Posted by Ivan Quail on November 23, 2006 at 1:38 PM
I bought a sigma 150mm macro during the summer and tested out in the back garden, trying to get photos of hoverflies hovering. Rather difficult. Switched to more static subject, the spiders basking in the sun. Got this photo of a Wolf Spider (any ideas on specific species?) carring an egg sack with young.
The image works better full frame, but for this web post I think its better cropped a bit.
20D, 150mm, F10, 1/50, ISO 200
Posted by writepic on November 23, 2006 at 4:39 PM
ivan quail,
interesting name. interesting photo. a good find. typically problematic with macro in the shallow depth of field. i think my main disapointment here is the background. the whole thing is a bit lost in brown.
i think the subject is interesting enough to follow around for a bit and hope it goes onto something green a dewey, i think this would have improved it a lot and the low dof could have been merged into some stunning green bg.
m
Posted by John Chapman on November 23, 2006 at 4:59 PM
Hi Ivan
great capture and I agree with Mark's comments.
Posted by Malcolm Muir on November 25, 2006 at 7:06 AM
Hi Ivan
Great lens the Sigma 150 - it's my favourite. . This is a wolf spider of the Pardosa genus, probably Pardosa pullata, which is very common in Britain. Great to catch one with the spiderlings on board. I would have upped the ISOto 600-800 to give more depth of field and maybe played about a bit with manual focus to get the mid point a little further back on the animnal. Eyes nice and sharp, though, which is the important thing. Keep playing with the lens around teh garden - it is the best way to develop technique and it is surprising what you come across.
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5 repliesThe image works better full frame, but for this web post I think its better cropped a bit.
20D, 150mm, F10, 1/50, ISO 200
ivan quail,
interesting name. interesting photo. a good find. typically problematic with macro in the shallow depth of field. i think my main disapointment here is the background. the whole thing is a bit lost in brown.
i think the subject is interesting enough to follow around for a bit and hope it goes onto something green a dewey, i think this would have improved it a lot and the low dof could have been merged into some stunning green bg.
m
great capture and I agree with Mark's comments.
Great lens the Sigma 150 - it's my favourite. . This is a wolf spider of the Pardosa genus, probably Pardosa pullata, which is very common in Britain. Great to catch one with the spiderlings on board. I would have upped the ISOto 600-800 to give more depth of field and maybe played about a bit with manual focus to get the mid point a little further back on the animnal. Eyes nice and sharp, though, which is the important thing. Keep playing with the lens around teh garden - it is the best way to develop technique and it is surprising what you come across.
Cheers
Malcolm
Terry
Thanks for the feed back, macro is definately a different ball game. I agree the sigma lens is a great bit of glass.
Time to get out into the garden and make a better background