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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:04:33 PM EDT
So some jackass posted a sale notice in the Photography forum. I, like a jackass took the time to read it.
Being the jackass that I am, I did a jackass thing and ordered a new-to-me lens. It's a Nikon 105mm f/2.8D Micro. AKA a proper macro lens. New? 800ish bucks. I got it for less than half that. Today's pictures are testing that sucker out! First up, some colorful flowers that you've all seen before.  DSC_3544 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3547 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3558 by Zack, on Flickr
close up of rose petal:  DSC_3571 by Zack, on Flickr
Thorns on the rose:  DSC_3572 by Zack, on Flickr
Anyone know what this is? Found it on a tomato plant.  DSC_3584 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3587 by Zack, on Flickr
And now for the good stuff. This fly, I'm not sure what kind it is but it's about twice the size of a common housefly.  DSC_3604 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3606 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3623 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3628 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3632 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3637 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3641 by Zack, on Flickr
Here's a regular sized housefly  DSC_3647 by Zack, on Flickr
Anole:  DSC_3657 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3659 by Zack, on Flickr
Cool stuff part II:  DSC_3683 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3693 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3695 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3699 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3728 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3736 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3740 by Zack, on Flickr
 DSC_3742 by Zack, on Flickr
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:07:18 PM EDT
[#1]
Nice pics. Thanks
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:07:25 PM EDT
[#2]
Pretty damned good Zack!!!
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:07:57 PM EDT
[#3]
Those are some awesome pics. What model camera do you have and what would you recommend to a newbie for a good entry level camera/ lens that takes good quality photos?
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:08:47 PM EDT
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I always look at dragonflies as the perfect arial assault platform. Damn things look like they're built for combat.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:09:08 PM EDT
[#5]
How do you get them to stay for the picture...
 Are they dry frozen? |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:09:26 PM EDT
[#6]
Wow, some damn nice pics! Cool find.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:10:51 PM EDT
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Those are some awesome pics. What model camera do you have and what would you recommend to a newbie for a good entry level camera/ lens that takes good quality photos? I use a nikon D7100. As mentioned in the OP, the lens today was a 105mm f/2.8D macro. I also used a camera mounted bounced/diffused SB910 to help light things up a bit. The camera doesn't matter nearly as much as the person using it. Once you get into stuff like this..sure, a good camera and quality glass helps..but when you're talking entry level stuff...they're all basically the same. It's what YOU do with it. Learn to use the settings, or just leave it on dummy mode and click away? You make the difference. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:11:39 PM EDT
[#8]
Where do we order prints
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:11:45 PM EDT
[#9]
Nice glass jackass!
<Goes to dig up 100mm F/2.8 macro & a body to slap it on> <slaps head remembering those were the FILM days> <starts surfing for Pentax digital bodies> <yells out "Fvck you OP!"> <launches eBay app...> |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:12:03 PM EDT
[#10]
Impressive
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:12:34 PM EDT
[#11]
Awesome, bugs look crazy like that, how far away were you from them?
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:12:38 PM EDT
[#12]
Awesome!
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:12:47 PM EDT
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How do you get them to stay for the picture...
Are they dry frozen? These were all live critters. I stunned them with the flash. I figured hey..flashbangs work on people, why not insects? So I fired a full power flash at em to see what happened. Turns out, it kinda shuts em down for a few minutes. They quit moving, giving me enough time to take a few pics, they'd start moving..hit em again
No harm no foul..all went on about their business after the photos were taken. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:13:26 PM EDT
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Awesome, bugs look crazy like that, how far away were you from them? 8-10 inches, I'd guess. Might be more, might be less. I wasn't exactly measuring. 
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:17:59 PM EDT
[#15]
WOW nice work
Getting better all the time I am partial to the lizard and dragon fly pics detail was excellent thanks |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:18:20 PM EDT
[#16]
Your pictures are incredible. Thank you x10.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:18:31 PM EDT
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Where do we order prints If you're serious about that, send me an IM. I can arrange something. Not sure why you'd want prints of these, though
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:19:38 PM EDT
[#18]
Great shots, Zack!
Do you serve them drinks so they'd hold still? 
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:20:48 PM EDT
[#19]
Well done. Those are very good. You should be proud.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:23:33 PM EDT
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Well done. Those are very good. You should be proud. I am. I've been shooting pics for years as anyone on ARF here can tell you. But, macro photography is a relatively new interest of mine. I've tinkered with it a few times but never really got all that into it. Things change.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:31:40 PM EDT
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lacking a button allowing me do so may I simply spell this out the old fashioned way.
