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Cool closeup shot of spider

Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
I've never been able to take closeup shots with my previous camera, so now I take the opportunity to do it with my new Sony DSC-W210.

I found this in the bathtub while getting my new house inspected. Yeah, never seen a spider this big in person before. I'm not totally afraid of spiders but not really fond of them, but still had to take this shot before killing it. 😛

The level of detail on the legs is awesome though.
 
Beware! That is a bad boy! A brown recluse.

BR

They often live in colonies - keep an eye out for the nest!
 
Originally posted by: corkyg
Beware! That is a bad boy! A brown recluse.

BR

They often live in colonies - keep an eye out for the nest!
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I hear by the time you typically spot them..they've already laid their eggs in your hair while you were sleeping. It's only a matter of time...:evil:
 
Originally posted by: corkyg
Beware! That is a bad boy! A brown recluse.

BR

They often live in colonies - keep an eye out for the nest!
Click to expand...

Oh fun, I was not aware we had dangerous spiders in our region.

And I just bought this house. 😛

Well, I have no ants, beetles, centipedes, or other bugs. LOL

I may have found the nest, then.

I'm getting an exterminator to spray the whole house before I even start doing any work in there, so I should be good.
 
lol, take more macro! It gets addicting because it's a whole entire world that you've never seen before.

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: corkyg
Beware! That is a bad boy! A brown recluse.

BR

They often live in colonies - keep an eye out for the nest!
Click to expand...

I hear by the time you typically spot them..they've already laid their eggs in your brain while you were sleeping. It's only a matter of time...:evil:
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Fixed. It was nice knowing you.
 
Here are a couple of recent insect macros I took. Just getting into the whole insect thing; these little buggers are hard to track and move quick.

DSC_4880.jpg

DSC_4837.jpg

I shot them handheld at f/11 and f/16 respectively, and even then the depth-of-field is pretty thin.
 
Here's another little ah heck:

DSC_5019.jpg

f/16, 1/100s, ISO 6400

It's some kind of parasitic fly; about the size of a bumble bee.
 
Practice on a dead bug first, so you can mess around with your settings.

Put your LX3 in macro mode; put it on a tripod.

Get as close as you can with your camera while being able to focus on the bug (focus on the head/eyes).

Set your aperture and ISO manually if possible; the aperture might be optimal around f/4 or f/5.6 on a small sensor camera like the LX3. Keep the ISO at the lowest value. Trigger it with a remote or self-timer.
 
Originally posted by: SandEagle
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Here's another little ah heck:

DSC_5019.jpg

f/16, 1/100s, ISO 6400

It's some kind of parasitic fly; about the size of a bumble bee.
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what kind of camera are you using? those are awesome shots man
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It's a Nikon D700 and a Nikon 105mm macro lens.
 
Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
I have a LX3 Panny and I can't take shots like that...
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Not at the same level of macro as jpeyton's images, but the LX3 is certainly capable of taking something like the OP. At least my old LX1 could.
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: SandEagle
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Here's another little ah heck:

DSC_5019.jpg

f/16, 1/100s, ISO 6400

It's some kind of parasitic fly; about the size of a bumble bee.
Click to expand...

what kind of camera are you using? those are awesome shots man
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It's a Nikon D700 and a Nikon 105mm macro lens.
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Nice shot. No extension tubes? What post processing did you do?

I want to pick up a ring flash for my macro work.

Here's my macro gallery. I have limited space for uploads so there's no super high res shots.
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