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wow dude.

how did u get such a close up for the shot?

Hey. I would say, having patience to wait for the right moment helps. Took me about an hour to shoot this. Usually, if you take your time to shoot such insects, they will be less sensitive about your presence.

what lens for this close up?

Wow... Sharp sharp man...

Is it work from Tamron SP90...

It seems DoF is always a challage in macro photography....

What's the aperture used liao?

I usually use either my Sony 100mm or Tamron 180mm. For insects, I prefer the Tamron 180mm more as it tends to give a much cleaner BG due to the DOF.

@TheVoIP
I shot this at F16. Feel free to visit my website. It contains the details with regards to the camera settings used and the focal length of the lens.

Cool... First time I see people with 2 macro lenses...

What's the frequency and usagage percentage for them?

Awesome shot!

But I am surprised... f/16? How did the bokeh effect arrise? Is it because of the focal length of the macro lens?

Thanks. Newbie here...

@TheVoIP
Most of my macro shots were taken using my Sony 100mm as I only bought the Tamron 180mm recently. Due to the nature of what I usually shoot for macro, 180mm and 200mm would be the best weapon of choice. I'm confident to say that most of my macro shots now will be using the 180mm except if I choose not to use a tripod.

@calvin_gsc
Yeah, you have to use really small apertures for macro. I recommend something between F13 - F22 so that you can get a wider DOF.
AH yes!! The bokeh!! That is why the 180mm is now my weapon of choice. Its harder to achieve that when using a 100mm.

This post has been edited by Darren-Francis: Jul 30 2008, 10:42 AM

i tot for bokeh need to increase the apertures..

Yes, but in macro, the dof is already very thin. If you shoot at F2.8. You might have a dof as thin as a razor blade and everything else will bokeh. F16 was used so that a larger portion of the insect would be sharp.

When comparing the shots taken using the 180mm and 100mm, you will notice that shots taken using a 180mm tend to have a less distracting background. I believe this is due to the narrow angle of view.

This post has been edited by Darren-Francis: Jul 30 2008, 04:05 PM