Critique Minibeasts in fading light

[mjmountain]

Took these this evening when got home from work - a lot of spiders around, but they didn't want to face the camera.


DSC04107 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#1 a tiny mite


DSC04103 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#2 a miniscule snail


DSC04099 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#3 A gangly fly


DSC04094 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#4 Gangly fly again


DSC04090 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#5 little orange fly


DSC04079 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#6 Garden spider


DSC04057 by mike mountain, on Flickr
#7 Fading light

 

[alfbranch]

Nice set Mike.
The mite is quite good considering the size. The gangly fly is a non biting midge.

 

[mjmountain]

Nice set Mike.
The mite is quite good considering the size. The gangly fly is a non biting midge.

Thanks. The mite wouldn't stay still either. Wish I'd had time to get the raynox to get even closer.

 

[alfbranch]

Thanks. The mite wouldn't stay still either. Wish I'd had time to get the raynox to get even closer.

I know the feeling.

 

[GardenersHelper]

I had a look larger over at Flickr. I think the mite, midge and fly are really good.

Presumably that's a non-Sony 105 macro you are using? What was the lens for the last one?

 

[mjmountain]

I had a look larger over at Flickr. I think the mite, midge and fly are really good.

Presumably that's a non-Sony 105 macro you are using? What was the lens for the last one?

Thanks it's a sigma 105 for the first shots. I think the last shot is with a Helios 44.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Thanks it's a sigma 105 for the first shots. I think the last shot is with a Helios 44.

Interesting. I had to look that one up.

 

[mjmountain]

Interesting. I had to look that one up.

The Helios? Cracking little lens with crazy bokeh.