Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Larry Colen
Those are pretty freaking amazing. On June 10, 2015 8:22:47 PM PDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A common snipe fly - not one of the ornate ones: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/common-snipe-fly-rhagio-mystaceus A four lined plant bug - ghastly bugs that are eating up

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Donald Guthrie
The 4 lined bug looks like an eater for sure. Looking at this series it seems to me that bugs are over-enginered. I should take it up with the manufacturer. On 6/10/15 11:13 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:22:47 -0400 From: Mark Cpdml-m...@charter.net To:

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Wait your turn. You'll get your chance. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: The 4 lined bug looks like an eater for sure. Looking at this series it seems to me that bugs are over-enginered. I should take it up with the manufacturer. On 6/10/15 11:13

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Really special shot, Mark. Striking detail!! J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:22:47 PM Subject: PESO's - a couple macros A common snipe fly - not one of the ornate ones:

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Reading your text with the plant bug made me tired just thinking about how much work this takes. But the results! Holy! Magnificent, Mark. Have you got a pointer to image stacking resources? I want to do some reading up. On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
They are fun to do - I'm still looking for non insect subjects though. It does indeed churn through the shutter actuations - also storage space for the DNG's. Mark On 6/11/2015 3:32 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I'm always captivated by these images. There are so many types of photography I

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks Bruce. I've been consulting extreme-macro.co.uk and since I am using Zerene Stacker the tutorials on their page (http://zerenesystems.com). The author behind extreme-macro.co.uk is a Pentax user, BTW. Aside form stacking,lighting the subjects is also a challenge - one that you would

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Jack Davis
Anyone use AF-C bursts to stack? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: They are fun to do - I'm still looking for non insect subjects though. It does indeed churn through the shutter actuations - also storage space for the DNG's. Mark

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks Alan. I experience the same thing when looking a the camera LCD - DOF is just too shallow and it's hard to figure out what you are looking at until the image is stacked, and then things make more sense. On 6/11/2015 1:43 AM, Alan C wrote: Your macros never cease to amaze me. I don't

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks Ken! On 6/11/2015 12:50 AM, Ken Waller wrote: The common snipe fly image is really spectacular, but then it was done by Cassino ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: PESO's - a couple

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Darren! I am slowly working towards higher magnifications. The Plant Bug was only about 5 mm from head to toe, so getting the up close portrait took a lot of magnification. I tried a reverse mounted A 28mm f2.8 and also a XR Rikenon 28mm f2.8, but neither were sharp enough. SO I went

RE: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Malcolm Smith
Ken Waller wrote: The common snipe fly image is really spectacular, but then it was done by Cassino ! I'm always captivated by these images. There are so many types of photography I don't get or seem to be overdone, HDR, photomerge etc. These stacked images really are something special.

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread ann sanfedele
That four line guy looks rather grandfatherly... deceptively cute. common snipe fly - now an undersea creature I'm guessing grandfather met an early demise ann On 6/11/2015 4:34 PM, Mark C wrote: Thanks, Darren! I am slowly working towards higher magnifications. The Plant

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks to everyone who took a look. Working on some more even now :-) On 6/11/2015 6:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Those are pretty freaking amazing. On June 10, 2015 8:22:47 PM PDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A common snipe fly - not one of the ornate ones:

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-10 Thread Alan C
Your macros never cease to amaze me. I don't even remember seeing so much detail under a dissecting microscope. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark C Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2015 5:22 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO's - a couple macros A common snipe fly - not one of

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-10 Thread Ken Waller
The common snipe fly image is really spectacular, but then it was done by Cassino ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: PESO's - a couple macros A common snipe fly - not one of the ornate

Re: PESO's - a couple macros

2015-06-10 Thread Darren Addy
Good lord! Is it my imagination, or do your macro's magnification keep inching up? Amazing! On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:22 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: A common snipe fly - not one of the ornate ones: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/common-snipe-fly-rhagio-mystaceus