Posted by David Taylor on August 6, 2009 at 8:08 PM
No, not a bird. This tiny creature was sitting on a mistletoe branch, doing nothing in particular.
Sigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F18
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5
I can get as far as leafhopper sp. emerged from its "cuckoo spit" shelter
I'm not sure about the angle of lighting, and black background - it's too contrived like a studio shot - but that's just a personal thing.
Posted by Craig Jones on August 7, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Very strange creature, brillant to see, could do with being further over but saying that I'm not to sure which is the face end , very nice though David
Discussion
2 repliesSigma SD14 dslr
Sigma 50 EX macro lens
Sigma ring flash
Hand held
F18
1/200s
ISO50
Manual focus
RAW adjustment in
SPP3.5
Cropped in PS Elements 5
Framed with Xara Xtreme Pro 5
I'm not sure about the angle of lighting, and black background - it's too contrived like a studio shot - but that's just a personal thing.