[PIC_THREAD] All Things Macro, Micro

[DD_Crash]

You do a great job

 

[Matt_Hirst]

Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Burnet Moth
Burnet Moth by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Wasp
Wasp by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Lagria
Lagria by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Couple of Ladybird
Ladybird by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Ladybird by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[Diggsy]

Amazing macro work!!

 

[Matt_Hirst]

Thanks.

 

[DD_Crash]

I wouldnt have the patience to set up something like that.

 

[Matt_Hirst]

A few from Wednesday night

Damselfly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Damselfly1 by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Ladybird by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Grasshopper by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[Matt_Hirst]

A few from this weekend.

Damselfly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Damselfly bak of Head by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Deer Fly Side On by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Grasshopper by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Hoverfly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[Matt_Hirst]

Water Droplets
Water Droplets No light by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Water Droplets Red Light by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Water Droplets by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[Matt_Hirst]

Mixed bag, wasp and a few more water droplets, wasn't sure on these two water droplet pics, think I prefer the first one?

Wasp by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Water Droplets Blue by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

Water Droplets Blue by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[almostgfx]

^ Those water droplets are insane!

 

[DD_Crash]

There are some really ugly bugs in those images.

 

[Matt_Hirst]

A few more images from a short while ago.

Deer Fly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Grasshopper by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Noonday Fly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Fly by Matt Hirst, on Flickr
Snail by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[Buddy]

You should try stacking - it's considerably easier these days and really opens up options for you

 

[arknor]

Shot of an obese lava in my ant colony (messor barbarus)
literally illuminating with a 2.5watt map reading red pen light and looking through a red Perspex screen so it's not an amazing photo but I thought it was still worth sharing..

every other lava has been elongated and more tube shape, could be a first major worker, will try to get a shot of its pupae when it hits that form.

 

[Matt_Hirst]

One from a few weeks ago, work in progress for fungi light painting.

Fungi by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

 

[DD_Crash]

That is a very nice image.

 

[Matt_Hirst]

That is a very nice image.

Thankyou.

 

[arknor]

What lighting are people using for macro?

I bought a Godox LITEMONS LED6R RGB which is kinda bright, but even if I hold it next to the end of the lens it's way too dark for macro.

bare in mind these are handheld with a6700+tamron 90mm macro VXD

DO I really need a flash?
iso 800, f8 for both images.
I think I tried 1/360 and 1/60 exposure time.

They are eating an oat sized piece of chicken btw, it's yellow cos I dipped it in a supplement for ants (basically sugar concentrate packed with nutrients and minerals)


0 editing btw and full sensor coverage, just downsized from 6k res

 

[Pigeon]

One from a few weeks ago, work in progress for fungi light painting.

Fungi by Matt Hirst, on Flickr

I like the light on this, I sometimes see similar subjects or flowers but without the light to make the photo work. Have you lit this up from the bottom or the side, and what did you use to light it.

 

[Matt_Hirst]

I like the light on this, I sometimes see similar subjects or flowers but without the light to make the photo work. Have you lit this up from the bottom or the side, and what did you use to light it.

Hi,

This is lit from the top, just using a torch, it's a composite iimage...Take first image unlit, take second lit, combine the two - well just paint in the lit parts on the first image.

Matt