Ladybird's Journey...

[Bilbo_baggin]

Here's a little ladybird - made it's way through the laurel leaves until it found a take off point, and then the damn thing flew between shutter presses! Jeez they are hard to capture at the moment of take off though!

I used a softbox on these attached to my Metz flashgun - a home made softbox from an old ice cream tub and sheet of A4 paper.

Exif on all was the same:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2013-08-26 16:58:56 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 160
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Paul Iddon
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK




Right, the big green arrow behind me says go along here to reach the runway....




Crikey, it's further than I thought, need to get my head down for a few seconds snooze...




Ok, Ok, nearly there now, but this bloody runway goes on for ever...




Aha! This is the take off point! At last! Start to get the wings ready... "Start Up Right Wing Case"







And then it was gone before I got another chance...


Paul.

[prezzy]

Awesome - am more and more tempted to get a EF100mm f/2.8 for my 7D

[Bilbo_baggin]

Awesome - am more and more tempted to get a EF100mm f/2.8 for my 7D

Yeah - it's a great lens, but if you have the extra moolah get the IS version so you can hand hold too.

Paul.

[prezzy]

Yeah - it's a great lens, but if you have the extra moolah get the IS version so you can hand hold too.

Paul.

yea am looking at the is version be worth the extra £

I have some vouchers (£100) for johnlewis that have it for £725 well tempted

[dpSparhawk]

Lighting is absolutely excellent mate. Nicely rendered detail and almost no hot spots on the LB (great choice of subject to test it).

You can see a bit more light fall off of course but I tend to shoot ISO 200 to 250 and flash at +1ev to combat that (you'll be able to go even higher on the 70D of course but I find 200 to 250 (with the shutter speed set to match the ISO) works very nicely.

Colour temp a touch warm (on the screen I'm using here in work). Will compare at home later.

Lets see a picture of the home made softbox then

[ilscuro]

I've been pondering myself whether to get one of these fab lenses, i've never bought from them but Simply electronics have the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM for £586.95 which seems very cheap.

The only reason i've not pulled the trigger is because i was waiting to see if anyone else has bought from them.

[dpSparhawk]

I've never bought from Simply but I've heard negative things.

Most people tend to go with DigitalRev and HDEW cameras (where I got my 7D, 15-85mm and 100 F2.8L from) are starting to become more and more popular.

[ilscuro]

Thanks mate, yeah i've held back because i'm not keen on spending so much on a company from overseas, i think if i do get one i'll spend a few extra quid and get one from a uk source, which i think HDEW are.

[Bilbo_baggin]

Its just an ice cream carton with a hole in it and piece of paper Ian, lol...

ice1.jpg

[dpSparhawk]

LOL, look at that ... and such excellent results

[supraman54]

I'm now saving for an ice cream carton LOL

supe..

[Bilbo_baggin]

PMSL


Paul.

[peterc4]

good stuff mate

[Bilbo_baggin]

Ta peter

Paul.

[Larrylakes]

Cracking pictures always! Just a quick question for a complete newbie on photography, if your spending so much money on camera's and lenses why then do you need to use an ice cream carton with a hole in it.

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[Bilbo_baggin]

Cracking pictures always! Just a quick question for a complete newbie on photography, if your spending so much money on camera's and lenses why then do you need to use an ice cream carton with a hole in it.

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Because I've spent all my bloody money on cameras and lenses! LoL


Paul.

[Goldberg]

Good stuff, I was going to ask for a pic of your home made kit, but you have already provided

[Bilbo_baggin]

Good stuff, I was going to ask for a pic of your home made kit, but you have already provided

Yeah - ian's fault cos he made one ages ago! LoL...


Paul.

[Goldberg]

I have to be brutally honest here... The picture of the Icecream tub is not one of your best

[Bilbo_baggin]

I have to be brutally honest here... The picture of the Icecream tub is not one of your best

I was planning on using that as a canvas on me wall..


Paul.