I'm IN!!!!!!

[molested_cow]

Finally got myself the 105mm!!!!

Ever since I moved here, there are tons of critters posing at me, so I took the plunge and ordered the lens. Got it at a really good price, gonna go crazy on this lens.
Also, I think I want to get an extension tube or something.... I just want it bigger, bigger and bigger!

The hermit crab is on the shy side, kept spinning around to look the other way. He was my first model so I didn't realize that I can go much smaller on the aperture to get a greater depth of field.

The second model is a dead one so I had plenty of time to take the shots. I manually focus stacked this, so it's not all perfect. Can someone give me pointers? Which software? Or if PS CS5 can do the job already?

 

[TheFantasticG]

Macro FAQs

That's a useful link for entering the world of macro.

Also, if you want to go higher than 2:1 on a Nikon body, IMHO it's a PITA. I ended up buying a Canon 60D and Canon 65mm MP-E because it goes 5:1 with NO additional equipment. I really really wish Nikon made an equivlent.