Spotted Beetle

[Alfred Forns]

Spotted Cucumber Beetle form the Fruit and Spice Park in Miami Macro can be fun and a chance pace at times, we will be having a macro motif in the near future so start stocking up on images !!

If you want to get into macro and don't have a lens might consider the Sigma as an alternative, it is the only non system lens I own and think its at least as good. Couple of choices to consider, 150 or 180 I like the reach of the longer lens and normally have a converter attach 24-7 !! btw you do need a sigma converter since other will not fit.

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Canon 1DMk3
Sigma 180 1.4X (2) 25mm ext tubes
f 13.0 1/80 sec
ISO 1600
Av + 2/3
Canon Twin macro light

[Gus Cobos]

Composition, image and capture is dead on...I like the sharp details all the way around, and the placement of your bug in frame...the color rendition is superb...well done Mr. Forns...:cool:

[Jay Gould]

Gulp! :eek:

I am going to disagree with our Super Moderator :p and state that I find the image quite soft and not up to the sharp eye standards of several of your prior images. :(

It appears to my eye that the focus point was the base of the left antennae, and the DOF was so shallow as to make most of the image soft. IMHO :cool:

[Lance Peters]

Looks sharp were it needs to be to me - I do believe nikon converters will work - HOWEVER you will need to make some modifications to the converter with a dremel.
I did the mod myself not hard and doesn't affect the operation on a Nikon lens - I assume it would be no different with the 150 - I did it to use on the Sigma 500 when I had it.

:)

[Harold Davis]

one cool customer!! cool as a cucumber:)

[Alfred Forns]

Gulp! :eek:

I am going to disagree with our Super Moderator :p and state that I find the image quite soft and not up to the sharp eye standards of several of your prior images. :(

It appears to my eye that the focus point was the base of the left antennae, and the DOF was so shallow as to make most of the image soft. IMHO :cool:

Hi Jay

You made me laugh Its one of the finest critiques I've seen in a while :) Particularly like the left antenna part

We are going to have a macro motif soon and following a larger than life size motif !!! Will be fun and informative. It think is one of the best ways to learn dof since its measured in millimeters

[Jay Gould]

Hi Jay

You made me laugh Its one of the finest critiques I've seen in a while :) Particularly like the left antenna part

We are going to have a macro motif soon and following a larger than life size motif !!! Will be fun and informative. It think is one of the best ways to learn dof since its measured in millimeters

:D To start with, I am glad I made you laugh: it is better to laugh than to cry.

Without saying anything to Jackie, I asked her to look at the image and tell me where is the sharpest point in the image. She too said the base of the beetle's left antenna where you can see a tiny line. While the face is sharp it is "less sharp" than the base point of the antenna.

:eek: IMHO :p :D

Macro motif!! Some of us are still learning 1:1 macro and basic CS4!!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jay

The way to go with these guys is to use a focusing rail for precise focusing ... if they don't move. Will be cranking my up and start using soon.

I used to use the MP65 Canon Lens which would produce five times live size !!! ... without adapters Never got used to the close working distances which at times were under an inch !!!! Might try again !!!