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Sharon (@sharritta) at 365Project.org challenge me this week to do a forced perspective shot.
I decided to combine that with a field trip to Victoria's Bug Zoo that I went on with an old friend.
I'm spending this week developing my professional web site (finally!), so I'm going to infill with some of the really groovy bug shots that I got on the weekend with my old friend LP.
This lady tarantula was quite tame. I even held her, which surprised me, as I'm quite terrified of spiders. Our guide put me at ease.
The Bug Zoo doesn't allow tripods, so lighting was definitely a challenge. I lost about 1/3 of my shots to camera shake and insufficient exposure. My macro lens opens up to f/2.8, but there's a lot going inside that lens that reduces its light output, so it's not a particulary fast f/2.8.
My VR macro lens has a 12" minimum focusing distance (close enough for me, thank you), which renders a wonderful 1:1 close up. However, as with any lens when you get this close, your DOF declines exponentially. Even at f/29, there's very little depth of field, and I couldn't get anywhere close to that, as it either forced an exposure too long to hand hold, or reduced my light to nothing when using the on-camera flash. I couldn't push it much past f/8.
Pushing the ISO to between 1600 and 2000 helped to shorten the shutter speed, but introduced a LOT of noise into the shot. Lightroom helped to mitigate that, but the adjustment brush liked to pick up the noise when Auto Masking while selecting each bug, making selection much more tedious.
I think next time I go, I'm going to rent a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. That should give me additional working distance, and provide me a greater depth of field at the same framing. I've shot with it before, and it's a *very* fast lens.
Very freaky viewed large.
Taken handheld with my Nikon D600 for 1/60th of a second at f/9, ISO 1600 with my Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR macro lens, using on-camera flash.
The whole set of high-resolution images from the Bug Zoo is avavilable on my Flickr site:
Beneficial insect eggs from an assassin bug (predator). Order: Hemiptera. Family: Reduviidae. Primary prey: insect eggs, aphids, small larvae, and insects. Predatory stages: nymphs and adults. Vegetable crops: many. Photo courtesy of Jack Kelly Clark; Statewide IPM Project, University of California. Picture can be found on page 23 within the book "Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests". To order this book, please visit nysaes-bookstore.myshopify.com/products/natural-enemies-o.... More information can be found at NYSIPM Vegetables (nysipm.cornell.edu/agriculture/vegetables) and Cornell Vegetable Resources (blogs.cornell.edu/cornellvegetables/).
I went outside to ride my bike,and i found this ant battle bug!!!
So,i decided to take pictures of it,and upload them to flickr!!!
This specimen had an ant driving it.
This is a wasp beetle and well versed in the art of deception. It's markings shout 'I'm a bad ass bug and I can hurt you' when actually it's just a harmless sheep in wolfs clothing.
I'm having a bit of a run on subjects that present themselves at the right time. This bug appeared as if by magic in our back garden for me to shoot. Looked it up on Google and thought this'll be perfect for MM!
HMM! Theme: Deception
A pair of mating Dock Bugs, Coreus marginatus. 21 July 2024. Ealing, London, England, UK.
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A little sap-sucking bug, 2 - 3 mm across the shoulders. Six aqua legs, two dark antennae, and (front and centre) the proboscis inserted into a vein of the leaf.
100 mm macro lens, hand-held.
Positively un-macho phrase to emit while wielding a machine gun: "I'll merry YOUR melodies."
Tech. notes:
Exposure modified in Aperture.
A favourite bug to photo; so many people feel friendly toward ladybirds, it's totally endearing :) their bright red colour makes them a great subject.
Couldn't resist snapping this cute seven spot at my parents' house last weekend. When they saw this photo yesterday they told me the ladybird is still there! Must really love artichokes!
This photo was edited in Adobe Lightroom. Wanted to alter the colours slightly so gently messed with Lightroom's camera calibration colour sliders. Lots of fun! :)
"The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is an assassin bug and one of the largest terrestrial North American true bugs, reaching up to 38 mm in length. While they are fairly common, they are shy and have cryptic coloration so they are not often seen. The wheel bug’s name comes from the cog wheel-shaped toothed crest it sports on its first thoracic segment. These dark brown bugs are voracious predators upon many kinds of insects, including their own kind, and are helpful predators of many lepidopteran, aphid, beetle, fly and wasp pests; however they also prey on beneficial species such as ladybeetles and bees. They quickly and effectively kill their prey by secreting paralyzing saliva through their sharp mouthparts. If bothered, wheel bugs and their bright red nymphs can inflict a painful bite on humans, reportedly worse than bee, wasp or hornet stings. Adult wheel bugs make squeaking sounds, the purpose of which is unknown. When provoked, they give off a strong odor from scent glands." (Encyclopedia on Life)
Coloured bug hiding on Eucalyptus. Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia. Instar of the clown bug (Amorbus sp.)
The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield bug throughout Europe, including the British Isles, and are found in a large variety of habitats, including gardens. They have been found as far north as 63° N latitude.