I took this photograph with my 70-200 mm lens. I do a lot of close up photography with it. As I’ve written before, I usually go out with one lens for the day. I had planned to photograph wildlife but I saw this shot and tried it. It goes to show that you don’t necessarily need a macro lens to do this kind of photography. If the subject is within range, I’ll always give it a go.
January 2, 2019 at 2:47 am
Beauty!
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January 2, 2019 at 9:30 am
Thank you!
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December 27, 2018 at 9:27 am
Absolutely beautiful and exquisite image. I often just go out with a single lens too – my go to lens is around 70-300 full frame equivalent – I often “see” images at 300mm = x6 magnification … yes, you’re right, I am a space alien …. well, somebody has to be …. A 🙂 🙂 🙂
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December 27, 2018 at 11:09 am
Thanks very much😊
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December 27, 2018 at 8:51 am
Very nice result, Belinda! Great composition and detail on the insect and the stem.
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December 27, 2018 at 11:06 am
I do enjoy this kind of photography. I can’t wait for Spring! Thank you Ellen.
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December 26, 2018 at 2:28 pm
And how lucky we are that you gave this one a go, Belinda — it’s exquisite.
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December 26, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Thanks very much Jet!
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December 26, 2018 at 12:52 pm
so, at what lens length was this shot? since it was a zoom….70? 200? someplace in between? and how far away are you standing? i also use a 30-110 zoom on my J5 and find i am a bit far from my subject but when i use the 10-30 i can get much closer for my macro shot.
nice shot btw.
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December 26, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Thanks. It was taken at 200mm and I was standing about 5 feet away.
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December 26, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Cool. Thanks
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December 26, 2018 at 12:15 pm
Very Nice Belinda! Love how it stands out from the background also!
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December 26, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Thank you Reed!
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December 26, 2018 at 11:11 am
Fabulous image, Belinda. I love my 70-200 for this kind of work. Your composition is terrific. Well worth a go!
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December 26, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Thanks very much! I do love that lens.
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December 26, 2018 at 10:10 am
I found this out by accident Belinda, works nice as your photo shows. ❤️☺️😎
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December 26, 2018 at 10:45 am
Happy accident😊. Thanks John!
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December 26, 2018 at 9:49 am
I agree! Wonderful capture
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December 26, 2018 at 10:44 am
Thank you!
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December 26, 2018 at 7:27 am
This is lovely!
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December 26, 2018 at 9:41 am
Thank you Deborah!
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December 26, 2018 at 5:42 am
And this one was REALLY worth giving a go. It is a beautiful photograph!
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December 26, 2018 at 9:34 am
Thanks very much!
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December 26, 2018 at 4:45 am
You got a lot of detail in this one. I never think of insects as having that much “personality.”
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December 26, 2018 at 9:33 am
I hadn’t thought much about it either until I took an interest in photographing them. They can be quite expressive.
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December 26, 2018 at 3:51 am
A lovely shot!
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December 26, 2018 at 9:25 am
Thank you!
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