Spiders, wasps and bugs - macro mode
I have tried a few different techniques lately and have played with silhouettes for other effects.
Cotton stainer bug silhouette.
Ichneumonid wasp silhouette.
Crab spider with ornate patterns.
White and brown camouflaged crab spider.
Stinkbug with water droplet. I did state previously that I would try to photograph the round water droplet. Only problem here was that I have the drop in perfect focus, but could not get enough depth of field (DOF) to include the eye and side of the bug in the area of focus. With macro the slightest error is magnified. Not an ideal photo, but one that illustrates the droplet at the end of the long proboscis.
Tiphiid wasp - head shot.
Tiphiid wasp - side on. Note the lovely hair and patterns that the hair forms. These are beautiful wasps, reasonable calm and docile. Size - about 8mm head to end of tail (excluding antenna).
Ichneumonid wasp - size - a few millimetres - note the fur coat.
Butterfly - slurp. These are tiny butterflies - a common blue is its name. Size is about the size of a nail on the small finger (pinkie). 5mm to 10mm possibly diameter including wings. This photo is one of a sequence of 8 photos with the tongue rolled out, in, into this curly shape, fully extended etc. I did not use a flash when taking this photograph, but should have. I think the result may have been more detailed and the colours better.
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4 comments:
Your bug makros are stunning as always, but I really really like the silouette in the first pic.
The photos that we propose are always extraordinary, hello Zane
Hello Zane,
While seeking information about Bromeliads I browsed randomly the photos in "Images for Bromeliad Flowers". Quite an amazing visual journey to discover the stunning varieties of Bromeliads growing.
One of those random Bromeliads I hovered over I noticed also was connected to a Blogspot. Liking Flowers and Photography I wrote down the address.
What a fantastic surprise the doing has given me... macro photography is probably my favourite kind... I'm saturated with wondrous images of subjects I adore, appreciate and enjoy.
The photos are beautifully and interestingly done... and their all alive!
A wonderful gift of rapport you have with them and they with you.
My thanks to the Bromeliad Flower... in particular your Bromeliad Flower Photo, (Billbergia pyramidalis, happened to be the one I was seeking information on too). It has granted me a gift when it opened a door for me to enter and discover wonderment. Thank you for sharing of your talent.
And I very much do agree... exploring the sites of your Followers is an added depth I have yet to experience... they each look invitingly captivating.
Am truly pleased to have found My Self here. A wonderful World of Experiences to re-visit repeatedly.
With my deepest appreciation, M from Australia... the rather wet side of it these past two months
Wow Zane, love that ornate crab spider, great patterns. As usual, the quality is of the highest when it comes to your macros. Just got to save up for that MPE-65 I have my eye on and the I will be back in the game... Keep it up, Zane, your followers are going nowhere.
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