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Skippy
Apr-22-2007, 12:54 AM
Finally I found a Lady Bug, well she was in the Apple Tree so we went on a field trip to the Geranium Bush we did :rolleyes
She is covered in orange pollen from the centre of the flower.

The bush only had 3 flowers that are a deep yet brilliant multi tones of deep purple's and mauve's.

I am not going to improve on sharpness till I get my flash bracket, as I don't have hands big enough, or strong enough to hold the Canon 580 flash in one hand as well as the Canon 20 and all that I stack on it in the other.

These shots were taken with a Canon 20D, Canon 100mm Lesn + Canon Ext 1.4 + all Three Kenko Tubes + Canon 580 Flash all hand held (stuggled :D )

Enjoy :D ...... Skippy
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http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/145737345-L.jpg


http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/145744856-L.jpg
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courierman
Apr-22-2007, 01:25 AM
great shot skippy
Dalantech
Apr-22-2007, 01:59 AM
Skippy found a bug?! :D

That first image deserves to be printed large and framed! Love the composition and the color -well done!!! :bow

As for the sharpness: What Fstop were you shooting at? Diffraction should kick in at about F11 with the setup you used, and that's going to actually hurt you more than camera shake (the flash is probably firing fast enough to freeze the scene).
Skippy
Apr-22-2007, 02:18 AM
great shot skippy

Thank you courierman :D ... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-22-2007, 02:20 AM
Skippy found a bug?! :D

That first image deserves to be printed large and framed! Love the composition and the color -well done!!! :bow

As for the sharpness: What Fstop were you shooting at? Diffraction should kick in at about F11 with the setup you used, and that's going to actually hurt you more than camera shake (the flash is probably firing fast enough to freeze the scene).

Hi there :D I was shooting at F8, my big problem is trying to balance all that in a most awkward manner that I truly stuggle to do, I am unable to brace the camera firmly with two hands because I hold the Flash off the camera beside the lens ....... when I get my flash bracket I wont have to worry about that :D

Thanks for looking :thumb ... Skippy
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gus
Apr-22-2007, 02:25 AM
Great colours skip :thumb
Skippy
Apr-22-2007, 02:26 AM
Great colours skip :thumb

Yeah and I didnt even add any, those geraniums are so pretty.
Thanks Gus :D .... Skippy
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Dalantech
Apr-22-2007, 03:32 AM
....... when I get my flash bracket I wont have to worry about that :D
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You did an excellent job on the lighting -most peeps don't know how reflective lady bugs are... :thumb

Don't rely on that flash bracket 100% of the time -experiment with different angles. One thing that bit me in the back side early on was getting locked into a set way of shooting every shot...
Skippy
Apr-22-2007, 03:40 AM
You did an excellent job on the lighting -most peeps don't know how reflective lady bugs are... :thumb

Don't rely on that flash bracket 100% of the time -experiment with different angles. One thing that bit me in the back side early on was getting locked into a set way of shooting every shot...

Psssssssssst I edited most of the reflection out of the image shhhhhhh,
dont tell anyone :rolleyes .... Skippy :rofl
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Dalantech
Apr-22-2007, 03:54 AM
Psssssssssst I edited most of the reflection out of the image shhhhhhh,
dont tell anyone :rolleyes .... Skippy :rofl
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You did well!! :cool

I think a child could kick my butt in a Photoshop contest... :rolleyes
ShepsMom
Apr-22-2007, 05:18 AM
Holly MACRO!!! You go Skippy!! What a great great shot!!! You really need to post more of those! :clap:clap:clap:bow
Dalantech
Apr-22-2007, 05:37 AM
Holly MACRO!!! You go Skippy!! What a great great shot!!! You really need to post more of those! :clap:clap:clap:bow

I agree -me thinks Skippy has quite a bit of talent. I'm starting to understand why she's the moderator here... :bow
Lord Vetinari
Apr-22-2007, 09:24 AM
Excellent shots Skippy - love the colours :)
Brian V.
Awais Yaqub
Apr-22-2007, 10:08 AM
Very beautiful loved them great colors :lust
Serrator
Apr-22-2007, 01:13 PM
Beautiful colors and ladybug! Never seen a yellow and black one. Very well done shots at such a high magnification too.
Ann McRae
Apr-22-2007, 03:15 PM
Great shots, skippy -beautiful bug. Love the direct pose in number 1!
I think the sharpness is quite good - can't wait to see your set up for macros
ann
Shasoc
Apr-22-2007, 03:55 PM
Great job with these Skippy. The focus looks very good for being hand held shots. Color and detail are super.:clap
RogersDA
Apr-22-2007, 05:49 PM
Good on ya' Skippy! I prefer the second one to the first, but they are both fabulous!
Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 04:52 AM
Holly MACRO!!! You go Skippy!! What a great great shot!!! You really need to post more of those! :clap:clap:clap:bow

Ahahahaha trust me I would, but there isn't anything around, this drought is sucking bigtime, I was rapt to the eyeballs to just find this little one :D
Thanks for looking :D ... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 04:54 AM
I agree -me thinks Skippy has quite a bit of talent. I'm starting to understand why she's the moderator here... :bow

Awwwwww stop crawling .....
I have much to learn, and most of what I know I learnt from Brian :D
He's a good teacher :D ... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 04:56 AM
Excellent shots Skippy - love the colours :)
Brian V.

Thanks you Brian, I didn't have to do much post processing, usually I will hit the image with some extra colour, but not these ones.
I just did Levels, Curves and Sharpening, and cropped the sides a bit.

Your a great teach Brian :clap ..... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 04:57 AM
Very beautiful loved them great colors :lust

Thank you Awais, this Gernanium has the prettiest colours, my mother grew it, and then broke off a piece and put it in a pot for me, it's slowly growing.

Thanks for looking Awais :D ... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 04:59 AM
Beautiful colors and ladybug! Never seen a yellow and black one. Very well done shots at such a high magnification too.

Hey there Serrator...... I was lucky to find this one.

This is an exceptionally big one too, compaired to the normal Red and Black ones we have.

I took it out of the Apple tree because it was on a leaf that I had no hope of photographing it on, and placed it in the pretty geranium flower.

Thanks for looking :D .... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 05:06 AM
Great shots, skippy -beautiful bug. Love the direct pose in number 1!
I think the sharpness is quite good - can't wait to see your set up for macros
ann

Hi there Ann :D we shall go bug hunting together :D
Thanks for the looking, finding the Lady Bug really made my day :D

.... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 05:07 AM
Great job with these Skippy. The focus looks very good for being hand held shots. Color and detail are super.:clap

Thank you, bugs are not easy come by these days, we are in severe drought mode in Australia, only thing I have seen around are Ants :dunno

Glad you liked the shots :D ... Skippy
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Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 05:09 AM
Good on ya' Skippy! I prefer the second one to the first, but they are both fabulous!

Thank you, barely stopped walking the little tacker, they almost walk around in circles, then back track to where they just came from.

I was very pleased to find this little one, thanks for the comment :thumb .
.... Skippy
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tlee
Apr-23-2007, 05:19 AM
I really like the second one--the pollen on it's back is very cool!
Skippy
Apr-23-2007, 02:51 PM
I really like the second one--the pollen on it's back is very cool!

Thanks tlee :D now if only I could find more bugs.
We've had a bit of rain, not much, but maybe enough to draw something out....hopefully we will get more rain, as we desperately need it.
.... Skippy
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