06/29/17 from the garden

crimbfighter · Jun 30, 2017

Had a few minutes today to putz around the garden and this was today's bounty. First time I've been able to capture the difference between a male and female mosquito!

All shot with a D800, 105mm f/2.8 macro @ f/13, 20mm ext. tube, 1/250, ISO 100, custom lighting rig

1. Female

2. Male

3. A budding flower

4. Bow chicka bow wow!

5. And a lightning bug!

weepete · Jun 30, 2017

PRetty nice macro shots!

BrentC · Jun 30, 2017

Excellent set!

crimbfighter · Jun 30, 2017

weepete said:
PRetty nice macro shots!

BrentC said:
Excellent set!

Thank you, both!

Steven Dillon · Jun 30, 2017

Nice. While I hate skeeters, those are some good shots of them. I think #4 is my favorite.

davholla · Jul 10, 2017

Number 4 is the best by far.

smoke665 · Jul 10, 2017

Nice set!!! Here in the south where we've become a tropical rain forest with rain everyday, I find that a wide angle and AR15 is a better choice for photographing mosquitoes. :biggrin:

Braineack · Jul 10, 2017

great lighting on that rig.

crimbfighter · Jul 10, 2017

Steven Dillon said:
Nice. While I hate skeeters, those are some good shots of them. I think #4 is my favorite.

davholla said:
Number 4 is the best by far.

smoke665 said:
Nice set!!! Here in the south where we've become a tropical rain forest with rain everyday, I find that a wide angle and AR15 is a better choice for photographing mosquitoes.

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Thanks all!

Braineack said:
great lighting on that rig.

Thank you. It's gone through four iterations and I think it's now in it's final form. Well, at least the light modifiers are. the arms that hold the flashes may still change more... It never seems to end.