What's new with you little dragonfly?

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It's been awhile since i have done any macro photography, its always a great pastime, really forces you to slow down, relax and be patient, even more so that landscape photography.

This little guy escaped my murderous run on the lawn mover so thought it only fitting that i should give him the time and get a decent shot. I would get some cool shots of spiders, but sadly they get eaten up by the mower, rather mercilessly i must admit 🙂

This was taken with a very old nikon 105mm f4 micro lens coupled with the PK-13 extension tube, this pretty well gets it to 1:1 ratio, the quality of the image from this lens has degraded since moving from my old crop sensor camera to a full frame, all the scratches and imperfections show up now 🙂

D750 coupled with Nikkor 105mm f4 micro (and PK-13 extension tube) @ 105mm Aperture: f16 and Shutter Speed: 1/200s
External flash.
ISO 100
Out front – funky dragonfly

The Hungry Caterpillar

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1 juicy leaf, 2 tart plums, 3 juicy strawberries…

I took this shot for tickles, we have a book called the hungry caterpillar, of which I am sure there are a few variations, ie counting etc but this one we have which belonged to Chaos, counts to 5 and then turns into a beautiful butterfly. It also has a little puppet where you can put your finger in to make the the little puppet caterpillar wiggle around (which tickles loves)… in my case its my little finger since the authors clearly did think about catering for those with larger hands ;( c'mon people equal equality 😉 lol..

I saw this caterpillar going gangbusters on this leaf and in the space of several minutes he had nailed the entire leaf and was heading for a second helping! I thought it a great supplement to our hungry caterpillar story at home and i am sure it will become a useful midnight settling tool 🙂

Exif love:
single shot
D750 coupled with 55mm f2.8 micro @ 55mm Aperture: f/22 and Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO 800
Up top: SB600 flash unit
out front – a fat grub and a leaf

https://blog.avernus.com.au/the-hungry-caterpillar/

Interconnection

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The world is interconnected through small veins, backbones and intermediaty tributaries, all working together to form the lattice and fabric of what is our world, our environment. The small telltale signs of deteriotation should not go unnoticed, just like a single leaf on a huge tree or the smallest frog in a universe of ponds they all have meaning when they stop or fall

Chaos and I found this leaf by the chickens at her school..we both thought it would make a nice picture 🙂

Exif love:
D750 coupled with 55mm f2.8 @ 55mm Aperture: f/18 and Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO 400
SB600 flash mounted below a frosted glass panel

https://blog.avernus.com.au/interconnection/

Crowded

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Crowded - (c) 2014 Gerard Blacklock

D7000 coupled with Nikkor 105mm f4 @105mm Aperture: f/16 and Shutter Speed: 1/180s
ISO:800
This also included the PK-13 extension tube.

 

there is always someone who strives to be in a different place and some who who don’t quite make it 🙂

Single shot
Exif/setup data:
D7000 coupled with Nikkor 105mm f4 @105mm Aperture: f/16 and Shutter Speed: 1/180s
ISO:800
This also included the PK-13 extension tube.

As always, I welcome any suggestions, comments and improvements to my photography, they are always warmly welcomed

 

Flat Jumping Spider

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Its always great to have a quick scout about the garden for some macro subjects and even better when Chaos can help, although it does often end with a traumatized insect, only through too much love and handling 🙂

This was a little jumping spider we found, Chaos enticed him out from under the leaf with a twig and as such found a nice pose for a shot.

Exif/setup data:
D7000 coupled with Nikkor 55mm f2.8 .5 mm Aperture: f/16 and Shutter Speed: 1/125s
out front – sweet nothing 😉
up top: SB-600 flash with extra diffusion screen.

As always, I welcome any suggestions, comments and improvements to my photography, they are always warmly welcomed.

The Boss is home

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These things give a nasty sting apparently.
Techie data:
D7000 with Nikkor Micro 55 mm f2.8 @ 55mm Aperture: f/16 Shutter 1/60 seconds
Up top: SB600 flash with a stofen diffuser and also a little fan thingy diffuser.

I welcome any suggestions, comments and improvements to my photography, they are always warmly welcomed and always appreciate the time people take to have a look, plus and/or comment.

Cling to Hope

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Hang on to the green stuff man! it only takes a well placed sizeable water drop to knock any one of these little fungi for six 🙂 There were several casualties whilst i was there ;( rip.
Its been awhile since I have chased any fungi and there is something disturbingly refreshing about getting your knees dirty whilst your head is 3 inches from the wet, mossy ground!

Techie data:
D7000 with Nikkor 55mm micro (with missing focus ring 🙂 ) @ 55mm Aperture: f/22, Shutter 1/60 seconds
ISO 800
SB600 on top and foldout diffuser wandering out there from somewhere 😉

I welcome any suggestions, comments and improvements to my photography, they are always warmly welcomed 🙂