Velvet Mite eating an aphid

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Velvet mite:

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And another one eating an aphid:

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And then two quick ones of a lady bird :)

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On reflection, I think I could have stopped down the velvet mite photos another third or two of a stop or so :thinking:

1/200, F9-13, ISO 100, Jessops flash on full power with milk bottle diffuser.

C+C always required!
 
That's scarily close. Great work there.
 
Excellent set - No 5 for me too- spot on :clap::clap:


Les (y)
 
All great shots.(y) well done.
What lens and settings did you use?
Always trying to improve my shots but handy to find out how other people do it.:shrug:
 
Wow, great set, on the velvet mite you actually feel the texture!
I think the ladybird shots are more artistic, I like them both nice angles.
May I ask what lens you are using?
 
parlick said:
All great shots.(y) well done.
What lens and settings did you use?
Always trying to improve my shots but handy to find out how other people do it.:shrug:
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Scottie68 said:
Great shots, love em all
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Creaxel_photo said:
Wow, great set, on the velvet mite you actually feel the texture!
I think the ladybird shots are more artistic, I like them both nice angles.
May I ask what lens you are using?
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Thanks very much guys! Yes, sorry, forgot to say. The lens is Canon's 60mm macro :) I tend to focus at the closest possible distance and then move in and out with the camera, that way the bugs are as big on the sensor as possible and I don't loose out detail with cropping down.

I shot in manual mode, as per the first post says at the very bottom :)
 
Nice pictures, don't think it warm enough up here for beasties yet, Milk bottle diffuser? can you elaborate please.
 
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