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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:23 am    Post subject: Double Mimicry Reply with quote

This isn't really good enough to be in the gallery, but for want of a better
place, here it is. I couldn't find my 1:1 adapter for my micro-nikkor, so
used the J37A with 2 of the bigger Zeiss extension tubes. This little
critter was on the side of my enclosed porch, behind my house. I rotated
the pic 90 degrees to dispel any fears of forumers falling off when viewing it. Laughing
Little fella is a little over 1/2 inch in length:



I call this "Double Mimicry" because while the bug is mimicking a piece of
dead twig, the picture is mimicking a photo that a real photographer might have
taken. Laughing I ran this through a beta version of TP 1.0 (TurdPolish) but it didn't seem
to help. Guess some bugs still need to be worked out in the software. Laughing Laughing

Bill


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing


PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing


PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seymore wrote:
Good catch Bill. Rather narrow DOF there, eh?


Thanks, Chris, yeah, *very* narrow DOF where fractions of a mm throw
it OOF. The wind was kicking up and the part of the bug sticking up in
the breeze would flap back and forth. I wonder if even a VR or IS lens
would be any better in this situation. A tripod would've helped, but I was
afraid the wind would carry the bug away while I set it up.

Bill


PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Bill,

I really like this shot.

Cool looking creature. I love macro photography but don't have the patience for it myself, or a lens!!


PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, Simon, for the kind words. Smile As I posted to your recent entry,
I think you're well-compensated! Very Happy

I did try to shoot this bug with my Nikon micro-nikkor 105/4, but I
couldn't get near the detail in the bug's antennae. Rolling Eyes Once again,
the magic of Russian glass!

Bill


PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Impressive.
I like this type of extremely narrow DOF.


PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, Sorin, I haven't done much of this kind of photography, but it is
fun when you can get results. Wind is your biggest enemy and is the
most frustrating.