Post your Insect shots

[wornish]

This is the first picture I took when my used old D40 came in the mail today.
I have since upgraded the firmware to the current version.
Looking forward to improving.

Your old D40 sure takes great pics.

 

[Scott Murray]

 

[Fortkentdad]

Nice

That is extreme close up on that "corporation" camera - what's up with the EXIF info?

How did you get that close?

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[10 Gauge]

Lightroom goobers up the camera model. Mine all say the same.

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[Scott Murray]

Nice

That is extreme close up on that "corporation" camera - what's up with the EXIF info?

How did you get that close?

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Yeah its a lightroom stuff up, I used my D800E along with my Venus 60mm 2:1 macro with DCR-250 at f/11 S/S 1/100 ISO 100

As for getting that close some bugs allow you to get close.

 

[Fortkentdad]

Yeah its a lightroom stuff up, I used my D800E along with my Venus 60mm 2:1 macro with DCR-250 at f/11 S/S 1/100 ISO 100

As for getting that close some bugs allow you to get close.

Oh

Had to google up "DCR-250" - may have to look into one of those - amazing.

I have a 105mm and 60mm macro - both Nikkors
Recently picked up some Kenko tubes.
And I have some ancient 52mm magnifying glass filters that fit the 105mm.

Starting to 'get into" this up close and personal macro photography.

As my wife would say, my 'sub-hobby de jour'.

 

[Fortkentdad]

up close this one almost looks mechanical.

Well except for the hair on his head.

 

[Fortkentdad]

Dinner Time

 

[J-see]

Spotted this in the garden, do not what insect this is?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-spot_burnet

 

[Blacktop]

 

[Blacktop]

 

[mikew_RIP]

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Camera
NIKON D750

Focal Length
300mm

Aperture
f/7.1

Exposure
1/1600s

ISO
1000​

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Lovely Pete you must have a good camera

 

[Blacktop]

Lovely Pete you must have a good camera

Thank Mike. Once I'll figure out it's little quirks it will give me even better results.

 

[Bourbon Neat]

A young goldenrod crab spider, still a bit small





It should grow to 3 or 4 times this size




This is Jiminy

 

[Bourbon Neat]

WANTED: In connection with the disappearance of Mollie the moth, This is Bonzo the Robber Fly.





He was seen doing calisthsenics early in the day




Relaxing before the hunt




Last seen with Mollie the moth

 

[Fortkentdad]

My wife comes in with this tiny tiny bug and says - so can you photograph this?
Lots of shots - these are the best - maybe I should have added another extension tube (used the 36+12) and did not screw on the magnifying filters.
It was also fun because we were both moving - I used the on-board flash too.

 

[Fortkentdad]

Waited and waited but this bug was too shy to show it's face.
Then it just flitted away. How rude.

 

[Fortkentdad]

may or may not be insect related
I'm guessing some sort of insect nest / cocoon but I have no idea.

What is this?

 

[10 Gauge]

 

[10 Gauge]

Literally the biggest bumble bee I've ever seen in my life.... This one is well fed.