Showing posts with label leaf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leaf. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jumping Spider Lazing on Curry Leaf Plant 25 April 2012


As an avid insect macro photographer, I also try my best to be a botanist at home.

I have accumulated more than 10 potted plants outside my house, along the common corridor and it proved to be quite useful when trying to look for insect subjects to shoot without having to travel into any forest.

Before I left the house for dinner last night, I was watering the plants. I noticed a relatively big jumping spider hopping away as it sensed the drizzle from my watering can onto the curry leaf plant that it was perching on. I was hoping that when I return after dinner, it would still be there.

When I did reach home, it was waiting for me on one of the outermost leaf of the curry leaf plant.

Without much delay, I set up my flash brackets and gave it several portraiture shots.



Sunday, October 31, 2010

More campers outside my house 31 Oct 2010


Was leaving the house when I saw this critter taking a rest on a large leaf of my potted plant aka "铁树".

It didn't take me long to set up my camera and flash with my DIY diffuser and started snapping.

The results of my DIY diffuser was very satisfactory!

This could arguably be one of the better macro shoots I had taken (with the lighting that I am happy with).

Click each picture to enlarge and scrutinize the shot!

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This one was slightly out of focus as I was starting to warm up



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Better focus in this shot



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Another shot taken parallel to the focal plane of the insect's body



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A failed top view shot with focusing off [ focus was on wings instead of eyes ]



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A first satisfactory shot



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This shot showed off the compound eye a little bit
as the compound eyes reflected the light from the flash



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Another shot I was happy with



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Last shot of the night



If you like the effect of my DIY diffuser, do send me an email to find out more!