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sindhu rajaram
{K:724} 6/20/2005
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brillaint macro...!! ... like d title as well!
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no longer a member
{K:10557} 5/27/2005
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Great shot! Excellent detail and perspective. The eyes are really something. Terrific image.
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Giorgio Mesghetz
{K:6724} 5/24/2005
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Incredible!!!!never see !!!bravo! super man!7/7
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Kate F
{K:304} 5/14/2005
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WOW! Amazing macro.
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/11/2005
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Hi Arwa
I didnt attach anything to the camera.
I literally held the lens and the 'tube' in one hand and pressed it against the camera body!
Its my party trick when I teach photography.
Always gets a laugh, but it really works :)
Extension tubes are really just an expensive piece of metal that allows you to move the lens further away from the body.
It only works if you have a camera body that can be set manually and will fire off without a lens attached tho.
The main drawback is that you lose auto aperture control, so if you set the lens to f16 everything goes very dark in the viewfinder and you cant see to focus!!! :)
I'll post a setup I used at work the other day which works on the same principles but looks a lot more high tech .
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/11/2005
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Are you serious!!!
WOW! You have to upload an image of how to connect it to the lens! pleaseee
Thank you s much :)
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/7/2005
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And heres the extension tube :)
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/7/2005
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Okay Arwa now that i've stopped laughing :)
You can use the fisheye, but you will probably find that the insect only comes into focus about 1mm from the front of the lens !!
And I forgot to mention one last item for your list.
Should actually be number one.
1. PATIENCE.
Cheers
p.s If you cant get the extension tubes then I have found a household accessory to be very useful.
I have attached a shot I took with my canon eos 300d and the 18`55 zoom lens.
Its a shot of the Ctrl key on my keyboard.
I have posted the 'special' extension tube I used to get the shot below this post :)
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/6/2005
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Equipment I already have
? special macro lens nikkor 60mm lens
? a fridge to cool them down ;)
? low ISO 200
? and bugs ;)
equipment I need to get
? 4~5 extension tubes
? 3 500W second studio lights at full power
? Or 2 or 3 small flashlights
Heres another question, it?s a strange one actually you might laugh your head off
What if I used the fisheye with a close-up filter and a tube?
Thank you for the lesson!!! 
I printed it out and tomorrow im heading to the photography market!!!
What a good exciting way to conquer my phobia of bugs!
(((hugs)))
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/5/2005
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Hi Laurie
See my post to Arwa re technical details if your interested.
Cheers
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 5/5/2005
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Hi Arwa
Thanks for your comment :)
I used a special Canon Macro lens for this shot but you can get the same results with your D70.
You need a 60mm or 105mm Micro Nikkor if you want the sharpest image. Even with those lenses you still cant get this close, so you have to add extension tubes. I would imagine you would need 4~5 tubes to get this kind of magnification!
Great thing about Nikon is you can buy really cheap after market tubes or old second hand ones that will do the trick. Just make sure they link to your auto aperture control. I have a Nikon D100 setup with an extension tube that was made in 1965 and it works perfectly on the camera. ( you wont get finder readouts, but then when your doing this stuff you should know what aperture and shutter speed your using )Usually f16 is what I aim for.
You could also use a 'standard' 50mm lens instead of the more expensive 'micros'. I have seen plenty of them on ebay.
Dont use screw in diopter lenses as they are extremely poor quality and, DONT use the crappy zoom lens that comes with the camera, you'll never get a decent sharp shot with those (trust me :)
2. Try and use the lowest ISO setting. I can get down to 50 ISO on my Canon but only down to 200 ISO on the D100.
3. You need a lot of light for this magnification. I used 3 500W second studio lights at full power. 2 or 3 small flashlights would do the same thing but you need to get them to fire remotely off your camera. The flash on the camera is next to useless! And available light, even bright sunlight isnt enough to get good depth of field and a shutter speed that will freeze the movement (of you that is)
4. You can do things like reverse your lens with a special adapter which gives great macro magnification, but after years off testing this stuff I just dont think its worth the trouble.
4. Calm the subject down by sticking it in the fridge for a while. You have to do some tests as some insects cool down fast and others take hours.