LIKE. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:52:32 PM EDT
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Nice glass jackass! <Goes to dig up 100mm F/2.8 macro & a body to slap it on> <slaps head remembering those were the FILM days> <starts surfing for Pentax digital bodies> <yells out "Fvck you OP!"> <launches eBay app...> You can't use that word, only WE can use that word! Stop triggering me! |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:56:52 PM EDT
[#23]
Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your pics. I particularly like the anole and dragonfly pics.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 10:59:02 PM EDT
[#24]
That is awesome
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:09:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:11:48 PM EDT
[#26]
Awesome. Those guys have the strangest eyes.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:14:01 PM EDT
[#27]
Stunning! 
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:16:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:22:05 PM EDT
[#29]
Awesome! I love macro photography. I have that same lens, and now I want to get it out of the safe...
That reddish bug that was on your tomato plant is evil and turns into a large bug that will destroy tomato plants. When you're done taking pictures of it, destroy them with extreme prejudice.  |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:25:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI'll be in my bunk. |
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Posted: 6/18/2015 11:34:28 PM EDT
[#31]
Very nice!
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Posted: 6/19/2015 1:04:52 AM EDT
[#32]
Nice work, OP.
Were you at minimum focus on the lens and moving the camera to obtain focus, or were you focusing on the lens itself? |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:03:48 AM EDT
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Nice work, OP. Were you at minimum focus on the lens and moving the camera to obtain focus, or were you focusing on the lens itself? What I found to work best for me when shooting handheld outside is a combination of those methods. Start at minimum focus and move closer until you have focus and click. If that doesn't work, say the wind is blowing or the bug is moving, I will start farther out and focus as I get closer. I can't say if it's right or wrong but it seems to work. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:07:07 AM EDT
[#34]
Very cool!!!
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:11:14 AM EDT
[#35]
AWESOME Pics!!!!! That is cool as hell.
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:17:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These were all live critters. I stunned them with the flash. I figured hey..flashbangs work on people, why not insects? So I fired a full power flash at em to see what happened. Turns out, it kinda shuts em down for a few minutes. They quit moving, giving me enough time to take a few pics, they'd start moving..hit em again No harm no foul..all went on about their business after the photos were taken. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How do you get them to stay for the picture... Are they dry frozen? These were all live critters. I stunned them with the flash. I figured hey..flashbangs work on people, why not insects? So I fired a full power flash at em to see what happened. Turns out, it kinda shuts em down for a few minutes. They quit moving, giving me enough time to take a few pics, they'd start moving..hit em again No harm no foul..all went on about their business after the photos were taken. That's neat (Flash Stung Them)...  Pictures are awesome... |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:27:31 AM EDT
[#37]
Man, my macro setup is ghetto is hell. That there makes me
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:38:35 AM EDT
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Bugs are so fucking creepy.
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:43:01 AM EDT
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How far away were you?
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:45:55 AM EDT
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How far away were you? Already answered once in the thread. I'm guessing 8 to 10 inches but I wasn't really measuring. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:56:56 AM EDT
[#41]
Those pics look great, nice work!
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Posted: 6/19/2015 2:58:44 AM EDT
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I don't much care for insects, but dragonflies are just too cool.
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:03:05 AM EDT
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I don't much care for insects, but dragonflies are just too cool. I don't really like them either but they are interesting, particularly the compound eyes. I find that shit fascinating. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:11:47 AM EDT
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Which camera do you use?
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:16:22 AM EDT
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Which camera do you use? Already answered in thread. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:18:20 AM EDT
[#46]
Dat depth of field doe
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:21:20 AM EDT
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Dat depth of field doe Focus stacking is a pain in the dick. Tried to do it once and it works, but it's not something I'm a fan of. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:35:18 AM EDT
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It's a smaller version that I uploaded to Facebook from the Scott AFB Air Show back in 2009. I'll try to remember to come post a high res version later.
Nikon D40 AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G Lens 
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:45:58 AM EDT
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It's a smaller version that I uploaded to Facebook from the Scott AFB Air Show back in 2009. I'll try to remember to come post a high res version later. Nikon D40 AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G Lens https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1935760_149706489928_8204708_n.jpg?oh=a95124c1851401e1c4b9a0d10f285635&oe=55E6ED1D Cool pic but not sure how it relates in a macro thread. |
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Posted: 6/19/2015 3:59:36 AM EDT
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Cool pic but not sure how it relates in a macro thread. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's a smaller version that I uploaded to Facebook from the Scott AFB Air Show back in 2009. I'll try to remember to come post a high res version later. Nikon D40 AF-S DX VR Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G Lens https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/1935760_149706489928_8204708_n.jpg?oh=a95124c1851401e1c4b9a0d10f285635&oe=55E6ED1D Cool pic but not sure how it relates in a macro thread. It's about as macro as you can get with one in flight.
I read the title as more a general picture thread about the best you've taken, and they just happen to be macros. This is one of the best I've taken, even if it's not a macro. 
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