I gave a talk on insect photography last month to the Entomology department at U.C. Davis. The event was recorded, and the video was posted earlier today:
How to take better insect photos: the video
Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
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Very nice, shame that the sound-sync gets so bad in the end that you hear the discussion about how you’ve have arranged the pictures like 1 slide in advance.
Non the less, great stuff, thanks
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Dear Sir
I have 105mm macro lens, how can I take 1x to 5x?
Dear johnny-
Buy yourself some extension tubes and you’ll be able to turn *all* your lenses, not just your 105 macro, into “macro” lenses. I don’t think you’ll be able to do 5x with your 105 macro; instead, reverse-mount a 35mm lens on extension tubes you should be able to get close.
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