Garden safari
Posted 22/08/2011 - 22:38
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bravo
Posted 23/08/2011 - 08:15
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Wonderful.
The Jumping Spider (#6) seems to have eyes everywhere.
The Jumping Spider (#6) seems to have eyes everywhere.
Posted 23/08/2011 - 09:04
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Some quite exceptional shots
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 23/08/2011 - 16:24
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I don't do macro but I enjoy the work of those who do. Some of these spider shots take me into an unknown world. Thanks for posting.
David
David
Posted 23/08/2011 - 16:53
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Excellent shots ! Love the Green Spider, that's #1 for me. The mating ants is an unusual shot too - what did you do ? Haul her out of the nest
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Posted 23/08/2011 - 22:51
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1 and 4 are not insects, they are Aliens mate! Nice shots.
Vic.
Vic.
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Posted 25/08/2011 - 19:32
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This is lurking in the shed! I'm sure he came out to check if I was potential dinner. I only took this one picture as I wanted to put as much distance between us ASAP. It's uncropped too!
Taken with a Chinon 50mm f1.4 on a 31mm tube with a 2x Kenko TC @ f16 on X sync

Taken with a Chinon 50mm f1.4 on a 31mm tube with a 2x Kenko TC @ f16 on X sync

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Posted 25/08/2011 - 19:48
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They're all brilliant Steve.
I don't know how you manage to get such clear shots with the tubes - mine are always underexposed (by that I mean black) or blurry.
Your shots always give me something to aspire to.
Keep 'em coming.
Kind regards
Charlotte
I don't know how you manage to get such clear shots with the tubes - mine are always underexposed (by that I mean black) or blurry.
Your shots always give me something to aspire to.
Keep 'em coming.
Kind regards
Charlotte
Posted 25/08/2011 - 19:54
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Thanks Charlotte, It is strange you should sat that because when I see your shots I think the same. I always use the ring flash with the tubes that way I get plenty of light it works for me. Oh and catch in focus, without that I could never get these shots.
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17 years
Somewhere warm and sunny
and chased out a whole host of creepy crawlies. Grabbed the 50mm and the tubes and attached the DOI ring flash and had an hour of snapping... I think I deserved it?
Here are some for your perusal.
1. Male Leaf Hopper
2. Jumping Spider with lunch
3. Mating Ants
4. 6 legged harvest Spider (Not guilty)
5. Green Spider on lavender
6. Jumping Spider, same one as earlier. I watched her jump the ant she's carrying. But to her annoyance it was a spent carcass.
7. Orb Spider
8. Mating Leaf Hoppers... excuse the dirty great mote of dust at these magnifications even the tiniest piece of dust looks like a length of rope!
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)