OT: Wasp vs. Caterpillar
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XSharkboyX
Wishin' I Was Fishin'
Nice shots!
Not trying to hijack your thread at all my friend, your shots simply reminded me of a time last summer when I managed to capture this image with my point and shoot. The yellow jacket won in this case as well.
Not trying to hijack your thread at all my friend, your shots simply reminded me of a time last summer when I managed to capture this image with my point and shoot. The yellow jacket won in this case as well.
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XSharkboyX
Wishin' I Was Fishin'
Thanks. Yep, I witnessed the whole battle. I could not believe the yellow jacket took down the dragonfly in mid air. As soon as they hit the ground, I ran back inside and grabbed my camera. The victor ate the dragonfly's brains, and then left. LOL
XSharkboyX
Wishin' I Was Fishin'
Yeah I wouldn't have thought so either.. You can see in the pic that it is trying to defend itself, unsuccessfully...
Thanks Recty! I used an on camera 580ex set at a 45 degree angle with a lumiquest pocket bounce. The flash was in ETTL with +1 FEC.
Recty
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Nice. I think I might pick up something similar, the bounce. I dont really have anything like that for my 580ex II and my pictures always come out with that harsh flashed look unless I have a wall or ceiling to bounce off of.
How does that one attach to your flash? The glue on velcro strips? If so, I might look at something else, I'd rather not glue anything to my flash.
How does that one attach to your flash? The glue on velcro strips? If so, I might look at something else, I'd rather not glue anything to my flash.
Yes, I have velcro glued to the flash so I can hook this on. I'm pretty particular about my gear too and was a little concerned about putting the velcro on but the way I look at it is the gear is to take pictures, so if gluing a little velcro on improves some of my shots then it's worth it. I have no regrets now.
The Demb flip it is pretty nice too or you can even just use a white index card and a rubber band, that works quite well too.
The Demb flip it is pretty nice too or you can even just use a white index card and a rubber band, that works quite well too.
Recty
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I guess that's true, and the only reason I dont like gluing something to my equipment is I figure it will lower the resale value later, but I dont ever plan on selling my 580 so I guess I could take the plunge 
It would certainly be nice for some of the close of up macro type photos.
It would certainly be nice for some of the close of up macro type photos.
They're made by Opteka. I went with them because they were metal, have contacts to communicate with the camera and were only $80 http://cgi.ebay.com/Opteka-Auto-Foc...743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5643be78ff
I do get communications failures occasionally when using multiple tubes so they're not as reliable as the Kenko ones but given that I only do macro for fun I'm still satisfied with them for the price.
I do get communications failures occasionally when using multiple tubes so they're not as reliable as the Kenko ones but given that I only do macro for fun I'm still satisfied with them for the price.
They do (or did) make them for Canon, that's my trusty old Canon 30d in the photo.
I don't remember if I bought them from Amazon or EBay. IIRC, they were both the same seller - 47th st photo or something like that but one had free shipping so I went with that one. I can confirm the source later tonight if you like.
I don't remember if I bought them from Amazon or EBay. IIRC, they were both the same seller - 47th st photo or something like that but one had free shipping so I went with that one. I can confirm the source later tonight if you like.
Recty
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Wow, taken to school by an old man, I hang my head in shame
You dont need to look up the seller, swjim, I'll poke around.
Thanks for all the info. I dont even have a macro lens yet, HAH. I borrow my brothers so if I buy some extension tubes they will just be sitting in his camera bag most of the time, although I could use them with my 50mm and get some fake macro
IIRC, extension tubes really diminish the light making it's way to the sensor, correct? So you almost need to use a flash when using tubes or else be in real bright daylight outside?
Don't worry, I ain't dead yet.
You are correct on using a flash. Heck, if I'm shooting at 5.6 in daylight, I still use it.
You may not be able to use the full set of tubes on a 50mm. I find when using the full set, the 80-100mm range to be the best, at least with my crap tubes.
You are correct on using a flash. Heck, if I'm shooting at 5.6 in daylight, I still use it.
You may not be able to use the full set of tubes on a 50mm. I find when using the full set, the 80-100mm range to be the best, at least with my crap tubes.
