Nice shots. #3 works best for me, because the ants are all in focus, evenly distributed across the vine, and the composition is clean.
Thanks Matt. I was not prepared for that sort of speed and light was pretty poor under the trees. Now that I do know what to expect, hope the next time will be better.
Wow! Terrific details in your close-ups. Bokeh is spot-on!
Thanks Victor appreciate the kind words despite the shortcomings of these shots.
I think #3 is a really great shot and an interesting capture.
Nice shots Bobo, can imagine how tricky these would have been - I like no' 5 - has a bit of everything - well done
I like #3 too. It would be good if you could bring up the colour of the ants a bit -- orange on green is a nice contrast.
Thanks Mike, Greg - will give 3 a go on both suggestions.
Hi, Bobo, very nice set! Nice details. Did you use a tripod/Cable release? What was the aperture?
Thanks for sharing; now that I am starting to shoot some macro, I know how difficult it is and the ammount of patience/technique it demmands!
Cheers!
Thanks Otavio. Welcome to the frustrating world of macro.
The experts here are Geoff, Letrow and a couple of others. I am still trying to wrap my head around it.
Setting wise for these shots - some were shot with off-camera flash, others not.
Flash settings were mostly 1/160, f7.1 or 8. ISO was 200.
Non-flash was 1/500-1/640, f5.6-f6.3, ISO was 1600 as it was pretty dark in that place.
All were hand-held.
Hope this is of some use.