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  • Offline zpyder

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Macroness
on: October 09, 2010, 14:21:42 PM
Last weekend I went with a friend to the annual Amateur Entomological Societies Trade fair and Expo at Kempton. Ended up bringing back these fellas, decided to make use of the macro lens and the new manfrotto tripod so lighting was pretty minimal and long exposures for these :D

Anthia thoracica by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Anthia thoracica (Female) by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Anthia thoracica (Female) by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

Anthia thoracica (Male) by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

The macro lens is kinda overkill tbh...these guys are 2 inches long...
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Re:Macroness
Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 15:11:40 PM
That last shot is way cool, you could photoshop that to look like an old style attack of the giant killer bugs poster
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Re:Macroness
Reply #2 on: October 09, 2010, 18:31:59 PM
These guys are that big that if I took a shot at the limits of the lenses close-up capabilities I think all youd get are the mandibles :D
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Macroness
Reply #3 on: October 10, 2010, 20:53:51 PM
Awesome shots!

IMG_0054 by Rusty_CallyT2007, on Flickr

Not sure on the macroness on my shot but what the hell is it?
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Re:Macroness
Reply #4 on: October 10, 2010, 21:21:13 PM
Hard to tell from the angle, but either a micro-moth or a member of the cranefly family? Most likely a micromoth, what size etc?
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Reply #5 on: October 10, 2010, 21:22:47 PM
maybe a 1" wingspan, thought it was mothlike but the wings are very odd, its been flying around me freaking me out all evening
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Re:Macroness
Reply #6 on: October 10, 2010, 21:32:23 PM
Well if you can man up enough to get it in a glass/plastic container to look at it up close, check to see if it has 2 sets of wings, or 1 pair of wings and 2 little stubby protusions behind and/or below the wings. These are called "halters" and are an undeveloped set of second wings... an evolutionary relic in true flies (diptera). 2 sets of wings = lepidoptera (moths n butterflies), 1 set of wings and the halters = its a fly (or cranefly or mozzie)
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Reply #7 on: October 10, 2010, 21:52:50 PM
cant see anything like a 2nd set of wings on it tbh, i dont have a microscope though

IMG_0061 by Rusty_CallyT2007, on Flickr

The horror! I need a proper macro lens
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Reply #8 on: October 10, 2010, 22:50:14 PM
Like the 4th pic there Zypder
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Re:Macroness
Reply #9 on: October 11, 2010, 07:29:41 AM
Tbh Im not sure...youre best bet I think is putting it in one of the ID groups on Flickr!
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Reply #10 on: October 11, 2010, 09:16:12 AM
TBH I love using my macro lens for close up but not actually macro work. Its so versitile because youre not working anywhere near its limit, unlike using say a 75-300 on minimum close focus and 300mm to get the same shot, with the macro you dont keep hitting the minimum focus limit all the time.

Good shots of some cool beasties
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Re:Macroness
Reply #11 on: October 11, 2010, 17:17:58 PM
Ditto, love using the 100mm 2.8 IS Macro for portraits and detail shots.
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Re:Macroness
Reply #12 on: October 17, 2010, 10:15:13 AM
A squirrel was pigging out on a birdfeeder in the garden. Ended up taking some shots with the 100mm as well as my sigma "Tries to do too much" 75-300mm lens.


Grey Squirrel on birdfeeder by Chris_Moody, on Flickr

I think Ill get rid of the Sigma tbh. Ive kept it as I wanted something with more range than the 100mm, but after comparing the shots the softness of the Sigma is really really REALLY obvious.
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Re:Macroness
Reply #13 on: October 17, 2010, 10:41:01 AM
saw a red squirrel in my garden a few days ago.. You should have killed the grey one. They are just rats with a bushy tail.
Dont you get paid per tail you turn in?
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Re:Macroness
Reply #14 on: October 17, 2010, 18:37:27 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico
Dont you get paid per tail you turn in?


Which decade are you living in? that stopped so long ago.

Greys have taken most of England no point in culling them there arent enough reds left to benefit.
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