Testing out my brothers camera!

[Stuart89]

Well I should have done this a long time ago, but I got round to it today... Borrowed my brothers camera (its a Cannon EOS Digital Rebel XT) and had a little mess around with it...

This is one of my marbled mantid nymphs:

This is a picture of Ghost #2, which I strongly believe is a male (constantly playing dead, scaring the absolute sh*t out of me :angry: !!) He wouldnt eat yesterday, I just thought he was being one of them 'picky' males I keep hearing about, but oh no... he moulted !! Very happy about this, I worry far too much about my ghosts moulting + humidity . Hes now also double the size of #1 and #3 (both believed to be female):

I do like this picture quite a lot, detailed ghost with a faded/ blurry moult in the background :

Heres the moult itself:

One question though guys! Do you guys use the flash? Worried about damaging the mantid with it :huh: ?

All comments are welcome, even if you think they are all terrible Expect more from me, I quite enjoy photography :lol:

Stuart.

 

[macro junkie]

your using the same camara as me..but your pics have alots of noise?what lens and flash are u using..and what settings.?

edit - yes i use a flash on 100% of my shots. canons mt-24ex

 

[Stuart89]

your using the same camara as me..but your pics have alots of noise?what lens and flash are u using..and what settings.?edit - yes i use a flash on 100% of my shots. canons mt-24ex

This is the lens Lens

Needed to be about 5-10cm away for it to actually focus on the mantis :mellow:

The flash was the cameras standard flash.

Settings, Macro (flower) and that was it, I dont really know what each setting does to alter it to suit my photos, I will do some research in the near future to find out.

 

[Bill Pham]

Stuart most of us macro shooter use some kind of flash. can't speak for someone else but i shoot in manual mode and use iso 100 or 200. aperature around F8 to F11. oh yea a macro lenses also. that lens you got is just for close up shot not true 1 to 1 ratio. the shot you posted aren't bad just not using the full capability of the camera when you have the correct setting. if you need any more info just ask MJ or me.

Bill

 

[OGIGA]

I don't have anything professional so I shoot with a Canon Powershot (A520, not too satisfied with this camera). I don't use flash because this camera doesn't do well with flash when the subject is close.

Nice pictures though