Mantis & Grasshopper
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:22 pm
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:22 pm
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:22 pmBoth are lovely shots, although I think they could both do with a tad more DOF.
A portrait crop might work well for the mantis.
A portrait crop might work well for the mantis.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:50 pmI generally bump up against the minimum focus distance of the 180 lens so getting DOF is nearly impossible. I might have to try backing off a bit to get some more DOF.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:58 pmThe exif for the hopper pic says f13.
With a decent flash you should have no probs using a smaller aperture to get more DOF.
With a decent flash you should have no probs using a smaller aperture to get more DOF.
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:19 pmgreat macro's. love the detail and colours...my fave is the mantis.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:08 amVery nice macros...how did you manage to get the mantis to pose like that...looks like a boxing pose 
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:53 pmLove the boxing pose as mentioned above...! What's the lighting setup?
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:03 pmJust a 550EX flash.