a couple more macros, Nikkor 70-180

[KerryPierce]

Nikon D70s ,Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D AF ED Micro
1/500s f/40.0 at 180.0mm with Flash hand held


Nikon D70s ,Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D AF ED Micro
1/500s f/40.0 at 180.0mm with Flash hand held

[MHD]

hmmm.... Both very good... did you use a diffuser, flash on the first one seems a bit harsh...

Its hard to say which one I like better, I like the critter in the first one but I like the lighting on the flower on the second one...
Nice work

[sirhc55]

I like them both - but that is one mean looking muther in the second pic

[Oneputt]

Lovely fresh shots, both of them

[yeocsa]

I like the second one. Sharp and constrasty. In the first one, the wings of the butt are not within the dof.

regards,

Arthur

[tcsphoto]

Second one is really good. That bee is sharp. How did you get it to pose for you?

[Catcha]

Ugly buggers arn't they , second shots looks great and the colours come through really well

[stubbsy]

Kerry

These are excellent. The second one is better because of DOF issues in the first, but you'd expect that since the butterfly in the first is front on, whereas the wasp in the second is more cooperative and side on. I'd be happy if I could get something half as good as either of these.

[stormygirl]

Wow Kerry, these are magnificent! The colours are amazing, and the detail superb...mean looking critters! I really like the water droplets too.

[KerryPierce]

Many thanks to all, for the kind comments.

As to the first photo, the moth was not very large, not a lot bigger than the wasp, prolly less than 50% larger in body. Still, I was maxed out at f/40 on both shots, so nothing else can be done for DOF.

MHD: No diffuser was used on the flash. These shots were in full, bright daylight, in the mid afternoon. The combination of shutter speed and f/stop was a huge, light eating, monster and I had a number of shots that were underexposed as it was.

These shots were basically experimental. I've never used the flash like this before, at such high shutter speeds. The high shutter speeds were to reduce hand held camera shake and motion blur of the subjects that moved far more rapidly than I could keep up with, either by themselves or in gusts of wind that would take them completely out of the frame.