WELCOME
TO THE 65MM LENS MACRCO
PHOTOGRAPHING WORLD.
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE AS
A PHOTOGRAPHER.
WARNING!
SOME INSECTS MATING PHOTOGRAPHS COULD BE
VERY OFFENSIVE TO SOME VIEWERS.
NOT A BUSINESS - I DO NOT SELL PHOTOGRAPHS
I AM A NON PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
MY PASSION
IS PHOTOGRAPHING THE UNSEEN,UNWANTED
AND UNLOVED INSECTS.
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ALL MY PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS ARE FREE AND ROYALTY-FREE
FOR SCHOOLS,EDUCATORS, NON PROFIT WILDLIFE ORGANIZATIONS
AND DEPARTMENTS OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR DOING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS.
PHOTO SIZES ARE 1000X600-800 PIXELS.
PRAYING MANTIS NECK.
MY EQUIPMENT FOR DOING MACRO.
USING A CANON 50D CAMERA.
FOR MY LENS USING A CANON 65MM LENS
SHUTTER SPEED 1/180, ISO 1600, F-STOP F16.
USING A CANON MACRO RING LITE MR-14EX-SETTING
AT ETTL.
USING A SANDISK
EXTREME 1V 8.0 COMPACT FLASH.
I
LIKE USING DURACELL REGHAGEABLE 2500MAH BATTERIES.
TRIPOD-MANFROTTO 560B.
I
RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FROM CANON,DURACELL,
MANFROTTO,OFF!
INSECT REPELLENT,BAND-AID ANTI-ITCH GEL
BY
JOHNSON & JOHNSON OR FROM SANDISK.
SEE HOW YELLOWJACKETS MANINTAN THEIR HIVE.
CLICK ON MACRO TAB 133.
IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO BEE STINGS OR YELLOW JACKET
OR HORNET STINGS
DO NOT ATTEMPT
THIS TYPE OF EXTREME MACRO PHOTOGRAPHING OR MACRO VIDEOTAPING!
YOU MAY PUT YOURSELF IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
CLICK ON MACRO TAB 140-2012
TO SEE VIDEO ON YELLOWJACKET LAYING HER EGGS.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM NATURE.
MOSQUITOES,TICKS,BITING FLIES,GNATS AND CHIGGER WILL BE WAITING
FOR YOU.
BY USING INSECT REPELLENT MAY HELP KEEP
THEM OFF YOU?
MOSQUITOES THAT MAY CARRY
WEST NILE VIRUS.
TICKS MAY CARRY LYME DISEASE.
I LIKE USING OFF! DEEP WOODS INSECT REPLELLENT.
I ALSO CARRY WITH ME BAND-AID ANTI-ITCH GEL IN MY DAY PACK.
FOR POISON IVY/OAK/SUMMAC.INSECT BITE,AND SUNBURN.
WISCONSIN VERNON WILDLIFE AREA TICK IN MACRO X 4
VERY RARE TO CAPURE THIS.
ALL THE MACRO PHOTOGRAPHS OF INSECTS ON THIS WEB SITE
WERE TAKEN OUTDOORS IN THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
NO STUDIO BACKGROUND SETUP.
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER.
LOOKING FOR THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE IN PHOTOGRAPHING ?
BE A 65MM LENS OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER.
PHOTOGRAPHING THE INSECT WORLD.
NO
OTHER PHOTOGRAPHING WILL BE SO CHALLENGING.
AS
A NEW 65MM LENS MACRO PHOTOGRAPHERS
YOU MAY GIVE
UP IN THE FIRST SEASON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
GIVE ME A CALL AT 414-588-8268
FROM 7:30
P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
FIVE BASIC RULES TO KNOW FOR DOING MACRO IN THE FIELD.
1-LEARN TO BE VERY PATIENT. ( IT MAY TAKE
YOU MANY HOURS TO FIND ANY INSECTS.)
