3 from the garden

[Dogfish_magnet]

I have been messing around with my flash diffusers again :shake: as my current ones don't work very well above 3 X magnification.

ALL C&C always welcome

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:MP-65*mm
Aperture: F14
Exposure time: 1/200"
ISO speed rating: 200/24°
Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Auto
Flash: MT24-EX :

Click images for larger version


1 - hoverfly just about to launch - taken with new diffusers.

​

2 - Orb Spider patiently waiting for lunch.

​

3 - Darkling beetle (same settings but F13)

​

 

[TTK]

Lighting and detail are excellent IMO, I'm not a macro photographer myself but I do like to look at good macro work..

 

[Daysleeper40]

I love the second shot - focus is spot on and it's a different angle than I've seen before.

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Diffusers are working well, the last is a darkling beetle. Like the orb spider

 

[RKC]

great detail what is the orb spider on? a leaf of some kind

 

[g4gxl]

Great colour and detail in the hoverfly, but the lighting of the orb spider makes it the outstanding shot of the set for me.

I was playing with diffusers yesterday - nothing scientific, just randomly trying commercial diffusers, plastic from milk 'bottles' and other odds and ends.

What were your conclusions ?

 

[sarahpix]

I like the dark backgrounds of the first 2 and the detail of the hoverfly is superb. Sorry but dont like spiders too much and that one looks malevolent

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

Lighting and detail are excellent IMO, I'm not a macro photographer myself but I do like to look at good macro work..

Thankyou -

I love the second shot - focus is spot on and it's a different angle than I've seen before.

Thankyou -

Diffusers are working well, the last is a darkling beetle. Like the orb spider

Thanks for the ID Alby

great detail what is the orb spider on? a leaf of some kind

Its sat on a leaf of a African daisy - the othe leaves have closed up

Great colour and detail in the hoverfly, but the lighting of the orb spider makes it the outstanding shot of the set for me.

I was playing with diffusers yesterday - nothing scientific, just randomly trying commercial diffusers, plastic from milk 'bottles' and other odds and ends.

What were your conclusions ?

Hi these are working better at higher magnifications - i've gone from a Concave dish shape to Convex strip but need more testing

I like the dark backgrounds of the first 2 and the detail of the hoverfly is superb. Sorry but dont like spiders too much and that one looks malevolent

Thanks

 

[beezness]

I really like .1 and .2; they are beautiful and the detail you've managed to capture is spectacular. The orb spider is one of the best macro shots of a spider i have seen.

IMO .3 is slightly spoilt by the near antenna blur as if its too much of a clash with the sharpness of the rest of the beetle, but still a great shot.