Some new pics with my new nikon d40!

[nepenthesmatt]

a cool one for pyro
d. zigzagia

added some and took some blurry ones away

 

[Halt]

holy crap man, yer camera musta gotten sticky to get those high macro shots. :O nice ceph.

 

[DrWurm]

very nice, what kind of lens are you using? Digital zoom or optical?

 

[Trapper7]

Oooh! Very cool! I love the dew shots

 

[elgecko]

Nice shots.

You might want to take a close look at the plant with a flower stalk. Looks like an aphid on it?

 

[jimscott]

I wish my camera can do that!

 

[nepenthes_ak]

Yea it looks like your 4th picture down, has aphids. Thats what you get for getting a nikon instead of a canon!

 

[Capensis]

Wow, nice macros. I love the ping flower, it looks drawn in.

 

[Grey Moss]

Wow, those macros are impressive. How long did you stay there looking for the perfect shot?

 

[SashaM24]

Ok, really those are just great! I don't know which one is the best.

 

[nepenthesmatt]

thanks guys for the comments (as for the aphid right after I posted i saw that little bugger lol it ruins the pic somewhat)

ok now for answers...

Dr. Wurm:
I use a 18-55 mm lens and then I use the on camera editing software to crop the pics

Mr. Truncata I bent down focused- (both manual and auto on most of the) the manual pics are a little more blurry lol) -then took the pic took a few mins later i have a perfect macro not long at all lol

no i didnt get that close to the plant to get the lens sticky.

and yes the sundew is being seperated from the others and treated.

thanks for all of the nice comments,
matt

 

[Est]

Very nice shots.

It's funny how macro photography can reveal things to you. A plant that has aphids, there's actually an invisible spider thread, etc, etc. Very fun. I love macro photography, even despite all of the frustration it causes.

BTW, the first 2 pictures are actually the exact same picture.

 

[nepenthesmatt]

ya i know it was a typo it shall be fixed


RAWR!

 

[PlantAKiss]

You'll have to let me know how you CONTINUE to like it.

I am pretty disappointed in Nikon. Not sure I'd ever buy another one. :-/

Your photos are great though!

 

[nepenthesmatt]

ya i have to agree with some of the coolpix siris they are terrible

matt

 

[nepenthes_ak]

Canons better *chant*

It helps allot if you practice taking pictures manually, you get better at it as time goes on and it just becomes more rhythmic and natural to you.

 

[RL7836]

and yes the sundew is being seperated from the others and treated.

I recommend extreme vigilance. They're like roaches, if you see one .....

 

[nepenthes_ak]

I recommend extreme vigilance. They're like roaches, if you see one .....

Great feeder insects?

LOL I kid