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Category Archives: Shooting closeups
Misty Mornings
The polar vortex up north has brought SW Florida some foggy mornings. Not usually good for a photographer. Looking out across the canal if was difficult to any detail at 100 yards even with the sun well above the horizon. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Scenic, Shooting closeups, Spider
Tagged fishing boat, fog, mist, sailboats, spider, spiderweb
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More Flying Flies
I found a pair of Four-spotted Aphid Flies (Dioprosopa clavata) in a mating flight at a pond near the intersection of Marion and Ponce De Leon Blvd in Punta Gorda. It’s actually a nectar eater as an adult but … Continue reading
Catching a fly flying
This is a Dolichopodidae, also known as a Long-legged Fly. There are over 137 species of them in Florida and 18 of those have only been found here. They are very small. Less than a 1/4 inch and even less … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bug, Shooting closeups
Tagged Dolichopodidae, Long-legged fly, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 VR, Nikon D750
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Dragonflies and a foot with the V1 and 55-200mm combination
This is still one of my favorite shooting combinations for my morning walk. I generally put the V1 with the FT-1 and Nikkor 55-200mm over my shoulder and carry the SB-N7 flash and a Raynox 150 achromat close-up lens in … Continue reading
Nikon V1 with the Nikkor 55-200mm VR kit lens
The Nikkor 55-200mm VR is a common kit zoom for the DSLR range. I tried one on my Nikon V1 using the FT-1 adapter. I had previously tried other AF-S lenses but felt that they were cumbersome and the requirement … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Bug, Camera Gear, Shooting closeups
Tagged butterfly, dragonfly, Green heron, monarch, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, Punta Gorda History Park
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V1 closeups with the Leitz ELPRO achromat lenses
I’ve mentioned using the Leitz ELPRO achromats with the V1 for some of the closeups below. I generally just put one on the lens I had on and let the subject guide the image. I wasn’t really worried about absolute … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Gear, Photography, Shooting closeups
Tagged 10-30mm, 30-110mm, closeup, Leitz ELPRO VI, Macro, Nikon 1, V1
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A closeup experiment with the Nikon V1
After trying the Nikon 1 V1 with the Nikkor 1 30-110mm VR and the Raynox M-150 I decided it was a keeper for bugs. So, I decided to try an experiment on closest focus with the Raynox 150 and 250 … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Gear, Photography, Shooting closeups
Tagged Nikkor 30-110mm, Nikon V1, raynox 150, Raynox 250
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OK, back to bugs
The Nikon 1 V1 came on sale before christmas. This was a camera I found interesting but expensive. The pre-christmas sale made it possible to get the V1 with the 10-30mm and 30-110mm zooms for a decent price. I took … Continue reading
Posted in Bug, Camera Gear, Flower, Photography, Shooting closeups
Tagged Nikkor 30-110mm, Nikon V1, raynox 150
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More with the Nikon P7100 and Raynox 150 macro lens
My first experiment (below) with the Raynox 150 on the Nikon P7100 convinced me that I should try it again. So, I headed off to the butterfly garden at the Punta Gorda History Park to see what it would do. … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Gear, Flower, Park, Shooting closeups, Spider
Tagged closeup, I, Macro, Nikon P7100, Photography, Punta Gorda History Park, raynox 150
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Nikon P7100 accessory lenses
The Nikon P7100 is Nikon’s premier Point and Shoot camera. Point and shoot is an oversimplification because the camera does offer raw image format for better post processing and a viewfinder which is often useful in bright sunlight. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Gear, Photography, Shooting closeups
Tagged adapter, coolpix P7100, raynox 150, seeds, spanish needle, tubes, ur-e22, wc-E75
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