Macro from Dunmore Loch

weepete · Aug 4, 2020

Some macro shots from my recent adventures around Dunmore Loch, the lighting wan't good for landscapes and the birds weren't playing ball so I bust out the nifty fifty with my raynox DCR250 to occupy myself.

Toad on pine leaves by wee_pete, on Flickr

Hoverfly and Thistle 01 by wee_pete, on Flickr

Hoverfly and thistle 02 by wee_pete, on Flickr

Bumblebee and thistle by wee_pete, on Flickr

C&C welcome.

Space Face · Aug 4, 2020

The toad's a wee belter.

Jeff15 · Aug 4, 2020

Very good set......

weepete · Aug 4, 2020

Space Face said:
The toad's a wee belter.

Thanks mate, I was pretty pleased with that shot, he was tiny! The Mrs thought I was mental as well as I was lying down on the path with people walking by to get the shot :allteeth:

Jeff15 said:
Very good set......

Thanks Jeff, I really like that soft light with macro. My ISO was sometimes higher than I'd have liked but nice to be able to get useable shots at way beyond what I'd have been happy with before.

K9Kirk · Aug 4, 2020

Nice set.

Winona · Aug 4, 2020

Glad the toad was cooperative! Good photo of him.

Irishwhistler · Aug 4, 2020

A fine set Mate.

Cheers,
Mike

Jeff G · Aug 4, 2020

Pete, love the toad, diggin' the monochrome vibe while not actually being monochrome. The wife might think your bonkers but the shot is nice and sharp, well worth it.

The second shot is really nice too, prefer it to 3 and 4 but all are quite appealing. Ok changed my mind, really like number four quite a bit too.

Derrel · Aug 4, 2020

Good set. The sights of early August.

weepete · Aug 5, 2020

K9Kirk said:
Nice set.

Thanks Kirk!

Winona said:
Glad the toad was cooperative! Good photo of him.

Thanks Winona, I did have to chase him a bit, but he did sit quite well

Irishwhistler said:
A fine set Mate.

Cheers,
Mike

Thanks Mike!

Jeff G said:
Pete, love the toad, diggin' the monochrome vibe while not actually being monochrome. The wife might think your bonkers but the shot is nice and sharp, well worth it.

The second shot is really nice too, prefer it to 3 and 4 but all are quite appealing. Ok changed my mind, really like number four quite a bit too.

Thanks Jeff, yeah the complementary colour pallette worked quite well here though it was coincedence rather than planned. I think the toad is my best shot of that day.

2 was at a very high ISO, right up at 12,800 which is pretty much the limit on my camera for acceptable levels of noise, and I kinda like that in 3 you can just make out it's feeding on the pollen if the position means I lost getting it's abdomen in. The bee is undoubtably my weakest shot of the set, and the lighting isn't quite right so the eyes are a bit lost. I'd agree with your initial assessment :allteeth:

Derrel said:
Good set. The sights of early August.

Thanks Derrel. Yeah, I never realised it at the time but the slight indications of autumn are already creeping in. With our summers getting wetter and windier they can seem much shorter and the chances of good weather seem to be happening more in the first part of the year. The good news for me is the days are getting shorter, so sunsets and sunrises will be on the cards soon.