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Created by FlySurfer > 9 months ago, 14 Apr 2012
FlySurfer

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14 Apr 2012 5:41PM
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Took some fly shots with my new lens... the one with red eyes was alive the other was dead, I don't know how long.

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The Matis is ~2cm long in total, his leg is <5mm

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decrepit

decrepit

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14 Apr 2012 8:36PM
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good stuff, macro is almost as much fun as telephoto.

Scotty88

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14 Apr 2012 8:46PM
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Why is it called macro when it looks like it is veiwed with a microscope ?

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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15 Apr 2012 1:23AM
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Scotty88 said...

Why is it called macro when it looks like it is veiwed with a microscope ?


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophotography

Scotty88

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15 Apr 2012 5:13AM
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FlySurfer said...

Scotty88 said...

Why is it called macro when it looks like it is veiwed with a microscope ?


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophotography


A good read cheers. Now I know.

Mux

Mux

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15 Apr 2012 11:38AM
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What is the lens and camera, awesome shots

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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15 Apr 2012 12:12PM
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Mux said...

What is the lens and camera, awesome shots


Canon 60D + 100mm f2.8 L IS


The dead fly shots were with a tripod, the other shots were handheld.
Lens is great and takes nice Iris shots too.

Little bastard taking a wizz...



Pulled back, to get my finger in the shot

rod_bunny

rod_bunny

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15 Apr 2012 11:22AM
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No business being on your chilli plants!

Noice pics too

FlySurfer

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15 Apr 2012 1:38PM
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rod_bunny said...

No business being on your chilli plants!


Yeah, I'm trying to get rid of them naturally... it's kind of an experiment, not having much luck though.

Lizards, Spiders, Mantis and Wasps do a pretty lack lustre job of pest control (haven't found any Ladybugs to help out).

Wasps are the most effective, but they only help out with tall plants.

rod_bunny

rod_bunny

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15 Apr 2012 1:11PM
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FlySurfer said...

rod_bunny said...

No business being on your chilli plants!


Yeah, I'm trying to get rid of them naturally... it's kind of an experiment, not having much luck though.

Lizards, Spiders, Mantis and Wasps do a pretty lack lustre job of pest control (haven't found any Ladybugs to help out).

Wasps are the most effective, but they only help out with tall plants.


Try some Chilli spray. Boil up some chillis in water and add a bit of olive oil, spray on plants when cool.

firiebob

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15 Apr 2012 8:43PM
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impressive FS

doggie

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16 Apr 2012 10:14AM
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FlySurfer said...

rod_bunny said...

No business being on your chilli plants!


Yeah, I'm trying to get rid of them naturally... it's kind of an experiment, not having much luck though.

Lizards, Spiders, Mantis and Wasps do a pretty lack lustre job of pest control (haven't found any Ladybugs to help out).

Wasps are the most effective, but they only help out with tall plants.


Spray them with water, lots of water. Use a fine mist spray bottle and really bomb it on. See how you go

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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16 Apr 2012 1:53PM
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doggie said...
Spray them with water, lots of water. Use a fine mist spray bottle and really bomb it on. See how you go


There are a number of ways to rid the plant of Aphids, I'm looking for a completely natural way... ie I don't get involved, no spraying, nada.

The idea is to plant and forget... mono-crops need lots of pesticide... I tried planting Lantana with Chillis.

Chilli spray is quite an effective deterrent... like Pepper spray ... but again u need to spray regularly.
Milk is supposed to work... but I don't have cows spraying.

The tricky thing is some plants have Aphids, some have mysterious holes (caterpiller, slug), and some are completely healthy and they're all next to each other.
Next season I'm going to try decoy plants (Nasturtium).

whatthe

whatthe

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16 Apr 2012 12:20PM
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How did you light your first two fly shots? Looks like you used a big apeture on the red eyes & mantis, but the first two shots have really good depth of field.

d1

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16 Apr 2012 12:39PM
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FlySurfer said...


Canon 60D + 100mm f2.8 L IS

Just wondering - have you tried using this nice piece of L glass for portraiture? Looks like it might work well in this role, if the bokeh is soft enough...

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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16 Apr 2012 3:55PM
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whatthe said...

How did you light your first two fly shots? Looks like you used a big apeture on the red eyes & mantis, but the first two shots have really good depth of field.

