Sunday Morning Macro

[scot079]

MP-E 65 + MT-24EX

Hover fly w/ a dented eye
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1802copy.jpg

Basilica Orbweaver
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1805copy.jpg

Soldier Beetle
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1816copy.jpg

Mydas Fly...my field guide says they only feed on plants. (?)
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1824copy.jpg

Couldn't find this one, any ideas?
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1832copy.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1835copy.jpg

Dewdrop, haven't got the stacking down yet
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u264/scot079/7S8F1841copy.jpg

[Hatch1921]

I like the last shot. Your color temps look really warm on my monitor... could just be me.

Hatch

[BrianB2]

A box elder bug as was pointed out to me a few days ago...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=509112

Where are you located in MD?

[scot079]

I like the last shot. Your color temps look really warm on my monitor... could just be me.

Hatch

Thanks Hatch, still too yellow huh. I shot RAW and cooled them down a bit in post even. I need to get my monitor calibrated. :oops:

A box elder bug as was pointed out to me a few days ago...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=509112

Where are you located in MD?

Thanks for the ID Brian! I'm over in Odenton, near Fort Meade in between Baltimore and DC.

[alliec]

Good and interesting series of shots :-). The lighting looks harsh are you diffusing the MT? The colours also look very warm on my monitor as well.

[scot079]

Good and interesting series of shots :-). The lighting looks harsh are you diffusing the MT? The colours also look very warm on my monitor as well.

Hey Alistair,

Yeah I'm diffusing w/ the ping fong puffers:rolleyes: And, you're right, there a little hot on the subject, but then the BG is dark. I've go some practicing to do w/ the twin light...more to come.:lol:

[BrianB2]

Thanks for the ID Brian! I'm over in Odenton, near Fort Meade in between Baltimore and DC.


Sparrows Point here. Just back into photography after about 25 years. Yeah, I'm getting old!

[scot079]

Sparrows Point here. Just back into photography after about 25 years. Yeah, I'm getting old!

Good deal man! I'm not sure where Sparrows Point is...I just moved to the area.

25 yrs huh? You don't have a Hasselblad from back in the day do ya? HAHA I'd love to get my hands on one of those beauties:lol:

[LordV]

LOvely series. The fly looks like a robber fly doing what robber flies do best :)
Love the spider shot :)
Brian V.

[Domino81]

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_bugs/images/RedEye7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_bugs/RedEyesBugs.htm&h=480&w=670&sz=32&hl=en&start=1&sig2=vfk3XwmaDIGWVBxXvC_vfg&um=1&tbnid=hw5keO-GcP59DM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=138&ei=3pdDSPL8MqHAevzswboE&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRed%2Beye%2Bbug%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26 safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dzv3%26sa%3DG

Found that without really looking.

I have a question: why does macro photography have to be about bugs? I mean, it's cool, and it looks great. I'm not trying to take away from it, but... bugs? Really? Hasn't it been done?

[scot079]

LOvely series. The fly looks like a robber fly doing what robber flies do best :)
Love the spider shot :)
Brian V.

Thanks Brian!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_bugs/images/RedEye7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_bugs/RedEyesBugs.htm&h=480&w=670&sz=32&hl=en&start=1&sig2=vfk3XwmaDIGWVBxXvC_vfg&um=1&tbnid=hw5keO-GcP59DM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=138&ei=3pdDSPL8MqHAevzswboE&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRed%2Beye%2Bbug%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26 safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dzv3%26sa%3DG

Found that without really looking.

I have a question: why does macro photography have to be about bugs? I mean, it's cool, and it looks great. I'm not trying to take away from it, but... bugs? Really? Hasn't it been done?

What would you like to see photos of?

Thanks for the ID:)

[dpastern]

Images do look a bit warm on my monitor (which is calibrated), but not overly so. It's quite pleasant to the eye imho. Good series as well.

Dave

[scot079]

Thanks Dave:-)

[Domino81]

What would you like to see photos of?

Thanks for the ID:)

Hey, NP. I thought it was a secada at first. Let me make one thing crystal clear - I LOVE macro photography. It's really one of my favorite types of photography. I love colors and it usually incorporates just that and the subject is always simple. It just confuses me that every time I look in a macro forum, all I see are bugs. Again, not a huge deal, because they're pretty interesting to look at. Ideas? I dunno. I took this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_5512.jpg) last year at Hocking Hills in Logan, Ohio.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_41462.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_4132.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/IMG_6598.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/Domino81/Picture33152.jpg

I took all of those with my S2. I know it's not typical of what you'd see with macro photography. But I was never into chasing bugs. I didn't want to post pics because I thought it might take away from your thread. I just wanted to try some ideas out. If it helps, cool. :tup: