Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (1st posting)

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (1st posting) · 07:29 AM

This is my first time posting/sharing photos here. I hopt this makes it correctly.

Here are a couple of shots taken recently in one of our flower gardens.

<img>http://www.geocities.com/reid_home15017/photos/IMGP16069.jpg</img>

<img>http://www.geocities.com/reid_home15017/photos/IMGP16070.jpg</img>

Please let me know what you think. The photos were taken winh an *istDL and Sigma 105MM Macro lens.

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Al

scott-devon · 09-21-2007, 07:33 AM

Just redoing it so the photos show...hope you don't mind

Beautiful shots! Way to go...

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 07:33 AM

This is my first time posting/sharing photos here. I hopt this makes it correctly.

Here are a couple of shots taken recently in one of our flower gardens.

Please let me know what you think. The photos were taken winh an *istDL and Sigma 105MM Macro lens.

--
Al
(Trying Again)

scott-devon · 09-21-2007, 07:34 AM

Hah...all three of us doing the same thing at once

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 07:35 AM

Thanks, Mike you beat me to the edit. It should bo ok now

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Al

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 07:37 AM

Thanks, Scott-devon. I went and wrapped the image links in standard html tags. All fixed now.

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Al

AlexL · 09-21-2007, 09:28 AM

Nice shot, how far were you from the moth?

I used to have a clear-wing moth in an insect collection I did for a class, but then a rat somehow got in and destroyed a few things

Alex

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 09:33 AM

Thanks, gerbilbox. I'd guess I was around 12 to 15 inches away when I shot these.

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Al

AlexL · 09-21-2007, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by areidjr

Thanks, gerbilbox. I'd guess I was around 12 to 15 inches away when I shot these.

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Al

As I said earlier, I do like the photo, but one thing that I think could be improved is if the background was more blurry. I've never shot with a real macro lens before, I hope to, so I don't know how practical you could get with a wider aperture at your given distance to narrow down the DOF.

Alex

silverbullet · 09-21-2007, 01:39 PM

Nice shots Al. I haven't seen a lot of photos from the Sigma 105. Were you using the built-in flash, or something else?

BTW, welcome to the forum.

Chris

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 03:12 PM

I agree that it would have been nice to have a shallower DOF. These things move around quite a bit so I need the extra DOF just to keep it in sharp focus. Since I only see them about twice a year, I don't get a lot of practice

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Al

areidjr · 09-21-2007, 03:14 PM

Thanks, Chris. I was using my Sigma EF-500 flash for these.

Thanks for the welcome.

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Al

Igilligan · 09-21-2007, 09:52 PM

These are very good. I have never seen one of these, but hope to one day. The sigma 105 looks tack sharp here. Tough to do with a flying insect. Nice job.
Have you used the sigma 105 as a portrait lens?

areidjr · 09-22-2007, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by Igilligan

These are very good. I have never seen one of these, but hope to one day. The sigma 105 looks tack sharp here. Tough to do with a flying insect. Nice job.
Have you used the sigma 105 as a portrait lens?

Thanks, Igilligan. I never saw one before last summer either. I was shooting at f/18 in order to have enough DOF to keep it sharp while it moved from flower to flower.

Yes, I have tried it as a portrait lans and it seems to do a fairly decent job. Here's one that I took hand held a couple of weeks a go. The original was a tad sharper and there was a touch of surface blur applied.

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Al

Igilligan · 09-22-2007, 05:15 PM

Hi Al, I saw this in another forum and think I commented on it. I love this photo. This on and your moths are definately pushing me and my wallet in the sigma direction.

I have been looking at the 70 macro too and the 90mm Tamron macro.

But this is really a good shot.

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09-21-2007, 07:33 AM	#2
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	picture fix... Just redoing it so the photos show...hope you don't mind Beautiful shots! Way to go...

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09-21-2007, 07:33 AM	#3
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	This is my first time posting/sharing photos here. I hopt this makes it correctly. Here are a couple of shots taken recently in one of our flower gardens. Please let me know what you think. The photos were taken winh an *istDL and Sigma 105MM Macro lens. -- Al (Trying Again)

09-21-2007, 07:34 AM	#4
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Hah...all three of us doing the same thing at once

09-21-2007, 07:35 AM	#5
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	Thanks, Mike you beat me to the edit. It should bo ok now -- Al

09-21-2007, 07:37 AM	#6
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	Thanks, Scott-devon. I went and wrapped the image links in standard html tags. All fixed now. -- Al

09-21-2007, 09:28 AM	#7
AlexL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 137	Nice shot, how far were you from the moth? I used to have a clear-wing moth in an insect collection I did for a class, but then a rat somehow got in and destroyed a few things Alex

09-21-2007, 09:33 AM	#8
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	Thanks, gerbilbox. I'd guess I was around 12 to 15 inches away when I shot these. -- Al

09-21-2007, 10:51 AM	#9
AlexL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 137	Originally posted by areidjr Thanks, gerbilbox. I'd guess I was around 12 to 15 inches away when I shot these. -- Al As I said earlier, I do like the photo, but one thing that I think could be improved is if the background was more blurry. I've never shot with a real macro lens before, I hope to, so I don't know how practical you could get with a wider aperture at your given distance to narrow down the DOF. Alex

09-21-2007, 01:39 PM	#10
silverbullet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 212	Nice shots Al. I haven't seen a lot of photos from the Sigma 105. Were you using the built-in flash, or something else? BTW, welcome to the forum. Chris

09-21-2007, 03:12 PM	#11
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	I agree that it would have been nice to have a shallower DOF. These things move around quite a bit so I need the extra DOF just to keep it in sharp focus. Since I only see them about twice a year, I don't get a lot of practice -- Al

09-21-2007, 03:14 PM	#12
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	Thanks, Chris. I was using my Sigma EF-500 flash for these. Thanks for the welcome. -- Al

09-21-2007, 09:52 PM	#13
Igilligan Guest	These are very good. I have never seen one of these, but hope to one day. The sigma 105 looks tack sharp here. Tough to do with a flying insect. Nice job. Have you used the sigma 105 as a portrait lens?

09-22-2007, 06:04 AM	#14
areidjr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 529 Original Poster	Originally posted by Igilligan These are very good. I have never seen one of these, but hope to one day. The sigma 105 looks tack sharp here. Tough to do with a flying insect. Nice job. Have you used the sigma 105 as a portrait lens? Thanks, Igilligan. I never saw one before last summer either. I was shooting at f/18 in order to have enough DOF to keep it sharp while it moved from flower to flower. Yes, I have tried it as a portrait lans and it seems to do a fairly decent job. Here's one that I took hand held a couple of weeks a go. The original was a tad sharper and there was a touch of surface blur applied. -- Al

09-22-2007, 05:15 PM	#15
Igilligan Guest	Hi Al, I saw this in another forum and think I commented on it. I love this photo. This on and your moths are definately pushing me and my wallet in the sigma direction. I have been looking at the 70 macro too and the 90mm Tamron macro. But this is really a good shot.