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Life can be incredibly small · 09:34 PM

This shot was taken using the Vivitar Series 1 105mm macro + a 25mm extension tube. When I looked in the viewfinder, I could not believe I was looking at a bug sitting on the flower. By eye, it looked like a spec of dirt, only with the high magnification of the macro was I able to see it was a bug.

Here's another flower shot without the bug. These flowers are less than 1 inch in diameter.

timbo13 · 03-16-2009, 03:36 AM

nice capture, Frank, it's amazing how small insects can be.

daacon · 03-16-2009, 04:15 AM

Indeed one has no sense of scale on these shots (the bug helps) - excellent macros.

**xs400** · 03-16-2009, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by daacon

Indeed one has no sense of scale on these shots (the bug helps) - excellent macros.

Dave, you are correct, there is no sense of scale. My wife said I should have put my thumb in the picture to give it scale. Those flowers are about the same width as my thumb. So the bug would just be a spec if it was seen sitting on my thumb.
Frank

gawan · 03-16-2009, 11:10 AM

Great shots! You have amazingly wide DOF in the first image, considering the magnification! What aperture did you use?

**xs400** · 03-16-2009, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Great shots! You have amazingly wide DOF in the first image, considering the magnification! What aperture did you use?

Thanks Georg. For the first shot, I used f/22 to get the wide DOF. I also used a tripod since exposure was 1/10 at iso 400.

roentarre · 03-16-2009, 04:36 PM

Yes, that is very small in deed!

Great effort in capturing these tiny bugs!

Jimbo · 03-16-2009, 04:54 PM

Little these ones Frank. Well done. Noticed a hugh improvement in your shots over the last 30 days though I have always liked you work. JIM

**Ash** · 03-16-2009, 06:23 PM

Love the colour and contrast in the second one.
That's got to be the smallest bug around...

**xs400** · 03-17-2009, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by Jimbo

Little these ones Frank. Well done. Noticed a hugh improvement in your shots over the last 30 days though I have always liked you work. JIM

Thanks Jim, I guess the photography class I am currently taking has helped to improve my technique.
Frank

Clicker · 03-17-2009, 08:54 AM

Makes me regret not keeping my lenses but as a newb i never knew what quality was

(still a newb so i still don't really know ...lol)

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03-16-2009, 03:36 AM	#2
timbo13 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northboro MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,007	nice capture, Frank, it's amazing how small insects can be.

03-16-2009, 04:15 AM	#3
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Indeed one has no sense of scale on these shots (the bug helps) - excellent macros.

03-16-2009, 09:21 AM	#4
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Indeed one has no sense of scale on these shots (the bug helps) - excellent macros. Dave, you are correct, there is no sense of scale. My wife said I should have put my thumb in the picture to give it scale. Those flowers are about the same width as my thumb. So the bug would just be a spec if it was seen sitting on my thumb. Frank

03-16-2009, 11:10 AM	#5
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Great shots! You have amazingly wide DOF in the first image, considering the magnification! What aperture did you use?

03-16-2009, 01:09 PM	#6
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940 Original Poster	Originally posted by gawan Great shots! You have amazingly wide DOF in the first image, considering the magnification! What aperture did you use? Thanks Georg. For the first shot, I used f/22 to get the wide DOF. I also used a tripod since exposure was 1/10 at iso 400.

03-16-2009, 04:36 PM	#7
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Yes, that is very small in deed! Great effort in capturing these tiny bugs!

03-16-2009, 04:54 PM	#8
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Little these ones Frank. Well done. Noticed a hugh improvement in your shots over the last 30 days though I have always liked you work. JIM

03-16-2009, 06:23 PM	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Love the colour and contrast in the second one. That's got to be the smallest bug around...

03-17-2009, 08:24 AM	#10
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jimbo Little these ones Frank. Well done. Noticed a hugh improvement in your shots over the last 30 days though I have always liked you work. JIM Thanks Jim, I guess the photography class I am currently taking has helped to improve my technique. Frank

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Clicker Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,241	Makes me regret not keeping my lenses but as a newb i never knew what quality was (still a newb so i still don't really know ...lol)

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