Nature

[Goompa]

Assassin Bug

[Goompa]

Shield Bug

[shaggy1969]

Stunning shots Goomps,these shots need to be published!!!

Hard post to follow up on.......but here's a flutterby from me.

[Goompa]

Growing wings

[Goompa]

I find it very difficult to get a good image of a butterfly , darn critters move too fast for this old hack , ha ha ha

[Goompa]

Dragonflies seem to respond to me a little more , very inquisitive insects .

Edited September 26, 2015 by Goompa

[shaggy1969]

Awesome work there mate,these should be view able to a much wider audience!

Have just been looking at your images on Flickr,the detail is amazing.Personally I think

that these images should be shown to a much wider audience.....here is a list of some

Macro sites I have found on Flickr,join the sites and get some images posted to them.

In the land of the little things,you are King!

[Goompa]

Geez , thanks for the kind words shaggy , but my computer crashed recently and I have to get some new images for my library before I can even consider that , shame I didn't back up responsibly .

[JetsetBkk]

Geez , thanks for the kind words shaggy , but my computer crashed recently and I have to get some new images for my library before I can even consider that , shame I didn't back up responsibly .

Hi Goompa. Can you say what equipment you use? I used to have a camera with "Super Macro" but it was only a cheap Canon pocket camera. But I liked using it on the various bugs in the garden, especially Cicada and their discarded skin:

I've got a sequence of pictures that I took one night of a cicada emerging from its skin. I'll post it later when I have more time.

[Goompa]

No probs Jetset , I use an Olympus EM10 with an MZuiko ED60 2.8

[JetsetBkk]

No probs Jetset , I use an Olympus EM10 with an MZuiko ED60 2.8

Thanks Goompa, I've no idea what that is but I'll start Googling it now!

[Mousehound]

Got these recently

[JetsetBkk]

A Cicada shedding its old skin:

[Mousehound]

canon 6D 100 2.8 macro with x2 stacker. manual and hand held. 160th f14 iso 250

[Fiddlesticks]

"Growing Old"

Edited September 29, 2015 by Fiddlesticks

[Mousehound]

Golden eyed lacewing caught by sundew plant.

[Goompa]

Really nice images Mousehound !

[Mousehound]

Really nice images Mousehound !

Thanks. They loose a lot with the white page. Also had to drop the resolution to get it to be uploaded.

Although an ornithologist I am getting more and more into entomology. Always something somewhere to look at. Getting a good picture is harder. The lacewing and bee are both quite large at 5mm and 10mm respectively.I am working up to get good shots of insects in the 1-2mm range in the field. This is really in the lab stuff but I want to see if it is possible in the field. A Canon ME 65 would be the way to go but I can't afford one.

[TP1]

Oh Hello.

I'm Mr Pig.

It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance.

[samuijimmy]

Oh Hello.

I'm Mr Pig.

It was a pleasure to have made your acquaintance.

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to funny great shot TP! !

[JetsetBkk]

Can't remember for sure where this tree is. Somewhere near Lampang I think.

[JetsetBkk]

^ Oops, I should've posted that in the "Trees" thread (only just noticed it! ).

Just want a bit of human contact:

[Johntwo]

Khao Kheow Zoo in the jpeg days

[Goompa]

Trellis dweller

[Mousehound]

Great work Goompa.

I just picked up a canon MPE 65 - I believe very hard to use but can give high magnification (X1 - X5)

Could be interesting.

I hope to get back to Thailand a couple of times next year. I shall be targeting bird and macro work. Hua Hin - parks to North of Khao Yai and out of Chiang Mai. if anyone might be interested in getting together please let me know. You can PM me..

[Mousehound]

This little jumping spider was hidden in a dark corner. I would have preferred more light but don't like much flash as it flattens everything off. This one I took with two tiny synced flash units set on one third power. Hand held and on manual. Not as good as Goompa's but I was pleased I got it at all.

[Goompa]

I want , I want , I want ..

Yes the MPE_65 is a manual focus only lens , quite a few users need the adaptation of specifically designed flash units to make compensation of the SS and Aperture issues , but with good light it is awesome . I would like to get one for purely for the magnification qualities , I should have never bought the 100 2.8 non is unit a I find it has a ratio of about 5 % keeper.

With a metabones lens adaptor I can use it on the Sony and get a better DR than Canon can deliver and still keep contact with settings . Shame I have to buy 2 adaptors if I intend to use the OLY as well.

[Mousehound]

These Diptera sp can give a real bite.

[Goompa]

Spider with fly 2 9716.jpgThis little jumping spider was hidden in a dark corner. I would have preferred more light but don't like much flash as it flattens everything off. This one I took with two tiny synced flash units set on one third power. Hand held and on manual. Not as good as Goompa's but I was pleased I got it at all.

That's a great image Mousehound , I was struggling today with the wind to get a half decent image tbh , I suppose I was a bit lucky the spider was out in the sunshine and I know how difficult these shots are , these spiders are only 6mm in width , the little guy perched on my shot is on 10mm reo mesh , so to give an indication with an f4 or f2.8 with a dslr how difficult It is to get a well focused shot can be ... good luck with the 65 mate , be waiting to see your images .

[Goompa]

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These Diptera sp can give a real bite.

You got a live one ?