2-THE
SUN MAY BE YOUR WORST ENEMY. ( MANY INSECTS HATE THE SUN AND WILL HIDE.)
3-THE WIND DOES NOT DO YOU ANY BIG FAVORS. ( IT
WILL PUT THE SUBJECT OUT OF FOCUS)
4-THE
INSECTS WILL ALWAYS BE MOVING WHEN YOU TRY TO PHOTOGRAPH IT.
5-
NOT EVERY PHOTO WILL TURN OUT CLEAR. ( RULES 3 & 4 WILL APPLY )
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT X5 FROM IT'S ORIGINAL SIZE
CLICK ON THE ABOVE HTML TO READ MORE ABOUT THE CANON
65MM LENS.
What you will notice is that the viewfinder gets very, very
dark by 5x magnification.
YOU WILL NEED TO USE
YOUR ASSIST LAMP LIGHT ON YOUR
MACRO RING
LITE MR-14EX TO GET PAST THIS PROBLEM.
ASSIST
LAMP LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR 25 SECOND
TO
FOCUS THE SUBJECT IN AND TAKE YOUR PICTURE.
CANON
65MM LENS COST $1,OOO.00 US DOLLARS.
CANON RING
LITE MR-14EX COST AROUND $500.00 US DOLLARS.
LOOKING FOR THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE IN MACRO VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHING?
TRY DOING THIS TYPE OF VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE FIELD.
FOR DOING ALL MY MACRO VIDEOS USING A CANON VIXIA HF31
ALSO USING A CANON WIDE-CONVERTER WD-H37(2) 0.7X
FOR MY MICROPHONE.
USING A CANON DIRECTIONAL STERO MICROPHONE DM-100
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SPIDERS BATTLING OVER FOOD AT VERNON WILDLIFE AREA VIDEO.
TO FIND THESE SPRIDERS YOU WOULD HAVE TO LOOK UNDER PLANT LEAVES.
THE PURPOSE OF MY WEB SITE IS TO SHOW
THE BEAUTY OF EXTREME MACRO PHOTOGRAPHING
I HOPE TO SHOW WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A 65MM -
LENS IN THE FIELD IN MACRO PHOTOGRAPHING.
ARE YOU READY TO SUCCEED IN THE IMPOSSIBLE?
IN THE WORLD HARDEST PHOTOGRAPHING ?
MASTERING THE CANON 65MM LENS.
.
YOU MAY ONLY GET ONE OR TWO PICTURE BEFORE SUBJECT MOVE ON.
A HOLD NEW WORLD OF PHOTOGRAPHING WIL BE
WAITING FOR YOU IF GO MACRO.
VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL SEE THE INSECT WORLD
BUT IN MACRO YOU CAN SHOW THEM WHAT THEY ARE MISSING.
DO HARM TO ANY INSECT WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING THEM.
TO FIND THIS VERY TINY INSECT YOU WILL HAVE TO PICK UP
EVERY TWIG OR BARSCROLL DOWNK FROM A TREE THAT LAYING ON THE GROUND.
YOU COULD SPEND MANY HOUS IN THE WOODS.
SCROLL DOWN AND SEE VICTOR IN THE FIELD FINDING INSECTS.
MANY INSECT WILL BE HIDING UNDER PLANT LEAVES.
ONCE YOU LEARN THE HIDING PLACES OF INSECTS
IT WILL BE EASIER TO FIND THEM.
THIS SPRIDER TOOK A HALF HOUR TO FIND.
ONCE YOU MASTER THE 65MM LENS PHOTOGRAPHING OUTDOORS
THE INSECT WORLD WILL BRING YOU SUCH JOY.
ONLY IN STILL MACRO 65MM LENS PHOTOGRAPHING,
YOU MAY ONCE IN A LIFETIME CAPTURE A MAGIC MOMENT.
VERY RARE TO CAPTURE THIS.
