A Few From Yesterday

GrittyShaker · 25 Jun 2010

Really getting into the whole macro thing now.

All taken with my 70-300 and Raynox.

1. Burnet Moth

2. Blue-tailed damsel. Focus is ever so slightly out.

3. Scorpion fly

4. Scorpion fly crop. Wonderfully ugly.

orionmystery · 25 Jun 2010

Nice shots....esp like the damsel. Scorpionflies are very rare where i am

GrittyShaker · 25 Jun 2010

Cheers.

I have a soft spot for damsels. And damselflies too.

I actually got a bit sick of the scorpion flies yesterday. They were everywhere!

GrittyShaker · 26 Jun 2010

Any more crit at all? I'm off out shooting insects again tomorrow morning, and would love any tips or suggestions anyone has regarding composition or lighting etc. (Although I am pretty limited by my kit with regard to lighting at the moment).

RJL2005 · 26 Jun 2010

Like the Scorpion Fly

What are you using for lighting? Happy to offer my limited experience

GrittyShaker · 26 Jun 2010

At the moment all I've got is a 430EX attached to the normal hotshoe. I've been shooting on half power with the diffuser thing flipped down. It seems to be doing the trick at the moment, but I've got a few bits on the way from Hong Kong to make things easier for me in future.

Typical settings for the above photos are:
Approx f16
Approx 1/250

I'm posting on my mobile right now, so can't check the proper exif info.

RJL2005 · 26 Jun 2010

I used my 430ex with the 100mm 2.8 for a while. Getting it of camera and closer to the subject worked for me. Diffusing the light helped too. I used one 'Flash in the Pans' wedding shooter flash brackets with an ettl cord and a mini softbox. HTH

GrittyShaker · 26 Jun 2010

Cheers!

One of my HK items is a flash bracket, which I've been told is similar to the one FITP sells, so I guess I'm heading in the right direction. Actually, the other HK item is the ETTL cord, so I guess I'm following in your footsteps.

I did knock together a cardboard and tinfoil diffuser, like something posted in the rig thread, which worked brilliantly. It was a bit flimsy though, and promptly fell to pieces on me.