Went out this morning and the pickings were scarce. Had to stay near the bridges as the threat of rain loomed all morning. Good news is the wild flowers are starting to bloom. Dew berries are flowering so it won't be long before there are snacks when I go out shooting. Bad news not many insects. Attaching my favorite shot of the day, a honey bee on a Texas Bluebonnet. Only had the MP-E with me so shots of the flower by itself was rather futile. I'll take the 90mm along on my next trip.
I do like the lighting that you've achieved.
:thumbup:
steve1oshea wrote:
I do like the lighting that you've achieved.
:thumbup:
Thank you Steve, I am pleased with my current illumination. I have made about a dozen different types and this is the best so far. One more iteration to go with an extender to accommodate the telescoping movement of the MP-E and perhaps address head illumination.
love the colors, nice shot
napabob wrote:
love the colors, nice shot
Thanks Bob, in direct sunlight the Bonnets are blue in the shade or on overcast days they have a purple hue to them.
very nice,really love the bee against the blue
tinusbum wrote:
very nice,really love the bee against the blue
Thank you Tom. Blue does contrast nicely against the bee. We have several patches near the house. I am looking forward to shooting them this upcoming weekend. Hopefully they haven't been trampled by parents taking shots of babes in the flowers....
Kaperture wrote:
Breathtaking.
Thank you Kaperture (clever handle). Welcome to the macro group. I look forward to your future participation in the group.
A-PeeR wrote:
Thank you Kaperture (clever handle). Welcome to the macro group. I look forward to your future participation in the group.
Thank you very much! I hope to gain a better understanding of macro and lens differences in general in my classes before really trying to undertake the subject. But I've always been attracted to it and I am insanely jealous of your rigs! :mrgreen:
Kaperture wrote:
Thank you very much! I hope to gain a better understanding of macro and lens differences in general in my classes before really trying to undertake the subject. But I've always been attracted to it and I am insanely jealous of your rigs! :mrgreen:
No need to be jealous, you too can have a macro rig! Fun for folks of all ages... Good thing about macro is you don't need to focus to infinity so the are many options as far as glass goes. Enlarging lens, reversed lens, vintage macro lens with adapters, etc. Only other thing that really helps is a speed light with a DIY diffuser and bingo you're in business. Plenty of good ideas in this thread:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-1.htmlGot any specific questions let us know. Some excellent macro photographers regularly post to the forum.
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