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by P_T
Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:42 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: White tailed spider eating another spider
Replies: 1
Views: 2734

White tailed spider eating another spider

I thought I took a little photo of this spider having dinner. The menu tonight is a favourite for White tailed, a black house spider. http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/538_testwhitetail_1.jpg Those aren't artifacts on the spider, it really is a filthy little bugger. No wonder it has a ba...
by P_T
Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:59 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Cricket first stack tests and some questions.
Replies: 13
Views: 8481

Colour me dense but if you move the subject closer to the lens, doesn't it make the subject bigger? @Craig Thanks for all the links and those setups just seem so out-of-this-world. It's gonna take me a while to get setups like those. In the mean time, do you have any idea for a much more compact set...
by P_T
Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:19 pm
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Cricket first stack tests and some questions.
Replies: 13
Views: 8481

Sorry I can't paint a more promising picture. I've been mounting bugs for over 40 years now, photographing them for almost that long, and I still haven't found any ways better than what I've mentioned here. -------------- On the bright side, let me say that the test image you've posted here is exce...
by P_T
Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:34 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Cricket first stack tests and some questions.
Replies: 13
Views: 8481

Cricket first stack tests and some questions.

Hello again all. After checking out Augusthouse's links to stacking intro, I decided to give it a go. I ran into a few problems and I'd like to ask a few questions if I may. First of all, here's the result of the stacking test I did. I used Combined ZM, 25x12MP photos, f/8 and 8" shutter, Do Soft St...
by P_T
Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:16 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Two views of a spider on flower
Replies: 5
Views: 1836

You learn something new everyday... Thanks for the info Rik! I thought it's a bit weird for a widow spider to build its web on a flower.
by P_T
Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:42 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Red dragonfly (mating photo added)
Replies: 11
Views: 3518

Those are really nice photos, I like the second one the best. Looks like it's a very sunny day there... I'm jealous. :D

I can't wait for winter to finish, not much to photograph at this time of year, specially since it's been unusually cold in Sydney.
by P_T
Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:27 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Two views of a spider on flower
Replies: 5
Views: 1836

Judging by the eye arrangement, body shape and messy web, I'd say that's a type of Widow spider genus Latrodectus. It could be a Red Widow spider. I'm afraid that's as close an ID as I can do. These spiders are very hardy and can survive without food for months. It's quite possible that this spider ...
by P_T
Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:45 am
Forum: Technical and Studio Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: First stack with new movement rig - Ant
Replies: 10
Views: 6112

Oh... my... God... Talk about extreme macro.

If you post that in a CG forum, they will ask you for a wireframe. It just looks so unreal. I don't know much about composition but that really looks great!!

Is there a tutorial for doing something like this? I wouldn't mind taking a crack at it.
by P_T
Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:35 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Hello all! White Widow, Black House and Jumping spider
Replies: 11
Views: 9256

Here's a new test I did earlier today. http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/538_test1_1.jpg As you can see, the difference in DOF is negligible while it pretty much doubled the shutter time. There's also a problem of fuzziness in the photo. It's almost unnoticeable between f/8 and f/11, but...
by P_T
Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:37 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Hello all! White Widow, Black House and Jumping spider
Replies: 11
Views: 9256

Thank you so much for the welcome and suggestions!! The first two spiders only show themselves at night and unfortunately, I don't have those special ring flash for macro. Thing is when I tried using internal flash, the highlight is very harsh on the spider and it creates very strong shadow. Will th...
by P_T
Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:01 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Hello all! White Widow, Black House and Jumping spider
Replies: 11
Views: 9256

Hello all! White Widow, Black House and Jumping spider

Hi guys. I'm a big fan of spiders and very much new to photography in general let alone Macro so bear with me for a while. I've seen some AMAZING photos in this gallery and I was hoping that you guys would be kind enough to share some of your knowledge with me. To start it off, here are some photos ...