Macro photography on vacation

**Ben** · 08-17-2007, 06:39 PM

I'm on vacation right now and brought my camera equipment along. I knew there would be some awesome bugs here so I made sure to bring the macro gear

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Here's some of the first macro's of the trip:

kaazuumaa · 08-17-2007, 06:46 PM

nice pictures.. but i hate bugs, so its kind of gross hahah

**Ben** · 08-17-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaazuumaa

nice pictures.. but i hate bugs, so its kind of gross hahah

Just about anything that's less than half an inch long will look pretty gross when magnified that much...hehe

**tyler_sti** · 08-17-2007, 06:51 PM

^ hahah so true!

Singletrack · 08-17-2007, 09:11 PM

Excellent pictures.

sti-06 · 08-17-2007, 10:35 PM

damn great pictures

SubieStee · 08-18-2007, 08:21 AM

damn thats crazy...cool pics

Tim Flat4 · 08-18-2007, 12:41 PM

Wow Ben, they look really good. What kind of flash/lighting were you using?

**GZA** · 08-18-2007, 04:24 PM

Nice pics, Ben. Where are you vacationing?

Schell · 08-18-2007, 04:36 PM

Very nice work ben. Where were you?

**Ben** · 08-18-2007, 04:59 PM

I'm on Martha's Vineyard, an island off of Massachusetts.

As for the equipment:

Canon EOS 400D (XTI)
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens
Canon 580EX flash with ghetto-rigged diffuser (paper towel and rubber band

...works better than anything you can buy for this purpose!)

I didn't bring my custom flash bracket or tripod so I was hand-holding the camera AND flash lol. I'd hold the camera and manually focus in my right hand and then hold the flash right above the front of the lens using my left hand. It's not the easiest task but it does work if you can manage it

. Hand-holding at f/22 with about 4mm of focusing distance is always a fun challenge...

There are a TON of bugs here so I put one or two in a jar now and then and take pictures of them when I'm bored. There should be plenty more pics to come, I'm sure.

**Ben** · 08-18-2007, 05:08 PM

And to give you an idea of the size of these bugs, here's the best way to show you:

As you can see, the spider is only the size of a couple of dew drops (about 4 mm).

The pic of the spider isn't the best quality because I only got to take one picture. I didn't even notice the spider at first (I was just taking a pic of the web). Once I saw it and got even closer to take a pic of the spider it ran away. It was also in natural light (no flash) so it was pretty tricky.

**409industries** · 08-31-2007, 06:16 PM

pretty effing ridiculous!

**Parker** · 08-31-2007, 08:10 PM

macro =

actual bugs =

great shots!

TIMELESS · 09-01-2007, 08:12 AM

any bugs hurt in the process? lol, jk love the shots!

08-17-2007, 06:39 PM	#1
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	Macro photography on vacation I'm on vacation right now and brought my camera equipment along. I knew there would be some awesome bugs here so I made sure to bring the macro gear . Here's some of the first macro's of the trip: This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

08-17-2007, 06:46 PM	#2
kaazuumaa STI Driver Car: 07 STi Fav Mod: catless dp+GReddy Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 240 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Macro photography on vacation nice pictures.. but i hate bugs, so its kind of gross hahah

08-17-2007, 06:51 PM	#4
tyler_sti Gold Member Car: '07 CMG STI Fav Mod: Not knowing how to "spell" hah Location: los angeles Posts: 3,707 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (14)	Re: Macro photography on vacation ^ hahah so true!

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Singletrack Spec C Club Car: 04 Impreza WRX STi Fav Mod: La Quarta Stella Location: Blitzburgh, PA Posts: 1,447 Join Date: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Macro photography on vacation Excellent pictures.

08-17-2007, 10:35 PM	#6
sti-06 Spec C Club Car: 06 STi Fav Mod: boost creep!!!!! Location: SC Posts: 1,485 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (10)	Re: Macro photography on vacation damn great pictures

08-18-2007, 08:21 AM	#7
SubieStee Senior STI Driver Car: 2005 aspen white STi Location: Baltimore Maryland Posts: 390 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Macro photography on vacation damn thats crazy...cool pics

08-18-2007, 12:41 PM	#8
Tim Flat4 Professional STI Racer Car: '94 STiL? Location: Misery, MO Posts: 607 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Macro photography on vacation Wow Ben, they look really good. What kind of flash/lighting were you using?

08-18-2007, 04:24 PM	#9
GZA Super Moderator Car: 2005 STi Location: Irvine/Bakersfield, Ca. Posts: 1,300 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Macro photography on vacation Nice pics, Ben. Where are you vacationing?

08-18-2007, 04:36 PM	#10
Schell Silver Member Car: 2006 WRX Wagon 6 Spd Fav Mod: Having my car back after 2 months!!! Location: Bay Area Posts: 568 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Macro photography on vacation Very nice work ben. Where were you?

08-18-2007, 04:59 PM	#11
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Macro photography on vacation I'm on Martha's Vineyard, an island off of Massachusetts. As for the equipment: Canon EOS 400D (XTI) Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro lens Canon 580EX flash with ghetto-rigged diffuser (paper towel and rubber band ...works better than anything you can buy for this purpose!) I didn't bring my custom flash bracket or tripod so I was hand-holding the camera AND flash lol. I'd hold the camera and manually focus in my right hand and then hold the flash right above the front of the lens using my left hand. It's not the easiest task but it does work if you can manage it . Hand-holding at f/22 with about 4mm of focusing distance is always a fun challenge... There are a TON of bugs here so I put one or two in a jar now and then and take pictures of them when I'm bored. There should be plenty more pics to come, I'm sure.

08-18-2007, 05:08 PM	#12
Ben Retired Admin Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: Weight Loss Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,848 Join Date: Dec 1969 Trader Rating: (11)	Re: Macro photography on vacation And to give you an idea of the size of these bugs, here's the best way to show you: As you can see, the spider is only the size of a couple of dew drops (about 4 mm). The pic of the spider isn't the best quality because I only got to take one picture. I didn't even notice the spider at first (I was just taking a pic of the web). Once I saw it and got even closer to take a pic of the spider it ran away. It was also in natural light (no flash) so it was pretty tricky. Last edited by Ben : 08-18-2007 at 05:12 PM.

08-31-2007, 06:16 PM	#13
409industries DirtyImpreza.com Car: 04 STi, 01 RS Fav Mod: ACPT CFDS Location: Southern California Posts: 672 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Macro photography on vacation pretty effing ridiculous!

08-31-2007, 08:10 PM	#14
Parker Photography Mod Car: 06 SGM STI Location: San Diego Posts: 3,232 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (7)	Re: Macro photography on vacation macro = actual bugs = great shots!

09-01-2007, 08:12 AM	#15
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