You then set them up and while they are 'recovering' snap away madly. (note some insects have been harmed to produce these photos! but freezing to death is apparently not a bad way to go :(
This guy was alive for this shoot although I had an argument with a guy on worth100.com who told me it was dead as he was told that insects are scrupulously clean and would never let a bit of gunk stay on an eye like that.. WRONG.
5. Finally I dont use auto focus and in fact you cant once you put an extension tube on. I focus by moving the entire camera back and forth after I have set the focus at a fixed point. You effectively become the focus unit and at these mags its extremely hard work as depth of field is minimal. It only takes a slight movement to be in or out of focus.
Thus endeth the lesson for today.
Cheers
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 5/5/2005
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incredible macro...very sharp.. great capture
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Laurie Gould
{K:11942} 5/5/2005
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WOW!! This is amazing. The detail and clarity are unbelievable. I think you have an award winner here. 7+++
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/5/2005
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Oh my God! :O
Ok I know you?re a professional but please give me some tips of how can I capture a bug picture like this! What type of macro lens would I need?
I would really appreciate your reply :">
7/7
I added it to my favorites
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Zeev Scharf
{K:25603} 3/6/2005
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Excellent macro shot David,the clarity is amazing
Bravo my friend
7++++++++++ from me
Many thanks for commenting "An invitation to walk"
My best regards
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ahmet özkan
{K:7216} 3/3/2005
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wooow...perfect...
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Cheryl Ogle
{K:24494} 2/27/2005
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Ok - she's a keeper! You'd have lost me at the door on that. I'd run and not look back and I've got kids so I'm used to bugs. :) You better marry this one - if she's tolerant of that, she's amazing.
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 2/27/2005
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Hehehehe I have a bar fridge at work to cool the critters down, although its difficult to find space amongst the beer and the gin and tonics :)
My girlfriend does occasionally get a few suprises at home in the fridge tho.. but shes used to it now :)
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Cheryl Ogle
{K:24494} 2/27/2005
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Ummm - if I stuck bugs in the fridge, my husband would leave me for sure! :) That cetainly would slow it down though.
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 2/26/2005
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Thanks Cheryl
After many years of intensive scientific research, I have discovered sticking them in the fridge always helps :)
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Cheryl Ogle
{K:24494} 2/26/2005
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Wow - that is an excellent macro - how do you get them to sit still? :) Well shot and I love the effect of scrolling down - watch the eyes...
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{K:6081} 2/25/2005
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Excellent,great magnification.Bravo
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 2/24/2005
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Incredible macro David, superb detail - the eyes look incredible ... aside from the "splat" lol
Brilliant photograph and love the humour :-)
Best regards,
Steve
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 2/21/2005
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Excellent macro. Well done.
Judi
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James Bambery
{K:13421} 2/21/2005
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LOL, Great catch David. I love it.
Jim Bambery
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 2/21/2005
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Oh My God.-.
impressive details of "monster"..
is terrific!
roby
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Roberto Baez Duarte
{K:5317} 2/21/2005
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horrible., but very good pictures.
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 2/21/2005
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Amazing macro, David!
Dave.
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 2/21/2005
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woowww!! my friend this is incredible, congrats
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Ehdae (Abullha AL Hazza)
{K:4725} 2/21/2005
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Stunning macro , Well done! Cheers
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Michael J. Wagner
{K:5896} 2/21/2005
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wow super macro work!
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Dan Lightner
{K:12684} 2/21/2005
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Ill have to find one of them , cool.
Dan
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 2/21/2005
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Its actually a fly of some sort.
Dont ask me tho... I just shoot the things :)
Cheers
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David McClenaghan
{K:9481} 2/21/2005
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Hi Dan.
Didnt need to reverse.
I've got a Canon MP-65E macro that shoots 1X down to 5X without extension rings!!
Pretty cool lens I have to say.
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 2/21/2005
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He needs some Visine. Amazing close up. Is that a moth?
Randy
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Dan Lightner
{K:12684} 2/21/2005
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That is close , very funny picture . did you reverse your lens to get this.
Dan
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Louise Vessey
{K:13862} 2/21/2005
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Ewwww.... Clever image, nice sharp macro shot.
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