Stick Insect Macro with K20d

Stick Insect Macro with K20d · 04:24 AM

I was basicly eating my take away dinner in front of the computer watching CSI.

Then I spotted the green stick insect crawling around on my bedroom wall! So I whacked on Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 macro and took a few shots on this babe.

The colour is rich as usual and the noise is relatively low - thank God for k20d

f4 ISO 400

f6.3 ISO 400

I am so glad that I could use ISO 400. The camera seems to take the flash pretty well.

Peter Zack · 03-11-2008, 04:39 AM

Very cool. The colour is great and the contrast between the eyes and body colours is very nice. Looks like he is missing an antenna. Did you reverse one of the images? The first is my favourite.
That's what you get for living in a warm country and leaving the window open!!

G M Fude · 03-11-2008, 01:43 PM

Grissom would have been proud of you!

Duh_Vinci · 03-11-2008, 05:41 PM

LOL in your room? Nicely done James, and great colors on this little guy!

Regards,
D

daacon · 03-11-2008, 06:16 PM

Nice one James man those eyes are buggy ,great colors umm has the K20D come down in price yet haha ?

m8o · 03-11-2008, 09:01 PM

something about the angle in the 2nd one... I like that a lot. great execution. but come one now, K10D would have produced great result too...

LaRee · 03-11-2008, 09:48 PM

*whew* those are excellent James. You and the k20d make a very good pair. And throw in that Voigtlander 125mm you got yourself quite a set up. Nice handling on your part!

Bramela · 03-11-2008, 11:26 PM

Nice shot, well done. I like the contrast of the eye against the green.
I am not being picky, and I may be wrong, but that looks more like some form of grasshopper than a stick insect, which is more brown and literally looks like a piece of dead stick with legs.
Well done anyway!

roentarre · 03-12-2008, 12:47 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

Very cool. The colour is great and the contrast between the eyes and body colours is very nice. Looks like he is missing an antenna. Did you reverse one of the images? The first is my favourite.
That's what you get for living in a warm country and leaving the window open!!

Hi Peter. Melbourne is sitting in a rather temperate zone and insects are rare sites unless travelling a bit of distance into the eastern country area.

This was rather a rare find as I got 10 fruits trees in my courtyard. Quite a proud achievement

I did not reverse the image but I took about 20 shots or so before it took off. I actually stun the poor insect trapped inside a plastic cup. The repeated flash also froze the insect. However, it still managed to fly away after 20 minutes - blame on its karma.

The colour is rather impressive with k20d

Originally posted by G M Fude

Grissom would have been proud of you!

I wish I know more about entomology like the way he does. I wish he is proud of me

hehe

Originally posted by Duh_Vinci

LOL in your room? Nicely done James, and great colors on this little guy!

Regards,
D

Yeah, I was eating deep fried noodle with crispy pork. I decided to close the window and sliding door. Then I spotted this fellow on the wall. Then I lighten up the room, trap it with a cup following by shaking the cup voilently... then you can picture the rest

roentarre · 03-12-2008, 12:59 AM

Originally posted by daacon

Nice one James man those eyes are buggy ,great colors umm has the K20D come down in price yet haha ?

I was having the same thought. But I cannot resist the idea of k20d out there instead of sitting in my hands.

More opportunities on the weekend for more shoots

Originally posted by m8o

something about the angle in the 2nd one... I like that a lot. great execution. but come one now, K10D would have produced great result too...

Thanks there. I am sure k10d can produce similar shots with good colour. But noise would be a bit more and tougher to manage in PP

Originally posted by LaRee

*whew* those are excellent James. You and the k20d make a very good pair. And throw in that Voigtlander 125mm you got yourself quite a set up. Nice handling on your part!

With great gear, I will not be able to blame on the gear but myself if things are not to my liking.

Originally posted by Bramela

Nice shot, well done. I like the contrast of the eye against the green.
I am not being picky, and I may be wrong, but that looks more like some form of grasshopper than a stick insect, which is more brown and literally looks like a piece of dead stick with legs.
Well done anyway!

You are probably right. Not sure how to call that one. This one maybe more like it?

Or something else.

I remember it was almost hard to photograph because the body is very elongated and it is impossible to photograph the entire lens without doing macro on its tiny head...

dantuyhoa · 03-13-2008, 10:31 PM

Well done as always James . Thanks for sharing and making my keyboard wet from the drooling ! K20D is an excellent camera but your skill is equally impressive .

One day you can tell the world : " I shoot "stick" and bikini model for a living ! "

.

Tran

Bramela · 03-14-2008, 04:46 PM

trouble is, Roentarre, when it comes to insects etc I am no expert either.

Great shots, however, well done!

m8o · 03-14-2008, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by roentarre

Wow, that's ISO 800?! I think more and more that I'll definitely be hitting B&H to pick up a K20D soon... (just wish there would be a price drop already so I could feel like I'm getting a bargain! I can't help it, I'm just like that.

)

roentarre · 03-15-2008, 06:22 AM

Originally posted by dantuyhoa

Well done as always James . Thanks for sharing and making my keyboard wet from the drooling ! K20D is an excellent camera but your skill is equally impressive .

One day you can tell the world : " I shoot "stick" and bikini model for a living ! "

.

Tran

I wish. hehe

Macro is more fun in fact.

Originally posted by m8o

Wow, that's ISO 800?! I think more and more that I'll definitely be hitting B&H to pick up a K20D soon... (just wish there would be a price drop already so I could feel like I'm getting a bargain! I can't help it, I'm just like that.

