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daft biker

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Howdy folks....hope you like beasties....

Jumping spiders:

Jumping spider by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Evarcha falcata by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Jumping spider 3 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Jumping spider does lunch 1 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Harvestmen (aka daddy long-legs):

take-me-to-your-leader by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


spiky-harvestman by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Springtails:

Sminthurides aquaticus (females) by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

A bit of a fly:

fly by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

I also shoot some biking stuff along the way....

Craig-Forrest-tabletop by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

....and the occasional landscape....

Pond at dawn by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

I've been taking pics for almost as long as I've been playing GT games (I remember the first one!). Current gear is mainly my Canon 7D, 24mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, MP-E65mm 1-5x macro (the one I shoot the wee beasties with), TS-E 90mm f/2.8, 100mm f/2.8 macro, 70-200 f/2.8 IS2 and a bunch of different flashes (a couple of macro ones and a couple of bigger ones).

Thanks for looking:)

Andy
 
Great pics, nice to see something different, although.. I would totally stomp any of those beasties,... Can't stand things with more than 4 legs!
 
Those insect shots are great. Looks like stuff you'd see in a Nat Geo Mag... :)
 
Blitz187
Those insect shots are great. Looks like stuff you'd see in a Nat Geo Mag... :)
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Cheers chief:tup: Doubt I'll be getting any shots in Nat Geo anytime soon but I've had folk want to use them in books and for online reference material.

A few more weird beasties.....

I think this one is a lacewing larvae:

weird-larvae-thing by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

This one is a bark fly nymph:

weird.jpg by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Not sure what this one is....think somebody said some sort of beetle larvae:

not-sure! by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

A longhorn beetle:

longhorn-beetle-close.jpg by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

A small white butterfly:

Small white up close by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

A horse fly (aka cleggs):

horse fly close by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr
 
The details are amazing. The DoF in macro always blows me away, so insanely thin. Wish the sizes were just a bit larger so I could see a bit more in the eyes, but impressed.
 
More great shots :) Detail in these is amazing. Did you shoot these all in the wild? Or were they in captivity somewhere?
 
tigersharkdude
What lens are you shooting those bugs with? Great detail and and very shallow depth of field
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All of the macros above were shot with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro.

Wide open at maximum magnification you can get really shallow DoF....

Mushroom-trip-1 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Normal macro lenses (like my 100mm macro) can focus on distant subjects aswell as focus fairly close but the MP-E is a dedicated macro lens that lets you get way closer.....my 100mm macro will focus close enough to get to a maximum magnification of 1x but the MP-E starts at 1x and goes all the way to 5x.

Wyvern89
GAH! Spider! Anyways Awesome pics!
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Thanks, have another:sly:

Yellow orb weaver close by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Azuremen
The details are amazing. The DoF in macro always blows me away, so insanely thin. Wish the sizes were just a bit larger so I could see a bit more in the eyes, but impressed.
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Thanks....here's a link to a bigger version of the first shot in this thread. You should see a link for the original size on that page if you want to see the full size pic (which is a few MBs in size).

Although that was with my old 10MP camera....this one is 18MP....

Gecko eye (big version) by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Link to larger versions.

Blitz187
More great shots :) Detail in these is amazing. Did you shoot these all in the wild? Or were they in captivity somewhere?
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The Gecko I just posted a shot of was in captivity (local butterfly farm) but mostly I like shooting these guys out in the wild and doing their thing. Got some cracking woodland round my way.....good for biking and for beasties:)
 
daft biker
Although that was with my old 10MP camera....this one is 18MP....
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Mines 21MP ;) So I know how large the files can be.

Curious about that TS-E as well, but that is the landscape guy in me talking. Well that, and street.

And thanks for the links to some larger sizes. Which makes me wonder, how are you doing the post, if any?
 
Azuremen
Mines 21MP ;) So I know how large the files can be.

Curious about that TS-E as well, but that is the landscape guy in me talking. Well that, and street.

And thanks for the links to some larger sizes. Which makes me wonder, how are you doing the post, if any?
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Post...what's that?:sly: Just kidding...mostly I don't shoot to photoshop so just convert my RAWs to JPEGs in Canon's DPP.

The TS-E is a nice bit of kit...I use my 90mm as a sort of macro lens with extension tubes, and surprisingly it outperforms my 100m macro in several ways - sharper, less CA and much less distortion and that's all before you get to the benefits you can get from the movements. Now I want the other 3 TS-E lenses!

The only full res shot from my TS-E 90mm that I have online from a 21MP camera is of a test chart that I posted in a discussion on a photography forum...clicky.

And whilst I prefer a smaller sensor for macro I've got a few full frame shots from the MP-E online.....

A spec of dirt with legs!:

Bourletiella hortensis (2) by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr
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amazing! I've always been a fan of in-yer-face insect shots even if I find them a bit scary haha

I love the details on these. Cool setup you have in there. I also really like the gecko eye. and that you do all of this in the wild is even more amazing. How do you aproach animals without scaring them away? I know there are many that won't fly away, but some do.
 
Photos look really nice although I can't look at them too long since I hate bugs lol. The smoking electrical face thing is pretty funny.
 
Wow! Insect pics are awesome! I had to skip the spider ones cause I don't do spiders. The bike pic is quality and the landscape is really nice. Good work. 👍
 
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=)) not mine, my girlfriend did it in the countryside
 
Thanks guys...glad you like:)

The sneaking up on the beasties can be tricky but that's all part of the fun....getting up early before the sun warms the beasties up can help but I tend to prefer my subjects a bit more animated. However, if the beastie is busy doing something it's less likely to want to leave.....


flies-mating.jpg by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Hope that one doesn't breach the AUP:scared:


moths-mating.jpg by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


springtails-eating-bug-2 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

A few more landscapes.....

Mist-on-pond-2 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Pentlands sunrise - rock stack by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Pentlands sunrise by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

one for Aldo:sly:

Benching by night 2 by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Cheers,
Andy

PS the electical face that's smoking is a gamecube
 
These are some incredible photos! Amazing work, I'm just going back to page one to gawp some more now.
 
Two very nice shots. 👍 That second one is just breathtaking... I need to get out in nature more... :lol:
 
And daft biker needs to update a little bit more :D

First picture looks like a place where I rode my bike!
 
Carlos
And daft biker needs to update a little bit more :D

First picture looks like a place where I rode my bike!
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No worries:)

One from the Safari park yesterday....

Harris Hawk by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

One from a wander in the woods earlier this week.....

March fly by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

And some from my wee bro's wedding....

ooops by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Daniella and bridesmaids by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Daniella putting on a show by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr


Cheers by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr

Thanks for looking:tup:
 
Carlos
Haha, the 'ooops' pic is priceless! Is she scottish? She looks a bit exotic..
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Thanks. She's Italian and the Wedding was a sort mix of Scottish and Italian traditions. They put a lot more effort into their wedding favours and stuff than we usually do....and one of the shots I was sent to get was one of an Italian tradition where the bride cuts a ribbon as she leaves home....or in this case her flat as her family live in Rome:


cutting the ribbon by Andrew Robertson, on Flickr
 

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