Hairy Soldier

Tintin124 · 13 May 2016

Shot with Venus

1.

_13A4528 by bthomas124, on Flickr

2.

_13A4504 by bthomas124, on Flickr

3.

_13A4513 by bthomas124, on Flickr

4. The jaws remind me of Mr Burns

_13A4605 by bthomas124, on Flickr

5.

_13A4615 by bthomas124, on Flickr

6.

_13A4636 by bthomas124, on Flickr

7.

_13A4609 by bthomas124, on Flickr

All comments welcome and appreciated

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THIRTYFIVEMILL · 13 May 2016

Nice one, Bryn. That first shot is particularly pleasing to my eyes!

Neil Burnell · 13 May 2016

nice set mate, 1 and 4 are my picks, also like 6 but would of preferred a little more space in the frame.

Tintin124 · 13 May 2016

WingTsun said:
Nice one, Bryn. That first shot is particularly pleasing to my eyes!

Thank you Dunc much appreciated

Neil Burnell said:
nice set mate, 1 and 4 are my picks, also like 6 but would of preferred a little more space in the frame.

Too much junk around #6 hence shot that way but hay ho ....

Thanks for the comment

hoftwi · 13 May 2016

Love #1 a lot Byrn

I am still debating whether to get the venus or not.

Carlh · 13 May 2016

First shot is fab - what a hair bugger he is! 4 + 6 are very cool too

Norkie · 13 May 2016

5 + 6 for me, excellent

ChrisA · 13 May 2016

4 and 5 are nice head on shots. Liking 1 a lot too.

Pity the dof was out on 2.

Tintin124 · 13 May 2016

hoftwi said:
Love #1 a lot Byrn I am still debating whether to get the venus or not.

Be careful I was so close to getting rid of it as struggled badly with new camera... managed to get into swing again least I hope so

Carlh said:
First shot is fab - what a hair bugger he is! 4 + 6 are very cool too

Thanks found him again today and gave it a little stroke for being so cooperate

Norkie said:
5 + 6 for me, excellent

Thanks for your comment much appreciated

ChrisA said:
4 and 5 are nice head on shots. Liking 1 a lot too.

Pity the dof was out on 2.

Haha you noticed.... think it would have needed a couple of shot stack unfortunately it was moving about a lot so didn't get more than one shot

Thanks for the comment

hoftwi · 13 May 2016

Tintin124 said:
Be careful I was so close to getting rid of it as struggled badly with new camera... managed to get into swing again least I hope so

Why did you struggle it with your new camera? I really need to get better magnification for the bugs

Tintin124 · 13 May 2016

hoftwi said:
Why did you struggle it with your new camera? I really need to get better magnification for the bugs

For some reason above 1:1 I couldn't tell when something was in focus and it seemed like it was making a double image in the viewfinder. Sorted it now not sure what I've done but it is easier now

hoftwi · 13 May 2016

Tintin124 said:
For some reason above 1:1 I couldn't tell when something was in focus and it seemed like it was making a double image in the viewfinder. Sorted it now not sure what I've done but it is easier now

Em.......I still am not sure about the venus. seriously, I really would like the MP-E but which means I have to get a Canon body as well

what should I do? lol

Tintin124 · 13 May 2016

hoftwi said:
Em.......I still am not sure about the venus. seriously, I really would like the MP-E but which means I have to get a Canon body as well what should I do? lol

Don't think you'd like the weight of the MPE on a canon body and with my lighting setup..

hoftwi · 13 May 2016

Tintin124 said:
Don't think you'd like the weight of the MPE on a canon body and with my lighting setup..

Yah.....I am still moaning about the weight of my gear

if they are more or less the same weight, but I can get up to x5........ sounds very tempting for me

Deakin23 · 14 May 2016

Great shots Bryn, Is this shot with the laowa 15mm? (venus). Just got one today on a whim as seen some great stuff on flickr and youtube. (these shots too) knew it would be a tricky /niche lens and i'm sure a learning curve ahead. Any tips?

Tintin124 · 14 May 2016

Deakin23 said:
Great shots Bryn, Is this shot with the laowa 15mm? (venus). Just got one today on a whim as seen some great stuff on flickr and youtube. (these shots too) knew it would be a tricky /niche lens and i'm sure a learning curve ahead. Any tips?

Sorry not the 15mm but the 60mm. Not used the 15mm but know it is a tricky beast and very close focus for 1:1. Good luck with it.

Deakin23 · 15 May 2016

Tintin124 said:
Sorry not the 15mm but the 60mm. Not used the 15mm but know it is a tricky beast and very close focus for 1:1. Good luck with it.

got some time this afternoon to have a play with it. It will be a learning curve i as you said lol. Finding focus is a challenge, still early on but i swear what i see in the viewfinder is not what i get in the image. It almost seems like when you move into focus it distorts in some way! Is this in any way similar on the 60mm?... any way....got a couple of shots i was happy with. Pretty cool being able to show the environment and bugs themselves. example below. (stupidly realised i was shooting at high iso!!! school boy error)

Tintin124 · 15 May 2016

Deakin23 said:
got some time this afternoon to have a play with it. It will be a learning curve i as you said lol. Finding focus is a challenge, still early on but i swear what i see in the viewfinder is not what i get in the image. It almost seems like when you move into focus it distorts in some way! Is this in any way similar on the 60mm?... any way....got a couple of shots i was happy with. Pretty cool being able to show the environment and bugs themselves. example below. (stupidly realised i was shooting at high iso!!! school boy error)

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Not the same with the 60mm though do occasionally get double vision through it think that problem is gone now my eyes have got used to it again.

william.c · 15 May 2016

All great shots and good find but they look a bit too bright in my screen.

Deakin23 · 15 May 2016

i'm pretty sure its the same with this. Double vision makes sense. You go into the focus area and then it goes a bit crazy on the eye. seems to settle when you move in or out of the focus point. Played with the dial on the viewfinder which i hope will help but not sure yet will have to see. does that that sound similar to the 60mm?

Tintin124 · 16 May 2016

william.c said:
All great shots and good find but they look a bit too bright in my screen.

Thanks William is your screen calibrated? Looks OK on computer bright on mobile.

o thanks for the comment.

Deakin23 said:
i'm pretty sure its the same with t his. Double vision makes sense. You go into the focus area and then it goes a bit crazy on the eye. seems to settle when you move in or out of the focus point. Played with the dial on the viewfinder which i hope will help but not sure yet will have to see. does that that sound similar to the 60mm?

The dial on viewfinder won't help unless you haven't previously calibrated it to your eye. Eg with another lens

Sounds like same issue. Though it does go away on focus point now not sure if my eye has just got used to it and it only occurs on 2:1 magnification.

LCPete · 18 May 2016

All superb Bryn really good colours and details
Exposure looks spot on to me