Ronny, your macro work is by far "thee" best IMHO! Everything is so "spot on" technically, visually and professionally!
#2 is just remarkable! That should be sent to the authors of "Butterfly" indexes. for a full page display!
Do you use a tripod for these?
Might you describe the "how's" in your macro work? Very interested to learn something teacher("Grasshopper")!
Danpbphoto wrote:
Ronnie, your macro work is by far "thee" best IMHO! Everything is so "spot on" technically, visually and professionally!
#2 is just remarkable! That should be sent to the authors of "Butterfly" indexes. for a full page display!
Do you use a tripod for these?
Might you describe the "how's" in your macro work? Very interested to learn something teacher("Grasshopper")!
Dan
Thanks Dan, much appreciated
I don't have any real secrets about how I do it
I hardly ever use a tripod, 99% of my pictures are handheld .. with macro 90 I now almost always use flash and diffuser .. no flash on longer lenses with Zoom
If you want to photograph insects with dew, it's very early morning that counts
a little easier to photograph them when they are a little colder also
if you find them not always so easy
then it's a little easier here in sweden to shrink around in the grass as we don't have very many dangerous animals like snakes etc.. common european adder the only poisonous species
Your macro shots are great Ronny, I've enjoy seeing them everytime!
For the first photo - can you share your AF settings? I've been trying to get in-flight insects and my luck has not been very high. The other day I spent a bit over half an hour just sitting near the edge of some water trying to get a flying dragonfly and 90% of the shots the dragon fly wasn't in it, the other 9.9% the dragonfly was out of focus, and there were 3 shots that actually had the dragon fly mostly in focus but.. they still were pretty meh, bad angle, bad background.. I plan to keep trying but it sure isn't easy!
Bruce Marriner wrote:
Your macro shots are great Ronny, I've enjoy seeing them everytime!
For the first photo - can you share your AF settings? I've been trying to get in-flight insects and my luck has not been very high. The other day I spent a bit over half an hour just sitting near the edge of some water trying to get a flying dragonfly and 90% of the shots the dragon fly wasn't in it, the other 9.9% the dragonfly was out of focus, and there were 3 shots that actually had the dragon fly mostly in focus but.. they still were pretty meh, bad angle, bad background.. I plan to keep trying but it sure isn't easy!...Show more →
Thanks ! much appreciated
This is a type of Hoverfly
these pictures are actually a little easier than you think as these stand still in the air sometimes for several seconds so then you have the opportunity to either try With AF or MF focus
these were taken with flash with electronic shutter (silent mode) the limit is 1/100 so I have used that and f5.6
and turned up the ISO to ISO 1000 -1250
I don't remember the flash power exactly but I think it was 1/8 or maybe 1/4 so I got some pictures in my series broken with black pictures as it didn't have time to flash on all the pictures
I usually try to use as small a point as possible preferably single if now the camera finds the subject in the viewfinder otherwise try to set a pre-focus on something where you suspect the fly or dragonfly will be then when the subject is or approaches it is easier to get it in focus
For larger subjects and dragonflies I usually try all points or at least a large AF point. Sometimes I also have bird ID on to see if it captures the subject more easily.. but sometimes it works better to turn off subject recognition.
Ronny
A few more on the Hoverfly
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 + OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3,5 Macro IS PRO by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 + OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3,5 Macro IS PRO by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 + OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3,5 Macro IS PRO by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Some older shots from 2024
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 + OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
OM Digital Solutions OM-1 + OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Ronny Olsson wrote:
This is a type of Hoverfly
these pictures are actually a little easier than you think as these stand still in the air sometimes for several seconds so then you have the opportunity to either try With AF or MF focus
these were taken with flash with electronic shutter (silent mode) the limit is 1/100 so I have used that and f5.6
and turned up the ISO to ISO 1000 -1250
I don't remember the flash power exactly but I think it was 1/8 or maybe 1/4 so I got some pictures in my series broken with black pictures as it didn't have time to flash on all the pictures
I usually try to use as small a point as possible preferably single if now the camera finds the subject in the viewfinder otherwise try to set a pre-focus on something where you suspect the fly or dragonfly will be then when the subject is or approaches it is easier to get it in focus
For larger subjects and dragonflies I usually try all points or at least a large AF point. Sometimes I also have bird ID on to see if it captures the subject more easily.. but sometimes it works better to turn off subject recognition.
not always so easy
