2 in the late night dew:

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2 in the late night dew: a dead and wet drain fly, and a globular springtail.

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Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/250 sec, f/10, ISO 160







Paul.
 
GardenersHelper said:
Nice springtail! Great dof coverage. What on earth is it standing on?

Weird how the drops on the fly look like eyes and a nose (to my eye anyway).
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Cheers Nick - the globby is on the waste bin in the garden.

Paul.
 
Late night hunts, always fun :)

Nice finds again Paul. The drain fly is another one that has a habit of tucking it's head under making it difficult to figure out what's what, but again you have captured it nicely here.
 
TimmyG said:
Late night hunts, always fun :)

Nice finds again Paul. The drain fly is another one that has a habit of tucking it's head under making it difficult to figure out what's what, but again you have captured it nicely here.
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Neighbours must reckon I'm loopy m8 :rolleyes: :LOL:

Paul.
 
How do you go about finding things like this?

I've not used my 105 macro on my new 7D yet so I think this could occupy my evening...
 
marksweb said:
How do you go about finding things like this?

I've not used my 105 macro on my new 7D yet so I think this could occupy my evening...
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I use extension tubes as well Mark - the lens alone will not magnify this large, plus there has to be some cropping too.

The globbies come out in droves this time of year - by day under leaf litter, and at night - all over the garden!

Paul.
 
Couple of really good shots there Paul, great composition and detail and your lighting looks to be very good.(y)

George.
 
Paul Iddon said:
I use extension tubes as well Mark
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Thanks I've been seeing a lot of people talking about the 1.4 and 2x canon extension tubes lately.

I always thought they were best suited to this kind of thing but now I'm seeing people using them for almost everything. I mainly shoot motor sport but even there tubes might help get a bit more reach out of my 70-200.

I'll have to look in to them & see if there are any used ones on here or LCE.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Couple of really good shots there Paul, great composition and detail and your lighting looks to be very good.(y)

George.
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Thanks George - for these two I had the flash in my hand, with the remote trigger on the hotshoe - allows me to vary the proximity of the softbox to try and keep ythe light even.

Paul.
 
marksweb said:
Thanks I've been seeing a lot of people talking about the 1.4 and 2x canon extension tubes lately.

I always thought they were best suited to this kind of thing but now I'm seeing people using them for almost everything. I mainly shoot motor sport but even there tubes might help get a bit more reach out of my 70-200.

I'll have to look in to them & see if there are any used ones on here or LCE.
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Be aware there are 1.4x extenders (which increase distance) and there are extension tubes (which increase magnification).

Paul.
 
Great couple of shots and that bin has been a bit of a good luck charm for you there is none on my compost bin though mine is about 4' tall.

Paul Iddon said:
Neighbours must reckon I'm loopy m8 :rolleyes: :LOL:

Paul.
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Yet again you say reckon.... they DO THINK you are loopy as we all do. :p
 
Cheers Bryn.

@Tintin124 - the area of the garden where the globbies reside is shown below - and they tend to inhabit the right hand wheelie bin and the right hand compost bin the most, though each of the compost bins have their fair share. Oddly enough, I rarely see them on the brown bin...


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The springtail is superb Paul the water drops really make the shot
 
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