Experimenting with 70-300 + ext tube

GardenersHelper said:
Well done, that seems to be working fine. I like the series with the spider. It looks like it was awkward to get at, with foliage in the way.

Roughly what working distance did you have with those shots?
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Thanks Nick.

I can't remember too well what the distance was as it varied a lot as I zoomed the lens, but I think these shots were taken at a couple of feet or so. Although I did get tubes with full contacts, I found it easier to switch to manual focus and focus by moving myself. I don't know if that's the right way to go?

The spider was quite a small specimen - smaller than the fly, and backlit as you can see. I like that the thorax and head is translucent and the sun is lighting it up. Yes there is a lot of foliage in the way, I had to shoot from the opposite side of the bush to get its top side, I was also on tiptoe, which didn't help!
 
JayJay said:
Thanks Nick.

I can't remember too well what the distance was as it varied a lot as I zoomed the lens, but I think these shots were taken at a couple of feet or so. Although I did get tubes with full contacts, I found it easier to switch to manual focus and focus by moving myself. I don't know if that's the right way to go?
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I think the right way is whatever works. :)

JayJay said:
The spider was quite a small specimen - smaller than the fly, and backlit as you can see. I like that the thorax and head is translucent and the sun is lighting it up. Yes there is a lot of foliage in the way, I had to shoot from the opposite side of the bush to get its top side, I was also on tiptoe, which didn't help!
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Sounds familiar. :) Even better well done getting the shots.
 
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