When we sit in our garden or walk in the woods, we are sometimes distracted by a flying insect like a butterfly passing us or maybe a ladybug on its merry way, maybe even an unwanted wasp that is trying to smell our lips for watch. what we had for breakfast. In our world there are many things for each of us, they make us happy, sad or even sometimes scared at the mere sight of some of them. Yet even though they outnumber us by the billions, they rarely bother us no matter how weird or threatening they may seem. That is unless of course you take a close look at how they actually look …
There are one or two ways that we can enter your world and take a closer look at these incredible creatures that have been around for millions of years. The first implies that they are dead and examining them through a microscope, which is neither very human nor skilled.
Another way to examine them or look at them more closely is through photography, which preserves their existence and makes the whole event that much more interesting. A bit like going hunting, only instead of using something as destructive as a rifle, we would be using a camera lens that is much more creative and helps conservation.
With today’s camera lenses, even something as normal as 18-75mm with macro will produce some very interesting close-up images. Building on that, there are a couple of alternatives for taking close-up images, the first being to start shopping for expensive lenses that will produce some simply amazing images, but for a much cheaper price but by no means sticky are magnifying lenses.
These loupes generally come in a selection of sizes that can fit both the front of a lens and each other.
Sets tend to contain:
- 1x magnification
- 2x magnification
- 4x magnification and a
- 10x magnification
Once we have a set of these it is simply a matter of holding onto our lens and going out hunting (in miniature) some of the images that can be captured this way are sometimes beyond belief and they certainly go the extra mile. from spending years on our hands and knees that is worth it.
Ideally, a tripod would be the medium of choice to hold the camera for some great photos, but with insect photography this is rarely due to continuous movement and the speed with which insects tend to move.