51 #
MJL wrote:
Hi Steve, I appreciate your comments and thumbs up. The first three images are stacked, the last one is a single shot. Mike
Were these handheld or with support Mike?
Sep 6, 2013 09:41:41 #
These were all shot in shadows in the morning so I used a tripod to help cope with lower light levels. Mirror lock up was used along with a remote shutter trigger. All were shot at ISO 320. Here is the other photo info,
Image #1, f5, 1/100 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #2, f8, 1/25 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #3, f10, 1/15 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #4, f22, 1/2 sec SS. Somewhere along the way I read a reply by fstop22 that f22 was his favorite f-stop. Since I have been admiring his images for quite some time, I thought I'd give it a go. Usually I shoot in the more wide open range of aperture, but was quite pleased with how the "portrait" turned out. Thanks for sharing your tips fstop22. Mike
Image #1, f5, 1/100 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #2, f8, 1/25 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #3, f10, 1/15 sec SS, 5 frame stack.
Image #4, f22, 1/2 sec SS. Somewhere along the way I read a reply by fstop22 that f22 was his favorite f-stop. Since I have been admiring his images for quite some time, I thought I'd give it a go. Usually I shoot in the more wide open range of aperture, but was quite pleased with how the "portrait" turned out. Thanks for sharing your tips fstop22. Mike
steve1oshea wrote:
Were these handheld or with support Mike?
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