Thanks Pat!
Thanks Pat!
Haven't done much beside photograph the little dudes for the last week due to the family vacation, but did snag a couple flowers while one was a sleep and the others were waiting in line.
All shot with a point and shoot. Next time I am bringing the big guy.
1DMKIV
Canon 180mm macro + 1.4TC
Hand held, ambient light
Awesome, Joel. What f stop did you use? You managed to keep a lot of the damselfly in focus!Originally Posted by Joel Eade
1DMKIV
Canon 180mm macro + 1.4TC
Hand held, ambient light
Thanks, here is the exif data
focal length 252mm
ISO 800
1/1600
f/5.0
Not a very high f ratio ... must have been lucky that the whole insect lined up just right!
@Jason, Great set, I especially love the 2nd one!
@Joel: Cool shot Joel! I love that detail over the creamy background, and the color saturation looks spot on!
Awesome shot!
Rich
That's awesome, especially for f/5 and a TC!
New spider in the basement window, but not as colorful as last year. It was a good chance to compare a macro lens with extension tubes. Summing up, the macro lens gives more magnification but seems softer. The extension tube (Canon EF 25mm + 70-200 f/2.8L IS II) doesn't magnify as much but seems slightly sharper -- it's a pain to use though. With the narrow field of focus, it felt like I was focusing with the zoom ring.
All shots are handheld, but I had the front of the lens touching the window.
50D 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro
50D 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II + EF 25mm tube
After all the fiddling with the flash, I prefer the ambient light shot I got earlier with the macro lens.
Juvenile toad from today. I spotted it while mowing the lawn... almost mowed him over.
50D 100mm f2.8L IS Macro
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