Spider's lunch

[tamuril]

Hi

Just joined and getting back into macro after many years away from doing any macro and photo stuff. Thought I'd jump on the 'digital' revolution and give it a whirl.
Being an old Minolta user it was logical to choose Sony to return. My current camera is a Sony a200.

These were taken on a windy and damp day which didn't help much and using a monopod with the subject being blown in and out of focus like crazy, I was quite pleased with the end result.
Both shots taken with the 200 with a Tamron 90mm macro lens and Sony macro flash. Still getting used to the setup and it shows

Sorry for the 'yuk' content of the photos

Alan

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[David Kilpatrick]

Welcome - nice intro pix! I have to say these pictures support the illumination quality and exposure accuracy of Sony's twin head macro flash (nee Minolta) and I prefer them to typical ring-flash macro results.

David

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Here's another spider's lunch...



Sorry for the bad optical quality, the cheap Sigma 70-300 doesn't do well in the CA department... among other things
Had the APO version earlier but my D7D manage to kill it (stripped gears maybe).

/Zeb!

[Dr. Harout]

An excellent start Alan and welcome among us alpha mount users.
I think spiders are the most photographed in macro world, probably due to their fantastic and photogenic web design.