Close encounter of three kinds

[GardenersHelper]

Captured hand-held last night using Panasonic G5 with Raynox 250 on 45-175 lens, and KX800 twin flash with shallow hybrid diffusers and a concave diffuser.

All the shots used the G5's rather slow 1/160 max flash sync speed, f/22 and ISO 250.

The images were batch processed in DXO Optics Pro and individually adjusted in Lightroom.

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0869 14 2016_03_27 P1160495_DxO LR 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0869 15 2016_03_27 P1160498_DxO LR 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0869 16 2016_03_27 P1160500_DxO LR 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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0869 17 2016_03_27 P1160509_DxO LR 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[sbowler579]

Very nice macro set indeed, the last shot I like very much.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Very nice macro set indeed, the last shot I like very much.

Thanks Steve.

 

[ChrisA]

Were these out in the open or did you hunt under things ? Like the details in the earwig.

 

[THIRTYFIVEMILL]

Great stuff, Nick. They haven't improved my dislike of earwigs, though.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Great stuff, Nick. They haven't improved my dislike of earwigs, though.

Oh. They are lovely little things.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Were these out in the open or did you hunt under things ? Like the details in the earwig.

Thanks Chris. They were out in the open. (I never turn things over.) Unlike during the day, when I shoot at night I often find earwigs and woodlice out in the open - at least until I start shooting. They don't like the flash and often scuttle off after a couple of shots.

It's a good time to see active snails and slugs too, and they don't react to the flash and carry on doing what they are doing, so I often get plenty of time with them. During the day I don't see either much (or if I see snails, they are usually inside their shells), and the ones I notice during the day are fairly large. At night I've seen and photographed a lot of much smaller ones.

 

[Graham]

Last shot is the best, I've not seen any earwigs here yet.

 

[Paul Iddon]

I bloody hate earwigs. Detestable they are. Eat your brains out after sneaking in through your ear while you sleep....



Great pics though buddy...

Paul

 

[THIRTYFIVEMILL]

I bloody hate earwigs. Detestable they are. Eat your brains out after sneaking in through your ear while you sleep....



Great pics though buddy...

Paul

Yes, and not only that, either!! Oh.. and just what have the earwigs ever done for us, eh?!

 

[AL65]

great shots second to last is my favorite very clean and crisp.
AL

 

[GardenersHelper]

great shots second to last is my favorite very clean and crisp.
AL

Thanks. That was my favourite of these, with the earwig and woodlouse passing by and more or less in focus. I think my favourite would have been the last one if the snail's eyes had been if focus, but I didn't manage that unfortunately.

 

[adam.wilkinson]

Very nice set! Love the detail.

 

[LCPete]

Really nice shots Nick my favourite is the last one too
I see what you mean about the snail a real shame that it's eyes are not quite in focus but not possible to get that much depth of field I guess

 

[Tintin124]

Really nice shots Nick my favourite is the last one too
I see what you mean about the snail a real shame that it's eyes are not quite in focus but not possible to get that much depth of field I guess