Dead Fly shots where 3 images focus stacked f/11 with no lighting, ISO was quite high (3200-6400) and they were quite noisy... I had to clean them up a little in Lightroom, and lost some detail.

Fly face: f/5, ISO 400, 1/30... it was in doors.
Aphids: f/13, ISO 1600, 1/15
Mantis: f/10, ISO 800, 1/30
I keep forgetting to disable auto ISO

It's really hard getting everything in focus outside... what seems like no wind, actually moves things + the bugs move.

And focus stacking living bugs outside is neigh on impossible their antennas move, legs move, they move, the plant moves.
I still haven't got my technique nailed... these were just my first attempts.

d1 said...
Just wondering - have you tried using this nice piece of L glass for portraiture? Looks like it might work well in this role, if the bokeh is soft enough...


Bokehlicious, but a bit too tele on a crop sensor... my preferred portrait focal length on the APS-C is 50mm (FF 80mm) @ f2.

I really like the 100mm L, I borrowed 1 from work 2 weeks ago, then bought my own.

On Amazon it's the 2nd top rated lens, after also my favourite the 70-200mm IS II... http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/photo/562261011/

firiebob

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16 Apr 2012 2:59PM
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d1 said...

FlySurfer said...


Canon 60D + 100mm f2.8 L IS

Just wondering - have you tried using this nice piece of L glass for portraiture? Looks like it might work well in this role, if the bokeh is soft enough...


Looks like a very nice lens www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-100mm-f-2.8-L-IS-USM-Macro-Lens-Review.aspx

Or less dollars www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-100mm-f-2.8-USM-Macro-Lens-Review.aspx

Sailhack

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16 Apr 2012 5:36PM
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FlySurfer said...

doggie said...
Spray them with water, lots of water. Use a fine mist spray bottle and really bomb it on. See how you go


There are a number of ways to rid the plant of Aphids, I'm looking for a completely natural way... ie I don't get involved, no spraying, nada.

The idea is to plant and forget... mono-crops need lots of pesticide... I tried planting Lantana with Chillis.

Chilli spray is quite an effective deterrent... like Pepper spray ... but again u need to spray regularly.
Milk is supposed to work... but I don't have cows spraying.

The tricky thing is some plants have Aphids, some have mysterious holes (caterpiller, slug), and some are completely healthy and they're all next to each other.
Next season I'm going to try decoy plants (Nasturtium).


Get yo'self some some Ladybugs, they'll clean up the Aphids - plant a few plants that lure the ladybugs or buy some (and plant a couple of 'home' plants for them - google is your friend) and lay off the pesticides as you've mentioned.

Nice pics too!

adolf

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26 Apr 2012 10:03PM
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That is inspiring, those pesky things really do look quite beautiful.

The colors are amazing - if I had a HQ holden, I'd paint it the green color of that fly in the first pic.

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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20 May 2012 12:19AM
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rod_bunny

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20 May 2012 12:42AM
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^^ Holy crap - When did Canon start a line in electron microscope lenses for the EOS range

pweedas

pweedas

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20 May 2012 9:33AM
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Neat. Is that the eye of the moth in the previous photo?

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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20 May 2012 4:09PM
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Yup the eye... it's not mine though... it was done by a Bill MacBeth over on dpreview.



This sucker was in my bathroom, just now... didn't get the detail of the front what ever it is... moustache?

SandS

SandS

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20 May 2012 8:02PM
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Great snaps FS , was that last one some kind of mozzie ?

Poida

Poida

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20 May 2012 9:25PM
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The ladybirds love aphids
I have them on some rose bushes, when the aphids go out of control it's followed by lots of ladybirds
Great photos

FlySurfer

FlySurfer

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28 May 2012 5:14PM
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The newly weds were tinny ~1-2mm

GreenPat

GreenPat

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3 Jun 2012 5:57PM
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Don't let the demeanor fool you, he was in that position 1.4 seconds after I got up.





f/4, ISO 100, 27mm focal length. Nothing special, but a whole world different to the old instamatic.

decrepit

decrepit

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3 Jun 2012 5:35PM
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Took this a while ago with my Fuji S5700, not bad for a $200 camera.


Haircut

Haircut

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20 Jun 2012 9:20PM
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that's a great one decrepit.....nom nom nom nom nom


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