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Apr 09, 2013 21:59 |  #1

...and I love it! It's superb even at ISO 1600, and that opens up a lot of options for using natural light in the background and flash in the foreground. Here are some recent shots with it:

7-spot lady beetle, 57-shot stack in natural light taken in early morning:

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Grasshopper, 17-shot stack in natural light taken in early morning:

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Braconid wasp. This is an example of a shot that is lit in the foreground with flash and background with natural light. ISO 800.

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Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle (Trirhabda geminata?), 43-shot stack, natural light taken in early morning:

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Ghost spider (I think...definitely a sac spider of some kind), 49-stack shot, natural light. To be clear, although it looks like the third leg on the left is damaged, it is actually just curled under the body. I would have preferred to get a stack of it with all eight legs splayed out, but it took off after this stack, so I did not get a chance.

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Single shot of interesting caterpillar. Another example of mixed light. This one is at ISO 1250:

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Blister beetle, single shot, flash in foreground and slave flash for background, ISO 100:

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And for those who prefer non-insect shots, a 22-shot natural light stack of an interesting leaf:

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Apr 09, 2013 22:08 |  #2

Well that certainly was a successful purchase Ryan going by the shots you have posted, lovely!


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Apr 09, 2013 23:20 |  #3

Congratulations on your new gear, Ryan. Excellent stacks and singles. Lovely light.


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Apr 10, 2013 00:42 |  #4

Amazing shots, have fun with your 6D




  
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Apr 10, 2013 00:44 |  #5

nice camera, the stack is great


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Apr 10, 2013 01:00 |  #6

Excellent series- congrats on the camera
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Apr 10, 2013 03:19 |  #7

A wonderful series!




  
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Apr 10, 2013 08:11 |  #8

excellent set ryan.


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Apr 10, 2013 08:53 |  #9

Beautiful set, Ryan!


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Apr 10, 2013 10:41 |  #10

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I need a new camera..

GREAT SHOTS!


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Apr 10, 2013 13:02 |  #11

Wonderful set Ryan!


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Apr 10, 2013 13:25 |  #12

Amazing set! Love the first and last one!


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Apr 10, 2013 13:35 |  #13

I am quite amazed but the number of shots in your stacks ; 57 in the first one! Wow! What type of focussing rail do you use?


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Apr 10, 2013 13:47 |  #14

Thanks a lot for the comments :)

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I am quite amazed but the number of shots in your stacks ; 57 in the first one! Wow! What type of focussing rail do you use?

I use a Hejnar micro focusing rail. It is a lead-screw drive that moves 1mm with each full rotation of the knob. I need a lot of shots in my natural-light stacks, because in order to get an adequately fast shutter speed and get that nice background blur, I must use a relatively wide aperture. Wide apertures equate to really tiny depth of field at these magnifications.


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Apr 10, 2013 13:48 |  #15

Xlnt.


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