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TC3
03-08-09, 12:12 PM
Thought i would share a pic of a hoverfly in the garden yesterday... yes i was bored... was a matter of right place at right time :)

http://tc3.smugmug.com/photos/608770674_x6oeQ-L.jpg
hindle8907
03-08-09, 12:20 PM
thats amazing . what camrea what that taken with ?
mister c
03-08-09, 12:27 PM
Bob on me old :) Good work.
I tried taking one with my phone, got a blurred image but a lovely sharp shot on my flag stones lol
TC3
03-08-09, 12:41 PM
thats amazing . what camrea what that taken with ?

Thanks it was a Nikon D90 body and the lens was a 50mm 1.8 with a close up filter attached.
TC3
03-08-09, 12:42 PM
Bob on me old :) Good work.
I tried taking one with my phone, got a blurred image but a lovely sharp shot on my flag stones lol

I have yet to nail a good shot of flag stones myself :)
keith_d
03-08-09, 12:50 PM
Cool - I've never managed to catch one in flight.
Kinvig
03-08-09, 12:56 PM
sweet!
Amplimator
03-08-09, 02:01 PM
that is a ferkin good pic! :thumright:
gruntygiggles
03-08-09, 02:11 PM
That is incredible.....should enter it into the August photo comp!
dawn07
03-08-09, 02:32 PM
Wow! Very professional!
Spiderman
03-08-09, 03:44 PM
Photoshopped!!!











hehe, i know its not really but someone had to say it, right?
Alpinestarhero
05-08-09, 10:04 AM
Jambo linked me to this, thats a really cool picture! I'm dabbling with close-up photography today. How much did the close-up lense cost?
TC3
05-08-09, 11:45 AM
Jambo linked me to this, thats a really cool picture! I'm dabbling with close-up photography today. How much did the close-up lense cost?

Cheers...got mine free with a second hand lens but there is one on ebay right now 280381290211 is the item code. Costs very lil and will half the distance at which your lens can close focus. The one on ebay is a 58mm so you may need a adaptor ring to mount it on your lens/lenses.
TC3
05-08-09, 11:55 AM
Forgot to add... thanks for the nice comments to all :)
Quiff Wichard
05-08-09, 05:12 PM
look closely its dead and on a string ..

true.
Alpinestarhero
05-08-09, 05:53 PM
Cheers...got mine free with a second hand lens but there is one on ebay right now 280381290211 is the item code. Costs very lil and will half the distance at which your lens can close focus. The one on ebay is a 58mm so you may need a adaptor ring to mount it on your lens/lenses.

wow, ok, thanks! I'll try it :D
TC3
05-08-09, 06:23 PM
look closely its dead and on a string ..

true.

:rolleyes: Here it is again upon landing....

http://tc3.smugmug.com/photos/608770749_9pSVv-L.jpg
dj_pingu
05-08-09, 08:56 PM
Lovely. I have the same body and lens as you - might look into getting that filter you mention.
TC3
06-08-09, 02:37 AM
Lovely. I have the same body and lens as you - might look into getting that filter you mention.

Cool...the Nikon D90 has plenty of resolution with that lens and i used it at f13, iso 800 but had no problem cropping the pic and quality did not suffer much.
Alpinestarhero
06-08-09, 08:27 AM
gonna get me some filters today maybe :D my friend has suggested we do some stuff in the chemistry lab, theres always something cool to get a picture of :D
markmoto
06-08-09, 09:47 AM
awesome :D
TC3
06-08-09, 10:31 AM
gonna get me some filters today maybe :D my friend has suggested we do some stuff in the chemistry lab, theres always something cool to get a picture of :D

Be warned that if you buy regular close up filter you are more likely than not going to get strong purple fringing which is why you are better getting a close up that is of the achromatic type as the quality is a huge increase.