TWO INSECTS ARE BATTLING IT OUT.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT X5 FROM IT'S ORIGINAL SIZE
WAITED FOUR HOUR TO TAKE THIS PICTURE.(GRASSHOPPER EATING)
ONLY WITH A MACRO 65MM
LENS
WILL
BE ABLE CAPTURE AN INSECT FACE LIKE THIS.
HAVING A GOOD DAY IN MACRO PHOTOGRAPHING.
CLICK ON MACRO TAB 140-2012 AND SEE WHY.
WARNING!
THESE INSECTS MATING PHOTOGRAPHS COULD BE
VERY OFFENSIVE TO SOME VIEWERS.
INSECT STANDING UP.
VERY RARE TO CAPTURE THIS.
SOME INSECT PHOTOGRAPHS
MAY BE VERY SCARY
AND VIDEOS MAY BE VERY GRAPHIC TO SOME VIEWERS.
ONLY IN MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY CAN YOU TOTALLY CAPTURE
THE STUNNING BEAUTY AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE INSECT'S BODY.
PHOTOGRAPHING THE INSECT FACES.
99% OF THE TIME I WILL BE DOING THIS.
BRINGING THE SUBJECT TO THE LENS
NOT THE LENS TO THE SUBJECT.
ONLY 1% OF TIME WILL I BRING THE MACRO LENS TO SUBJECT.
BRINGING THE SUBJECT TO THE LENS.
THE ONLY WAY CAN FIND THESE INSECTS YOU WILL HAVE TO PICK UP
EVERY TWIG OR BARK FROM A TREE THAT LAYING ON THE GROUND.
THE BEST TIME TO DO THIS TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPHING
IF THE DAY WILL BE OVERCAST AND A COOL DAY.
THESE INSECTS WILL NOT MOVE AS FAST.
TO SEE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO CLICK ON MACRO TAB 139-2012
AND SCROLL DOWN TO END OF PAGE.
ALWAY RETURN THE SUBJECT WHERE YOU FOUND IT.
BRINGING THE SUBJECT TO THE LENS.
TO SEE THESE INSECTS PICTURES CLICK 0N MACRO TAB 139-2012
AND SCROLL DOWN TO END OF PAGE .
YOU MAY NOTICE I HAVE PANTS LEG TUCKED INTO MY BOOTS.
THIS IS SO THE TICKS DON'T CRAWL UP MY BOOTS AND INSIDE OF MY PANTS.
ALWAY WEAR A LONG SLEEVED SHIRT SO YOU CAN SPRAY THE SHIRT WITH INSECT
REPELLENT.
DON'T FORGET TO USE SOME INSECT
REPELLENT ON YOUR HANDS,EARS,FACE AND ON YOUR NECK.
I
ALWAYS SRAY DOWN MY SHIRT,BOOTS AND MY HAT WITH INSECT REPELLENT.
BY USING INSECT REPELLENT MAY HELP KEEPING INSECT OFF YOU?
ALWAYS CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NO TICKS ON YOUR CLOTHES
OR BODY
AFTER YOU RETURN FROM YOUR PHOTOGRAPHING
INSECT EXPEDITION.
YOU MAY NOTICE I HAVE PANTS LEG TUCKED INTO MY BOOTS.
THIS IS SO THE TICKS DON'T CRAWL UP MY BOOTS AND INSIDE OF MY PANTS.
lARVA FACE OF A MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
BEES MATING
IF YOU ARE NEW TO MACRO 65MM LENS PHOTOGRAPHYING YOU
MUST
REMEMBER IT MAY TAKE MANY YEARS TO GET THIS
QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
LEARN TO BE VERY PATIENT.
NOTE: TRY TO AVOID X-ING OUT AFTER VIEWING VIDEOS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS
JUST CONTINUE TO CLICK ON A NEW TAB THIS WILL
AVOID CLOSING OUT THE WEB SITE.
YOU MAY HAVE TO SCROLL BACK UP TO CLICK ON A
NEW TAB.
ALSO YOU MAY HAVE TO SCROLL UP OR DOWN TO VIEW
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS.
