So, as is often the case, I got a little bored with my macro lens on its own, and wanted to get closer.
After weighing up the pros and cons, I opted for the Canon 250D filter. On a 100mm macro lens it lets you focus a bit closer to the subject, increasing the magnification a moderate amount, decreasing the DOF a bit too though. It also makes the image as it appears on the viewfinder or LCD screen in live view quite soft, though the actual still image seems ok.
I'm spending the next week "assisting" in fieldwork so I've got a lot of time to experiment
It was a bit tricky today as the sunlight was quite sporadic. Most of the time when I found something to shoot the sun was behind clouds = high iso
Spider by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
Mozzie by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
Moth by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
Tried to get a bit artsy.
IVY by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
The wood ants were out. Was tricky trying to find one that would stay still long enough, in a place where you weren't getting eaten by the nest. When they did stay still they were almost always looking at me with mandibles open ready to bite
Ant 1 by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
Ant 4 by
Chris_Moody, on Flickr
I think I'll spend more time at the nest tomorrow to try and get a really good shot of them. Hopefully the sun will be out a bit more. The cold helped keep things stationary today, but the wind didn't help with things blowing about.