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First bug of spring
Mar 25, 2015 20:45:03 #
I gave up on the lens stacking thing, because the depth of field was non-existent. This one was taken by putting a 100mm macro lens on my Sony APC-S sensor. I also used a 20mm extension tube. I think this qualifies as a true macro.
I don't know others keep the bug from moving. I pressed it on a piece of sticky gorilla tape. Pieces of the bug started falling off! I don't think PETA will approve.
This stuff ain't easy!
I don't know others keep the bug from moving. I pressed it on a piece of sticky gorilla tape. Pieces of the bug started falling off! I don't think PETA will approve.
This stuff ain't easy!
Mar 25, 2015 20:48:25 #
Mar 25, 2015 21:03:35 #
Davethehiker wrote:
Repeat after me:I pressed it on a piece of sticky gorilla tape.
"I WILL NOT USE GAFFER TAPE ON THE GRANDKIDS."
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Mar 25, 2015 21:35:09 #
Had to be creative.. Didn't work so good.. Don't feel so good.. BAD DOG!!
So it goes, if you have to press a bug to the tape, make it one with eight legs, or try it with a snake. I am right there with you trying to figure it out..
So it goes, if you have to press a bug to the tape, make it one with eight legs, or try it with a snake. I am right there with you trying to figure it out..
Mar 25, 2015 23:04:03 #
oldtigger wrote:
LAFRepeat after me: "I WILL NOT USE GAFFER TAPE ON THE GRANDKIDS."
Mar 26, 2015 02:04:26 #
Quite often, just a drop of sugar water is enough to keep most insects briefly stationary.
Mar 26, 2015 05:47:04 #
Natural habitat can be more work but, is usually preferred :wink: Lot's of practice goes a long way too :-)
The tape wasn't such a bad idea but, it's not worth perfecting or repeating :wink:
The tape wasn't such a bad idea but, it's not worth perfecting or repeating :wink:
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Mar 26, 2015 08:09:59 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Quite often, just a drop of sugar water is enough to keep most insects briefly stationary.
Thank you, I'll try that next time.
Mar 26, 2015 08:14:57 #
Flyextreme wrote:
The "Natural Habitat" for this little guy seems to upside-down on the sky light in my bathroom. I suppose I could stand on a chair and photograph him there.Natural habitat can be more work but, is usually preferred :wink: Lot's of practice goes a long way too :-)
The tape wasn't such a bad idea but, it's not worth perfecting or repeating :wink:
The tape wasn't such a bad idea but, it's not worth perfecting or repeating :wink:
Mar 26, 2015 08:38:46 #
Some people put their cameras into "continuous" mode when they are shooting (I normally don't though). That way, the camera keeps taking images as long as the shutter is depressed and their chances of getting a focused image improves. Gotta be focusing manually though. I got some images of a Ladybug last week too, except mine was out on a Magnolia leaf.
Mar 26, 2015 14:11:42 #
Davethehiker wrote:
:lol:The "Natural Habitat" for this little guy seems to upside-down on the sky light in my bathroom. I suppose I could stand on a chair and photograph him there.
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Mar 26, 2015 19:06:58 #
oldtigger wrote:
LOL!! Now you tell us!!!:)Repeat after me: "I WILL NOT USE GAFFER TAPE ON THE GRANDKIDS."
Mar 26, 2015 19:11:32 #
Hi Dave! Nice start no matter what.:) Is this a real lady bug? I thought they were red. This looks like the ones I have all over the house coming from across the pond. I think China or Japan?
Mar 26, 2015 20:00:15 #
Erv wrote:
Thanks. I posted this photo where a friend informed me they are an Asian Beetle that is considered a pest once it gets into your house for the winter.Hi Dave! Nice start no matter what.:) Is this a real lady bug? I thought they were red. This looks like the ones I have all over the house coming from across the pond. I think China or Japan?
Mar 27, 2015 01:46:43 #
Often cooling them in the freezer briefly will immobilize them or slow them down for a little while, and there is the chance they might survive the experience. As small as they are, they warm up pretty quickly unless you put them on something cold, like a piece of chilled aluminum. When I'm photographing flat ones that I don't particularly like I use clear scotch tape and sandwich them either between two layers or to the back of a microscope slide and shoot through the glass. Ticks and fleas especially.
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