Paolo-K5
FollowI was wandering in my garden on a late summer afternoon here in Italy when I saw this cool fellow checking on me. I put my eye in the viewfinder of my Pentax K5...
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I was wandering in my garden on a late summer afternoon here in Italy when I saw this cool fellow checking on me. I put my eye in the viewfinder of my Pentax K5, got as close as possible and fired as many shots as I could. This is my favorite photo of the serie. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers and stay tuned for new bugs!
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jefflaidlaw
February 14, 2014
I'm sure if I liked insects I'd be giving you a lot more PR's ... good shot :)
Paolo-K5
February 25, 2014
Thanks heavenmariegates! Finally I made it to the homepage!! First pic of tghe slideshow too!!
akhtarkhan
February 25, 2014
Amazing view, nice detail and fantastic capture. Congrats on the feature.
gFiskjr
February 25, 2014
FYI, if I had the time I would comment on all your bug photos! You're the bug man! I've tried, but they never want to stay still for me. Great work
BowmanLifeStudios
February 25, 2014
Very interesting and cool photograph! Love the detail and the DOF! Great Job!
sumimartin
February 27, 2014
He has such a beautifully sweet face and you got his sense of wonder perfectly.
henrykngema
February 27, 2014
Stunning and brilliant macro. Quite stubborn locust and a good poser, considering that you came so close and it did not wink an eye. Nature is wonderful. Just that it needs 'an eye' for it. Otherwise we trample over these beauties in our haste for what we think is important in our lives. Well done, Poalo!
chrislavis
February 27, 2014
A brilliant macro shot you have inspired me to keep trying to get anywhere near as good as yours! Well done.
barbaracottier
February 28, 2014
I love this. The light and colour are divine and as a pentax user too it's great that you show the camera snobs what we can do ;)
Gragorgix
February 28, 2014
A really beautiful shot, and well done! great focus and depth of field! Congratulations on your Win!
HaliSowle
February 28, 2014
Great light, great dof and love the detail. Congratulations on the featured!
saurilhutabarat
March 08, 2014
awesome macro picture ..nice detail..!! congratulations on your feature
Shiulimukherji
November 23, 2014
Hi, very detailed shot. As I also use Pentax K-x, would like to ask, what lens are you using for close ups?
Paolo-K5
November 26, 2014
Hi, I've added more info for this shot. Please click on the details link and you will find all the "behind the lens" info. Thanks!
RubenLorefice
June 13, 2015
What lense did you use? why can't we see the Aperture? did you use the inverse ring?
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Location
This photo was taken in northern Italy SummertimeTime
AfternoonLighting
The light was provided by a Yongnuo Speedlite YN560-II. 1/2 power + a home made light diffuser.Equipment
I used a Pentax K5 set at 100 iso. The lens was a late 70s SMC 50mm f 1.7 reverse mounted on one or two extension tubes f 11 hand held.Inspiration
In this macro as in all my macro shots the inspiration comes from the research of small details. Artropods have very beautiful patterns and colors. The discovery of these details keep inspiring me day by day.Editing
This photo is the result of 2 photos aligned and stacked manually. This wasp originally has "only" 2 antennae. By focus stacking 2 images I was able to give the bug 2 extra antennae making the photo surreal and a little more interesting.In my camera bag
In my bag I always have: Pentax K5 2 sets of extension tubes (6 extension tubes) 1 SMC 50mm f 1.7 1 SMC 28mm f 2.8 1 SMC 50mm MACRO f 4 1 Tamron SP AF 90MM f 2.8 1 Sigma 10-20 MM f 2.8 1 YUS AUTOMATIC 28MM f 2.8 1 Yongnuo Speedlite YN560-II 1 Home made flash diffuserFeedback
You like macro? My advice is.....don't get crazy about getting the latest equipment. You can achieve great results with what you already have. Get a reverse mount adapter and start shooting with a reverse lens. A 50mm or a 28mm for more magnification. When you reverse mount a lens a shorter focal lenght will give you more magnification. Light is extremely important. Most of the time ambient light is not sufficient. You will be shooting at f/11-f/16 to increase dof. Use a flash but diffuse the light with some kind of material. I use white plastic foil coming from packaging material. Learn how insects behave, they are wild animal. The most important advice is shoots, shoot, shoot. Hundreds of photos. Most of them will be blurry, our out of focus....but sometimes you'll find a gem. Work on that and show everyon the beauty of microcosmos.