Written by timsdd on May 13th, 2010 in Extreme Macro Photography.
Hooray for spring! Sure, while it only last 2.885 weeks in Texas – it provides ample opportunity to photograph neat stuff!
This also marks the first time in several months, maybe more than several, that I got outside and just took pictures (of this nature) for fun! Purely for the enjoyment of it.
As I have said many times before, the world of macro is a world unto itself. That being the case, sometimes I find myself looking at an image going “TOO COOL!” while other times I see an insect and go “EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW”. In both cases though, I still find them very fascinating. Such is the case with these images, a wild looking any I went COOL! And a insane looking spider I went EWWW! But don’t take my word for it:
A cool little bee dude
Not sure what kind of ant this is but I certainly would not want to mess with him!
Not sure what this potpourri is, I think a flower blossom and tree stuff.
It’s hard to see, but the brown thingy off of the light green thingy was a insect skin, cocoon or whatever.
HOLY UGLY SPIDER!
The “thing” above the spider is his “stash”? How disturbing!
And if that wasn’t bad enough, it looks like he’s downstroying a catepillar here….mmmmmm…..good eatin’!!
Technical: Canon Digital Rebel XS + Sigma 105/2.8 MACRO + 68mm extension tubes + Sigma Ring Flash; handheld, 100ISO, 1/100 @ F14-16
Written by timsdd on May 1st, 2010 in My Camera Equipment, Photography.
Ahhhhh the Canon 70-200/4/L vs. Canon 70-200/2.8/L/IS. One is $600 and the other $1600!
I think both lenses are really great but you just can’t beat 2.8. In terms of lenses though I have to force myself to use my 70-200/4 which is a shame in and of itself. I rented the 70-200/2.8/L/IS for the Dallas Cowboys Training Camp 2009. You know what! It paid off!! One of the GENEROUS fans who noticed my lens invited me to take his spare VIP pass. I was field level for the entire practice! Often times merely 6-10′ from several players.
But back to the lenses. What I should really have done would be some image comparisons, maybe next time! For now just a side by side of the lenses themselves.
Here we have a crude DIY flash extender which allows me to shoot through the rear windows into my backyard to capture various birds that come looking for seed.
The first 16 images are birds without using flash, and it seems I have yet to upload the ones using the DIY flash extender. I’ll have to rectify the latter very soon!
Written by timsdd on April 28th, 2010 in Vermont Pictures.
After some digging around online I finally found the falls I was after this day Pikes Falls Jamaica, VT, instead I wound up shooting a small brook!
All was not lost though as I ended up with some pretty interesting images, probably more so than if I would have found Pikes Falls!!
Most of the leaves had fallen already otherwise I would have included some of the in the images (if I could have).
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Townshend Dam Recreation Area, Townshend, Vermont
Is that fog insane or what! I love it!!
