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macro time Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D AF ED Micro

Postby KerryPierce on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:01 am

This shot was probably taken with a 1.4 TC and a Canon 500d or with some extension tubes. Unfortunately, I can't recall those details any longer... :-(

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Postby Greg B on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:05 am

Wow.

Wow.

Good.
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Postby MHD on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:08 am

Ahhhh bugger! There goes my chance of pic of the week...

That is insane!
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:08 am

Kerry - when I first looked at this pic I had one word in my head - scrolled down to see Greg’s reply and it was the same word

Wow :D
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Postby Charlie Chalk on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:13 am

Your teasing us aren't you?

I bet this was a 6 foot tall bee that commisioned you for a portrait shot.

I am right aren't I, please tell me I'm right?

If I'm not, then this is a fantastic capture - a real gem
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Postby JordanP on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:26 am

Brilliant!!

:shock:

what more can I say?
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Postby yeocsa on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:32 am

I like the sharpness - esp the head. IMHO, it would be better to include the whole insect.

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Postby fozzie on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:37 am

KP,

One word 'AWESOME'.

I just love macro, please keep them coming...
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Postby Glen on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:43 am

Absolutely fantastic Kerry
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Postby leek on Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:45 am

I had one word in mind as well and it rhymed with WOW...

HOW...

How on earth did you capture that at that magnification while it was in flight???
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Postby KerryPierce on Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:59 am

Thanks to all for the very kind comments! :D

This is a very, Very large insect, called a Cicada Killer, which is a wasp. Fortunately, they don't usually bother people, unless seriously provoked. They didn't sit still for very long and they're quite fast, making photography extremely difficult. I have a shot of the cement, showing the wasp's shadow, where one had been sitting a split second before the shutter released. :lol:

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Postby mic on Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:03 pm

Kerry, Great stuff :shock:

Isn't this last one a Zepplin hovering overhead :D

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Postby KerryPierce on Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:11 pm

mic wrote:Kerry, Great stuff :shock:

Isn't this last one a Zepplin hovering overhead :D

Mic. :wink:


Thanks, Mic. :) Yeah, those critters are huge. The small ones were about an inch in length and the big ones were probably 1.5 inches long (about 4 centimeters?).
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:21 pm

I have read somewhere that it is always best to concentrate on the head of an insect in macro photography as it has the most detail and interest and Kerry has proven this theory(?) superbly :D
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Postby redline on Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:46 pm

so how far can you work away
from your subject using the 70-180?
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Postby stormygirl on Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:59 pm

:shock: WOW :shock:

This is great, Kerry! I love the colours - it's just brilliant and the details are amazing!
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Postby KerryPierce on Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:01 pm

Thanks to Stormy and Chris for the great compliments. :D

Redline, I don't know the exact working distance of the lens. I think it's a couple of feet at 180mm, but not sure. I'd have to find the manual, which is packed away somewhere..... :(
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Postby kipper on Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:34 pm

Man, you think that is huge. You should see some of the hornets I saw in France. Bloody things required clearance to land at Charles De Gualle!
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