Loving this 100mm macro

bloodhound31 · #1 23-07-2010, 06:35 PM

I think I am starting to get the hang of the lens. All shots hand held.

Fun fun fun!

I told the spider to behave itself and stay still or I would put it in the freezer! It complied and after our session I gently let it outside. I shot it on a peice of white A4 paper curled up the back of the kitchen bench. I used unsoftened light from an MT-24 EX Twin lite Macro flash stopped down to 1/4 power. Shot hand held. 1/80 second f22 at ISO 100. Soon I will build a diffuser for them and see how that goes.

The flowers were done in the afternoon natural light coming sideways in through the window.

C&C much appreciated!

Baz.

troypiggo (Troy) · #2 23-07-2010, 08:59 PM

Good stuff, Baz. Just set the lens to f/11 for a while and leave it there for macro. Definitely need to diffuse that twinlight, too.

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #3 23-07-2010, 09:19 PM

Love the photos Baz,

Just one request.....can you please stop taking such clear and close pictures of spiders? yeah, yeah, I know I am a big girl, but a macro of an ugly spider is impressive, but icky.

Eeeek,, don't like them very much....glad he/she knew who was the boss....

Cheers

Chris

bloodhound31 · #4 23-07-2010, 09:21 PM

The last one I put in the freezer came out very respectful. Asked me what the chicken did.....

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #5 23-07-2010, 09:29 PM

You are too humane, I just SQUASH them....

Probably from the time(s) that huntsmans the size of my hand have decided to land on my head in the past.....I dunno??

Braver than me Gunga Din....