Introduction
These are a set of images using Extension Rings that create Macro images. They are a progression from the Tutorial by Simon Garratt. You can see that workshop under Tutorials.
At Home
Dragonfly
This Dragonfly was sat on my Decking Rail collecting the sun rays. it is a composite of 3 Stacked images. I like the symmetry of this image across the rail and how the wings touch the rail.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 14 October 2021
F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/100second
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 150 mm
Bias: -0.3 Stops
Brambridge
This is a series of Macro Images from an area close to Brambridge, Winchester Hampshire.
Packed Lunch
I was photographing another insect when I spotted a Common Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus), followed it and as I caught sight it landed into the Wasp Spider (Argiope Bruennichi) web. This Wasp Spider took about 20 seconds to wrap the Grasshopper.
This is a stacked image comprising of 12 individual focus points combined in Helicon Software (Recommended) to produce the final image.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 4 August 2021
F-Stop: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/1250second
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 90 mm
10mm Extension Ring
Conopid Fly
Found motionless on this stalk, was about 10 inches from the Conopid Fly.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/5.5
Exposure: 1/500 second
ISO: 1000
Focal Length: 63 mm
10mm Extension Ring
Hover Fly feeding
Found feeding without moving whilst i took the image. Was about 8 inches from it.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/11
Exposure: 1/160 second
ISO: 1000
Focal Length: 58 mm
10mm Extension Ring
Bee feeding
Took 20 images in a burst to capture this in focus image. Was about 1 metre away. The Bee was sat on Knotweed
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/400 second
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 150 mm
Grasshopper
This Grasshopper was just motionless on this leaf, guess too cold to move at 7am.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/9
Exposure: 1/60 second
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 75 mm
Bias: +0.3 Stops
16mm Extension Ring
Raindrop
Was walking on the path towards a known area for wildlife when spotted this Raindrop.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/100 second
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 58 mm
Bias +0.3 Stops
10mm Extension Ring
Snail on the edge
Spotted in top of a Knotweed head close to the Snails below.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/160 second
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 45 mm
10mm Extension Ring
Snail on the way down
This was on the same path and close to “Snail on the Edge” and “Snail on the way up“.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/5.5
Exposure: 1/320 second
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 80 mm
Bias -0.7 Stops
10mm Extension Ring
Snail on the way up
Close to the others, camera was pointing up to create this nice pastel blue background.
Settings:
Olympus E-M10 Mk 3
DOP: 31 July 2021
F-Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/640 second
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 80 mm
Bias +1.0 Stops
16mm Extension Ring