)

Hehe. The 2nd shot was from k10d taken in the past. The shot was taken in PEF with heavy noise reduction.

But k20d is definitely having great noise improvement. No PP needed

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03-11-2008, 04:39 AM	#2
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Very cool. The colour is great and the contrast between the eyes and body colours is very nice. Looks like he is missing an antenna. Did you reverse one of the images? The first is my favourite. That's what you get for living in a warm country and leaving the window open!!

03-11-2008, 01:43 PM	#3
G M Fude Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 439	Grissom would have been proud of you!

03-11-2008, 05:41 PM	#4
Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	LOL in your room? Nicely done James, and great colors on this little guy! Regards, D

03-11-2008, 06:16 PM	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice one James man those eyes are buggy ,great colors umm has the K20D come down in price yet haha ?

03-11-2008, 09:01 PM	#6
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	something about the angle in the 2nd one... I like that a lot. great execution. but come one now, K10D would have produced great result too...

03-11-2008, 09:48 PM	#7
LaRee Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,225	whew those are excellent James. You and the k20d make a very good pair. And throw in that Voigtlander 125mm you got yourself quite a set up. Nice handling on your part!

03-11-2008, 11:26 PM	#8
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	Nice shot, well done. I like the contrast of the eye against the green. I am not being picky, and I may be wrong, but that looks more like some form of grasshopper than a stick insect, which is more brown and literally looks like a piece of dead stick with legs. Well done anyway!

03-12-2008, 12:47 AM	#9
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783 Original Poster	Originally posted by Peter Zack Very cool. The colour is great and the contrast between the eyes and body colours is very nice. Looks like he is missing an antenna. Did you reverse one of the images? The first is my favourite. That's what you get for living in a warm country and leaving the window open!! Hi Peter. Melbourne is sitting in a rather temperate zone and insects are rare sites unless travelling a bit of distance into the eastern country area. This was rather a rare find as I got 10 fruits trees in my courtyard. Quite a proud achievement I did not reverse the image but I took about 20 shots or so before it took off. I actually stun the poor insect trapped inside a plastic cup. The repeated flash also froze the insect. However, it still managed to fly away after 20 minutes - blame on its karma. The colour is rather impressive with k20d Originally posted by G M Fude Grissom would have been proud of you! I wish I know more about entomology like the way he does. I wish he is proud of me hehe Originally posted by Duh_Vinci LOL in your room? Nicely done James, and great colors on this little guy! Regards, D Yeah, I was eating deep fried noodle with crispy pork. I decided to close the window and sliding door. Then I spotted this fellow on the wall. Then I lighten up the room, trap it with a cup following by shaking the cup voilently... then you can picture the rest

03-12-2008, 12:59 AM	#10
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Nice one James man those eyes are buggy ,great colors umm has the K20D come down in price yet haha ? I was having the same thought. But I cannot resist the idea of k20d out there instead of sitting in my hands. More opportunities on the weekend for more shoots Originally posted by m8o something about the angle in the 2nd one... I like that a lot. great execution. but come one now, K10D would have produced great result too... Thanks there. I am sure k10d can produce similar shots with good colour. But noise would be a bit more and tougher to manage in PP Originally posted by LaRee whew those are excellent James. You and the k20d make a very good pair. And throw in that Voigtlander 125mm you got yourself quite a set up. Nice handling on your part! With great gear, I will not be able to blame on the gear but myself if things are not to my liking. Originally posted by Bramela Nice shot, well done. I like the contrast of the eye against the green. I am not being picky, and I may be wrong, but that looks more like some form of grasshopper than a stick insect, which is more brown and literally looks like a piece of dead stick with legs. Well done anyway! You are probably right. Not sure how to call that one. This one maybe more like it? Or something else. I remember it was almost hard to photograph because the body is very elongated and it is impossible to photograph the entire lens without doing macro on its tiny head...

03-13-2008, 10:31 PM	#11
dantuyhoa Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,245	Well done as always James . Thanks for sharing and making my keyboard wet from the drooling ! K20D is an excellent camera but your skill is equally impressive . One day you can tell the world : " I shoot "stick" and bikini model for a living ! " . Tran

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03-14-2008, 04:46 PM	#12
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	trouble is, Roentarre, when it comes to insects etc I am no expert either. Great shots, however, well done!

03-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#13
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	Originally posted by roentarre Wow, that's ISO 800?! I think more and more that I'll definitely be hitting B&H to pick up a K20D soon... (just wish there would be a price drop already so I could feel like I'm getting a bargain! I can't help it, I'm just like that. )

03-15-2008, 06:22 AM	#14
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783 Original Poster	Originally posted by dantuyhoa Well done as always James . Thanks for sharing and making my keyboard wet from the drooling ! K20D is an excellent camera but your skill is equally impressive . One day you can tell the world : " I shoot "stick" and bikini model for a living ! " . Tran I wish. hehe Macro is more fun in fact. Originally posted by m8o Wow, that's ISO 800?! I think more and more that I'll definitely be hitting B&H to pick up a K20D soon... (just wish there would be a price drop already so I could feel like I'm getting a bargain! I can't help it, I'm just like that. ) Hehe. The 2nd shot was from k10d taken in the past. The shot was taken in PEF with heavy noise reduction. But k20d is definitely having great noise improvement. No PP needed