Comments on: Long Range Macro Photography

By: Libby

Libby — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:29:35 +0000

I have the same lens as Moe – it’s good for me because (as you know) I’m extremely clumsy and have a habit of scaring things off…

By: L Livermore

L Livermore — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:16:54 +0000

Thanks guys, I’ve already had lots of fun with the new lens. Sunday and Monday were both sunny days, giving me an excellent opportunity to try it out.

Wicken Fen was lots of fun and I saw my first water scorpion (Nepa cinerea)! Unfortunately the photos of it are not fantastic because of the reflection from the water and because I had nowhere to lean as it was all very wet.

By: Tristan B

Tristan B — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:45:12 +0000

Enjoy the new lens Laurence – should be some great stuff at Wicken Fen I imagine. Really enjoying the blog by the way!

By: Moe

Moe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:56:47 +0000

Oh, and the bug photos on my front page are not good representations of the Sigma lens. Most of those are old archive photos that are only being published because they are the only shot of a certain species and because it’s winter time and I haven’t been able to take any new photos for awhile.

By: Moe

Moe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:54:02 +0000

Great blog!

I also use a Sigma macro lens for my bug photos. Although I haven’t taken any in awhile (it’s winter!), there are still a few on the front page and my sidebar lifelists for bugs (on the left side) keeps track of everything. Although my Sigma is not a dedicated lens (it’s a 75-300mm, with macro function between 200-300mm), I have enjoyed it very much. Ants, leafhoopers, etc. have all been photographed (although leafhoopers seem to be just out of range).

Anyway, I’m going to add you to the blogroll. Looking forward to the new photos!