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Postby blacknstormy on Sun May 14, 2006 1:58 pm

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The wandering percher - female Diplacodes bipunctata - taken with the 105 micro, and SB600 with beercup and contraceptive cap :) Love to know what you think ....

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Postby avkomp on Sun May 14, 2006 2:26 pm

this is cool btw, have a close look at the head area.
looks like a smiling orangutan, complete with eyes nose and "plates"

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Postby CraigVTR on Sun May 14, 2006 6:29 pm

blacknstormy wrote:The wandering percher - female Diplacodes bipunctata - ....

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Gee and I thought it was a dragonfly.
Nice shot, but the focus around the head looks a bit strange to me.
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Postby macka on Sun May 14, 2006 6:53 pm

Gorgeous smooth background and lovely colours too. Very nice and sharp where it needs to be. I like this very much.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun May 14, 2006 7:01 pm

Would that be a new or used contraceptive :lol: :lol:

Jokes aside, this is a great capture. The face almost has human characterisation :)
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Postby Oscar on Sun May 14, 2006 7:34 pm

Forget the contraceptive - what beer did u put in his cup to get that wry smile....
Great shot
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Postby Slider on Sun May 14, 2006 8:54 pm

Great shot Rel. Love the face :D
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 15, 2006 11:51 am

Thanks guys ;)
This was really quite a shallow shot - only f8 (I usually shoot 22) so explains the 'look' around the head - the head and tips of the wings are in focus, as is part of the twig in front of the dragonfly, but everything else fades ...... not how I usually take shots, but thought I'd play :)
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Postby Sheila Smart on Mon May 15, 2006 2:24 pm

Wonderful shot. How long did it take for you to glue it to the stem :lol:

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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 15, 2006 4:52 pm

Thanks Sheila - I find that superglue works a treat ;)
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Postby NikonUser on Mon May 15, 2006 4:58 pm

Cool shot :) I've never been able to catch dragonflies.

You say that you usually shoot at F22... don't you find that diffraction makes your images soft? Anything past F16 for me (lower when using TC's/Ext. Tubes) and things get pretty fuzzy. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 15, 2006 5:13 pm

Hey Paul -
I'm using the 105 micro Nikon lens - and seriously, most of my insect shots are shot at 22, with SB600, beercup and cover - with the flash bumped up...... and I've never had a problem with softness.... you've seen my shots? .... at least, I don't think they're soft :? The only time I've had a shot go soft was when I was playing in aperture priority mode - I don't do that anymore... everything is shot in manual mode.
What lens are you using?
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EDIT - sorry, I should have remembered you use the 180 .....
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Postby NikonUser on Mon May 15, 2006 5:21 pm

I have indeed seen your shots Rel... Most are magnificant :) And yes as far as I can remember they are all sharp.

Maybe I need to do some more experimenting. I do the same as you... SB-800, Manual Mode, +Exposure Comp. Could it be my lens I wonder? Although I thought diffraction was more a function of Physics than lens design.

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Postby greencardigan on Mon May 15, 2006 5:30 pm

I rarely use anything smaller than f/11 for my macro shots. Using the sigma 105. I generally use manual too.
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 15, 2006 5:33 pm

I think I'm doing something wrong ......
maybe I should go play some more.
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