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Spiders from the back yard. First two were with my XSi, 100mm macro Kenko 1.4xTC, and all Kenko tubes(just purchased). Last two were with 7D and 70-200mm F4IS with Kenko 1.4x TC
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Both taken with 5D Mark II and EF 24-70mm 2.8 L
really like those macros Jayson.
here's an avocet (not up to the Nate standard, the lighting was REALLY harsh)
300mm f/7.1 1/1000 sec ISO 400,
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C&C welcome
brendan
talk about tack sharp! my jaw just dropped. great photos.!
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1st pic. 40D, Efs-10-22, Av-F-5, Tv-1/1600, 22mm, Circular Polarizer
2nd pic 40D, Efs-10-22, Av-F-5. Tv 1/1600, 19mm, Circular Polarizer
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Originally Posted by Jayson
Jayson those are absolutely awesome macro shots.
Thanks for the comments. I was really happy with these shots. I haven't done this type of macro before and was very surprised with how thin the DOF was using the tubes. I still need to practice. Sad part is all that I have in my back yard is the spiders and flies. No flowers or other bugs. Looks like it will be a field trip with the boys!
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Originally Posted by Brendan7
If it was harsh light, you tamed it pretty well. Lovely shot!
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Brendan -
That's a brilliant shot... great capture. You used the lighting and the background to fine effect. It is a truism that there is "no such thing as bad light". Somewhere, a good picture can be found no matter what the conditions. My only suggestion here would be to have tried this with a fill flash, although it might also have made it look a bit unnatural. On the plus side, a flash would have probably put a sparkle in the eye, which I always like to see with bird and wildlife shots. Again, nicely done.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Huyer
thanks Jonathan.
I don't have a flash yet, all funds going towards a supertele. Not decided on which, I wish there was a 200-900mm f/3.2L IS USM lens that weighed like 1 pound.
Brendan, I totally agree with Jonathan, I like to see some catch light in the bird's eye.
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Originally Posted by Brendan7
Be more realistic, I'll be very happy if they can make a 600mm 5.6 weighed less than 4 pound (which is handholdable for me)with a price tag of $4500-$5000[:P]
I've been shooting alot:
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Jayson, love your dragonfly pics. The last one below is for you...
Saturday morning at a nearby nature preserve - water lilies, abstract duckweed patterns, and insects.
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EOS 7D, EF 85mm f/1.2<span style="color: red;"]L II, 1/6400 s, f/1.2, ISO 100
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EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: red;"]LIS @ 400mm, 1/2000 s, f/5.6, ISO 100
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EOS 7D, EF 24-105 f/4<span style="color: red;"]LIS @ 32mm, 1/200 s, f/6.3, ISO 100
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EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: red;"]LIS @ 400mm, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 100
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EOS 7D, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6<span style="color: red;"]LIS @ 400mm, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 160
Thanks for looking...C&C welcome and appreciated!
--John
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
John,
Very nice captures. The dragon fly is a great shot. I usually have to walk quite a distance with the boys in the wagon to even see dragon flies and they are very skittish most of the time. The one I captured was having a snack so he let me get good and close. I haven't seen a blue dragon like the one you captured. I will definitely be on the lookout. Great shots.
Jayson
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Originally Posted by Jayson
Thanks, Jayson! At that location, these little blue guys (called "Blue Dasher") are all over the marsh, hundreds of them, so there's lots of opportunities to shoot them here. They perch all over the place, and seem to re-visit the same perch many times, so although the above shot was handheld, there's time to set up a tripod if you like.
I saw a very striking one fly by me the other day, a damselfly called the Ebony Jewelwing (I think) - electric blue body and completely jet black wings. Unfortunately, it zipped by without landing, and I've only seen the one. I'll be on the lookout, too!
I left my coffee cup outside the other day, and this guy crawled inside and started smiling:
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I don't like this last as much (needs more DOF, for one thing), but it lets you see the scale:
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Had a shoot for a gun parts site too.
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Cool shot Keith!
What's up with all the guns around here this week?
@John, perhaps a lower angle for the water-lillie would be better. I do like the Dragon Fly shot! I never get too close to them and you're right about the revisiting. They often fly around and keep returning to one particular area. Never tried waiting for one...I'll try it once.
Nice shot, Keith. Only comment is not directly photographic - not sure what the intent was here in terms of product, the sight seems a bit beat up and dirty, but everything else in the shot seems pretty shiny and new, especially the nicely color-contrasted bracket for the sight(there are some scuffs on the clips).
@Jan, I agree that a lower angle would have been better - unfortunately, I was shooting from a boardwalk over the marsh, with the camera already as low as it could go on the tripod (hanging from the reversed center column).
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
Can't do a thing about that I guess, unless you would have gone into the water obviously [A]
I just looked, but I didn't shoot much this week...only a triathlon game this saturday, but nothing special to show [:(]
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
Thanks Jan and John!
I'm actually sitting in front of the computer cleaning all that stuff up now. I posted one I hadn't gotten to yet I guess.
The products are actually the red bracket that holds the site, the muzzle(?) and the silver piece on the grip.
The guy I shot them for just had his courier drop them off and then pick them up later. They were all set up already so I just shot what he supplied and going to fix the problems in post.
I'm a little late to the party, but here are afew shots from June 21-27:
C&C Welcome. Be gentle, I'm an amateur. [:D]
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350D, 17-85mm EFS, f/4, 1/250, ISO 100, 22mm
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350D, 17-85mm EFS, f/4.5, 1/800, ISO 100, 33mm
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50D, 24-105mm L, f/4, 1/3200, ISO 100, -.7 EC, 45mm
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50D, 24-105mm L, f/4, 1/1000, ISO 100, -.7 EC, 28mm