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orionmystery
03-23-2008, 07:54 PM
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2. focus stacked from two images. Seems noisy though..not sure why?
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3. a tiny cicada (i think?) i rescued from a web.
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4. absolutely dirty and disgusting fly..just look at that face :run_away:
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5. a big, cute, yellow and black jumping spider :)
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joyce
03-23-2008, 08:01 PM
No 2 got noise meh?? Not really lor...

The fly...very dirty leh...wonder where it landed before u took it's pic :0

As usual, nice series, I like them all. The cicada is one weird looking creature.
kiankheong
03-23-2008, 08:50 PM
Another unusual spider. Lately, when gone into macro, I have been noticing more and more species of spiders.

One question:
Are the ways of reducing spectral highlights on certain insects when flash is used?

I have problems with certain "metallic" insects even when my flash is diffused. :? I have to resort to natural lighting with ISO boost. :(
liewwk
03-23-2008, 08:53 PM
lol
you alway give good macro series...

like the fly most ... :D
brownteddy
03-23-2008, 08:54 PM
a job well done
orionmystery
03-23-2008, 09:00 PM
No 2 got noise meh?? Not really lor...

The fly...very dirty leh...wonder where it landed before u took it's pic :0

As usual, nice series, I like them all. The cicada is one weird looking creature.

Thanks, Joyce. I sent a Ninja team to kill the noise in #2 so it wasn't that obvious afterwards :)

Another unusual spider. Lately, when gone into macro, I have been noticing more and more species of spiders.

One question:
Are the ways of reducing spectral highlights on certain insects when flash is used?

I have problems with certain "metallic" insects even when my flash is diffused. :? I have to resort to natural lighting with ISO boost. :(

Metallic bug...Grr...they always try to be difficult :D. How do you diffuse your light?

lol
you alway give good macro series...

like the fly most ... :D

Thanks, liewwk

a job well done

Thanks, brownteddy.
kiankheong
03-23-2008, 09:05 PM
I'm using Flip it-diffuser :)
orionmystery
03-23-2008, 09:09 PM
I'm using Flip it-diffuser :)

Not good enough. Light gets diffused too early and too far from the subject so it's still quite hard/harsh. Try a coke can diffuser or a quick and diryt styrofoam plate diffuser.
leslie
03-23-2008, 09:20 PM
orion , pix no 1 the bug, sooooo darn cute, looks like a toy :D
neoro
03-23-2008, 09:41 PM
Itu Jumping Spider kah ?

Nice series man :)
orionmystery
03-23-2008, 09:54 PM
orion , pix no 1 the bug, sooooo darn cute, looks like a toy :D

Thanks, leslie :)

Itu Jumping Spider kah ?


Nice series man :)

Thanks, neoro. With round round eyes like that, should be a jumping spider kua?

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lordmint
03-23-2008, 10:56 PM
Nice series, OM :)
#7... hehehe.. once a bugarazzi, always a bugarazzi. :P
orionmystery
03-24-2008, 12:08 AM
Nice series, OM :)
#7... hehehe.. once a bugarazzi, always a bugarazzi. :P

Thanks, lordmint :). Er..the title belongs to klguy now :D
ShaolinTiger
03-24-2008, 11:16 AM
Macro needs a certain type of diffusion as the light is very close to the subject (ideally) - those like omnibounce/flip-it/lightsphere are fairly useless for macro and will still give heavy spectral reflections on shiny bugs.

You need to try coke can or milk bottle with layers of kitchen roll and get the diffuser head as close to the end of your lens as possible.
swleong
03-24-2008, 11:28 AM
did anyone kill the model this time? the fly is multiplying!!! :0
macropixman
03-24-2008, 12:10 PM
as expected of you and klguy...great macros and such dedication...:worship:
nelson khor
03-24-2008, 02:25 PM
Nice shots, love the #1
orionmystery
03-24-2008, 03:14 PM
Nice shots, love the #1

as expected of you and klguy...great macros and such dedication...:worship:

Thanks, nelson khor and macropixman :)
karheng
03-24-2008, 06:34 PM
Nice and sharp shots. Kiankheong...maybe u wanna try to set your flash to TTL + BL mode?
kiankheong
03-24-2008, 11:12 PM
Nice and sharp shots. Kiankheong...maybe u wanna try to set your flash to TTL + BL mode?

For me TTL is good enough. No need to BL as the background is dark (under forest cover and with such high shutter speed and narrow aperture).
ShaolinTiger
03-24-2008, 11:14 PM
I find TTL extremely unreliable for macro, better to use manual settings as your distance is virtually the same to the subject for every shot.
kiankheong
03-24-2008, 11:27 PM
I find TTL extremely unreliable for macro, better to use manual settings as your distance is virtually the same to the subject for every shot.

Yup, you have mentioned this before. Somehow TTL still serves me very well. Perhaps I have correctly compensated the flash exposure. :?
ShaolinTiger
03-24-2008, 11:35 PM
Yup, you have mentioned this before. Somehow TTL still serves me very well. Perhaps I have correctly compensated the flash exposure. :?

Yah depends on subject/background relationship too and if the light is flat/mottled/shadow etc.

When you are moving between terrain you have to keep changing the compensation with TTL (that's what I mean by unreliable), once I set 1/4 or 1/8 depending on my aperture and ambient condition I can just shoot for the rest of the session - no need to fiddle with compensation :D