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As I mentioned in the Wedding Anniversary thread, I recently aquired a 2x converter from Noisynoodle.
As a result I am a now slightly obsessed with trying to capture the finest details on the smallest objects I can find. Please bear in mind these images have been reduced at least 50% for easy net viewing.
It took a while but I eventually found a garden fly willing to sit and pose.
I then harrassed a "daddy long legs" spider. (Are these common everywhere or only in Australia???)
And finally for something not so hideous, the smallest flowers I could find in the garden. (I have no idea what kind of flower this is...)
All taken with Pentax DS, Sigma 28-80mm (at 80mm in macro mode), with vivitar 2x converter (manual focus, exposure, etc.)
All feedback, critique appreciated.
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Gosh smarti.......... detail central right there :| amazing shots!
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great shots , love the detail .. We have Granddaddy long legs here , but not sure if they are the same spider . Never got that close to one LOL
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woooww that fly so much details is great
you must come to australia to the outback you will find a lot millions of nice flies. yuck i still can not get use to it
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Another view of spider...
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wow I like these Smarti.........I think the fly is just fantastic with all its detail. Your converter is serving you well.
The sider is not the "daddy long legs" I know, hmmmmm I will have to check that out. He looks more like one of the "huntsman" family.
Anyway I think they are great shots!!
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with this macro and now the assignment I am going to have to try and find Kombi's post on reversing the 50mm prime.
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That's nasty, but very detaild macro shots!
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okay, I'm just going to be a big girlie girl here and say
EEEEWWWWW!! thats way too much detail for my liking thanks :o
But the flowers are pretty
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Russt Wrote:The sider is not the "daddy long legs" I know, hmmmmm I will have to check that out. He looks more like one of the "huntsman" family. Russt - Definately not a huntsman (these are tiny things with rediculously long thin legs). I'd be interested in someone else taking a macro of a 'daddy long legs' as they know it and I bet it looks like this ones brother...
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Lovely shots Smarti... beautiful sharp detail.
And that looks to me like a daddy long legs and not a huntsman (which are big thick and furry), I did a quick google and found the following links:
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/hu...piders.htm
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/s...ngLegs.asp
hmmm.. There might be a difference between males and female daddy long legs though (see the difference in the abdomen?) or a few different species?
Anyway, it was this comment that I found interesting:
"[Daddy Long Legs spiders] Easily kills Redback and Huntsman Spiders coming into its web"
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Quote:Russt - Definately not a huntsman
yep I agree but he has some similar features.......not the legs but the body is hairy and the front fangs (if thats the right term) looks a bit like the same family.
Most daddy long legs I know are like the ones in the link that Kombi put up, smooth with no hair and very fragile. I might be wrong but its a type I have not seen. The legs are long!!!!!!!! :/
The daddy long legs has vey small fangs, they are very venomous but harmless to us.........fact?? I dont kinow but its something that I have heard! (opps just read the link......:| )
I spent some time trying to find your spider........unfortunately all I could find under daddy longs legs were like in the above link! Its got me going now
sorry to take the "focus" off your pics.......off now to google
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These shots are amazing! The DOF is pretty wide too. How close do you actually have to be for these? What's the minimum and maximum distance? I'm asking because I use en extension tube with a macro lens and I have to be very close to the subject, only the most patient or dead bugs will stay and wait until I'm finished taking pictures.
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Most shots I took were about 15cm from the subject (as close as I could focus). He was quite happy to sit and pose perfectly still most of the time. I still instinctively jumped when he moved though...
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Quote:Found this link:
Daddy
Smarti, thanks for the link. The closest I could find called it the long body cellar spider. You learn something new everyday! I am just glad those are not the ones round my house.........
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smarti77 Wrote:As I mentioned in the Wedding Anniversary thread, I recently aquired a 2x converter from Noisynoodle. Hey Shane......nice to see that 2x doing good work, though I haven't been able to look too closely at this thread because I absolutely can't bear spiders :o . I saw the ones of your wedding rings the other day, too, and thought they were pretty good - great detail on the engraving.
I see there's an argument as to whether one of the above horrors is a "Daddy-long-legs spider"....just to add further to the confusion, here in the UK Daddy-long-legs aren't spiders at all, that's what we call crane flies!
Hope to see more of your macro work....it's nice knowing the converter went to a good home AND getting to see the results!
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Man I can't believe you can see the little specks of stuff on the fly! How awesome!
The little flowers are cool too -- love the DOF!
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took this with mobile
didnt have my digi cam on me
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