How to Photograph Insects in the Field (Canon R6 & EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro Lens)
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- It's mid July and I'm out early morning in search of Insects for Macro Photography! In this video I shoot a mixture of hand-held and from a tripod, using the Canon R6 with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens. I also use a small LED to add a bit more light in the shadows. Watch for lots of tips on how to shoot insects out in the field in natural light.
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Pretty pictures of weeds! Goes to show you, there are always things to photograph!
I'm a big fan of your channel and photos
Thanks so much. That's really kind.
Enjoyed your video, as always, Paul.
I seldom use a tripod for macrophotography. Too often the insect leaves before I can get set up. I shoot by hand and use a flash -- sometimes a small flash with a diffuser that fits over my Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x macro lens. Typically, I shoot at 1-2.5x magnification, ISO 200, 1/200th of a second and f/10. I also sometimes use a ring flash, reducing the power on one side to create more realistic lighting effects.
I do use a tripod and slider rail when shooting at higher magnification, but I do that at home, where I have a miniature photo studio set up specifically for macro work.
I almost always go out with two cameras -- one for macro work, and the other with a Tamron 150-600mm G2 zoom for birds and other wildlife.
Thanks for your content. I admire your work a lot.
Awesome.. thanks for sharing your ideas.. amazing macro pictures 😊
Great content and tips again Paul, Natures Rest has a huge amount of butterflies atm and they love the thistles, now I know how to keep a thistle still in the wind 😀👍
Haha! Yes, thistles are very good. In fact it seems many butterflies are drawn to purple. No idea why..
Thank you so much another great video . like it .
a cool trick i did with my ripod was to put long springs in the legs, that way when i loosen all three legs i can let them all hit the ground then move the camera to where i want it then tighten the legs up, without the springs they dont push out when you raise the camera up.
makes a difference when stuff is more active and you don't have as much time if you want to do a tripod shot
have you ever tested the Laowa 100mm 2:1 macro lens, optically its very good indeed, sharpest i have,
Considering how much time you had to take the first image, I thought you might of tried some focus stacking considering you're using the R6.
It's something I don't really do, I generally just prefer one exposure. But that's not to say I won't. Thank you for your input.
Hey how is the IBIS in R6 working at solving the non-is in this lens?
The IBIS is definitely helping me and also the lack of vibration from electronic shutter. Both these things have massively helped in my insect photography.
You know the R6 has a flip-out screen... ? 🤣🍻
You won’t get the true exposure under overcast/sunny intervals with a screen facing upwards though it’d be like guess work. In a dark woods photographing fungi by all means
Hand held shooting in macro is better pressed against the viewfinder. Screen is great with a tripod. Works for me anyway..
@@oliverwoodburyphotography6818 You would have the correct exposure if you set the correct exposure and didn't rely on the brightness of the screen, but you are right, the screen would be useless in bright sun!! Also, some people just don't like using those screens.
No one should be trying to assess exposure simply by looking at the brightness on the screen… that’s what the histogram is for.
So yes, using the flip out screen would be beneficial.
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yeah. only just getting used to that, lol!
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Why don't you take advantage of the R6's focus bracketing for some shots? Do you never use it?
I just never got round to it! But will definitely try that. Thanks for the reminder.. it would be a great idea for a video.
Does focus bracketing even work on that Lens?
Thanks for these comments - I filmed a video where I tried focus stacking with my R6 and EF 100mm Macro lens for the first time. Works perfectly with that lens. Video hopefully out in a couple of weeks.
Great video as always👍. Btw the caterpillar is actually a larva of some Hymenoptera (idk the english word 😅) and not a larva of a butterfly or a moth.
Thank-you. Thats very helpful! I think it looks like a sawfly larvae.
Sawfly?
@@PaulMiguelPhotographyYes, that's probably it.
Great video, definitely learning something from this. You did very well with the dog intruder, if I remember your not a fan of dogs
Lol. Funnily enough I was so engrossed I forgot I developed a fear of dogs! He was pretty friendly though. Thanks Ian. I do enjoy these 'in the field' videos.
Black labrador more likely to be licked to death than anything else
Loved the bit with the photobombing dog! I shoot wildlife in our local parks. I chuckle when adults, children or dogs just come up to me and scare away my subject. Sometimes it’s frustrating. But, there is apart of me that says they are just trying to be outside enjoying nature, so we have that in common! If they ask, I will share what I know about what I’m photographing.
Very good stuff. I always enjoy trying to get photos of insects flying around my wife's flowers. You've given us some excellent advice here.
Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always, it's that time of the year to photograph dragonfly 😂👍
Thank you for your support. Dragonflies.. absolutely! I've been scouting some new locations for dragonflies lately.
Thanks. Question1 - on a Canon crop sensor R7 what will be the behaviour of a macro RF lens? Will they work like a macro lens with reduced field of view?
Q2 - As a thumbrule for macro photography, what are your camera settings - One shot / Servo, AF / MF, tracking On / Off, Spot / Evaluative...
Thanks.
On a crop sensor, a macro lens will result in a narrower field of view and an increased magnification, which can be good. Other settings operate as in other photography genres. MF is a friend, but one can also use AF.
In macrophotography, the depth of field is usually very narrow and the amount of available light is reduced, so it's nice to have that in mind. Smaller apertures (f/11 and above) might be useful, as well as a flash and diffuser.
Great vid Paul - quick kit query, I've got the R5 and use focus stacking for landscapes, love it. Pondering getting the lens you've got here for some Macro (I've got a client who does jewellery - plus its winter, snowflakes!). Have you tried automatic focus stacking with it - just wondering how its auto focus system performs. I think my little 24-70 F4L died after using the super-fast focusing which the R5's stacking attempts! Developed an error... Cheers!
Bought one - lets see what happens!
Hi there. Hope everything is going well for you. To be honest I haven't even tried the focus stacking! Something to look... if I ever get round to it.!
Thankyou excellent video id love to get into Macro only prob for me is im less abled use a scooter & cannot get don very low ( all the ticks haha :( ) I have an R10 & very tempted to get this lens
I'd suggest possibly looking for flowers that are the right height for the scooter. And then hopefully you'll get some insects too.
I really appreciate your focus on nature. Did you ever think that in addition to choosing aesthetic factors for the framing and timing of a shot, it might also be a gift to the viewers if you chose a shot which helped illustrate the story behind the relationships between the subjects, such as: what is the ladybird doing on the flower, or why is the caterpillar on a stem?
Absolutely love that, thank you. Yes, that is something I would like to develop in the future.
Great video Paul-I've just go a couple of LEDs
I can thoroughly recommend the workshops if anybody's thinking of one
Another great video Paul some great images as well and great tips again 👏👏keep the great work up👌
Great video! How do you identify the insects? Thank you - RB
Good video, always looking for tips and trying new things.
I love macro
Nice Video Paul !!!
Nice one Paul 👍. I'm off out tomorrow...YWT Ripon City Wetlands to try some macro again, hopefully without the wind and rain I had to endure last week when I was there, lol.
Best of luck Mal. I hope it goes well. And decent conditions.
Best of luck Mal. I hope it goes well. And decent conditions.