The price of pollen part 6

[Dalantech]

Still no such thing as a free lunch -unless you're a crab spider...

All Canon gear: Xti (manual mode F10, 1/200, ISO 100) + 1.4 teleconverter + 25mm extension tube + 100mm macro lens. MR-14EX ring flash set to a 4:1 ratio and -1/3 FEC.

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[LordV]

Wonderful series- amazing colour camouflage on the spider (think these can change their colour to match the flower).
Brian V.

[::Lisa::]

Wow amazing!!

Lisa

[dpastern]

Another excellent series Dalantech! They're amazing hunters.

Dave

[Sonic Infidel]

That is absolutely incredible! The detail, the exposure, the DOF, the color...awesome.

Well done, sir.

[uttershutternut]

absolutely amazing!

[the.good.life]

wonderful series you have there, great colors... good job!

[PhilipDubbin]

Novice question - How close do you have to be to take this type of photo - with and without the TC???

[Dalantech]

Wonderful series- amazing colour camouflage on the spider (think these can change their colour to match the flower).
Brian V.

Thanks Brian!

They can change color, and that one was so close to the shade of the daisy that I had a hard time seeing it without the lens.

[Dalantech]

Wow amazing!!

Lisa

Thanks Lisa!

[Dalantech]

Another excellent series Dalantech! They're amazing hunters.

Dave

Very well adapted to their task...

Thanks for the props Dave!

[Dalantech]

That is absolutely incredible! The detail, the exposure, the DOF, the color...awesome.

Well done, sir.

Thank you sir! :cool:

[Dalantech]

absolutely amazing!

Thanks!

[Dalantech]

wonderful series you have there, great colors... good job!

Thanks!

[Dalantech]

Novice question - How close do you have to be to take this type of photo - with and without the TC???

Well, the 1.4 TC and the 25mm extension tube give me about twice life size and later on tonight I'll measure the minimum working distance from the front of the lens -but I'd guess that it's at least five inches.

I could get about the same magnification with a set of Kenko tubes (a little over twice life size) but it would add another 68mm to the length of the lens (verses about 45mm with the TC and 25mm tube) and the working distance would probably drop to around four inches or less.

Although an inch doesn't sound like much it can make a big difference to the critter I'm trying to shoot. Also keep in mind that one of the factors that is used to calculate depth of field is the distance from the film plane to the subject. Being able to back off a little with the TC is probably giving me a little more depth of field than using just the tubes. The down side is the extra glass in the TC can increase diffraction. Always trade off when you're shooting macro...

[PhilipDubbin]

Thanks, one more general question, i'm looking at getting a macro: 100mm or 150mm. Any idea what the difference in minimum working distance would be for shooting, say butterflies etc?
:-)

[Dalantech]

Thanks, one more general question, i'm looking at getting a macro: 100mm or 150mm. Any idea what the difference in minimum working distance would be for shooting, say butterflies etc?
:-)

That's a difficult question to answer since not all butterflies are the same size, and I don't know how large you want them to be in the frame. I do know that it's easier to shoot butterflies with a telephoto lens (200mm +) and a diopter (or tubes) than it is to do it with a macro lens. I've managed to get close to a few wild butterflies, but they are very skittish and very sensitive to vibration. They can detect the movement of the mirror in your camera and jump before the shutter fires, so the more distance you can put between you and the butterfly the better...

[Lawrie B]

Dalantech

Just one word.
FANTASTIC

Lawrie

[Dalantech]

Dalantech

Just one word.
FANTASTIC

Lawrie

Thanks Lawrie! :cool: