Macro Nature Photography

[Nutball]

If this works, it will show basically how I take the pictures. A burst shot of 10 pics at 10fps, it repeats in reverse in the gif. I am actually moving the camera in the opposite direction that you think to change focus. It's a view of a little dead pine twig. Strangely the gif maker added clusters of red dots.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Stupid watermark!

 

[gf beranek]

Some programs can take out the blur and leave just the sharp. Making for great depth of field.

 

[Nutball]

I haven't saved up for fancy editing software yet, so I have to settle for water marks and shallow depth of field. I sampled Alien Skin which is a lot like lightroom, which I've also tried, and I really like the clarity and vivid features. I think I prefer Windows photo gallery for sharpening and/or noise reduction, I can't remember which. Alien Skin had a blow up program where I'd make 72 megapixel pictures. It just costs too much time and money to buy and master the editors I want.

Here is my first try at a video with my WX220. It has a flaw where it over exposes both pictures and videos. Notice the pine needles for size reference of the little light colored mite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikcGuEM6wYg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoo_7OcNxpc

And here's my best video below, only view it in 1080HD. The wind made it shaky. I used the HX80 where I could set the aperture to f8. I had to reduce the play speed some, and use a stabilizing feature to reduce the minuscule shaking from my young steady hands.

https://youtu.be/nrrezmqinD8




Tiny beetle in an ant hill

 

[gf beranek]

That green fly is beautiful. very clear.

 

[Nutball]

That's my favorite part too. Those flys are just so beautiful.

 

[gf beranek]

Who would have ever thought. Pesky fly.

 

[vharrison]

Groovy!

 

[Stumpshot]

Darth Weevil

Some of this year’s best microscopy images
(Contest by Nikon)


Mango Seed Weevil

 

[MasterBlaster]

Uhhhh...

 

[Nutball]

Good link, thanks

 

[Nutball]

WARNING, these bugs are UGLY, with ugly parasites on them too

I think they are some kind aphid since they are numerously under leaves and frequently visited by ants. First time I've seen them

 

[squisher]

Cool. I really enjoy these pics of yours.

 

[gf beranek]

Very interesting. Cool looking bugs.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I kinda felt just the opposite back when (as a sailor) I discovered I had crabs.

 

[gf beranek]

I can relate to that. It's classic.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I never felt so invaded!

 

[Nutball]

The hairy eyes on these aphids are what's ugly to me, if those are the eyes. Some insects have false eyes.

 

[Nutball]

From March (spring lawn weeds)

 

[gf beranek]

Getting right up my ally. Cress, violets, chickweed and ants

 

[Nutball]

From April (in the woods)

 

[gf beranek]

Nice. That spider...

 

[Nutball]

 

[MasterBlaster]

Let's see some trichomes! Some stalked capitulate heads!

 

[pantheraba]

Amazing what we do not normally see.