Update, Sep. 2009: too many things I want to make, too little time. I have many photos to upload, but also need to get the Pro account back. At the moment I have around 1000 photos, but of course only 200 appear. So stay tuned :-)

 

Thank you so much everyone for helping me with IDing the animals. It's a great feeling.

 

Update: back from Sarawak, with some new photographs, but not as many as I hoped.

 

Note: I may delete your comment if you put one of those group badges / images / icons whatever it's called. Thanks.

 

Update: I am in San Francisco until the end of May, so it will take a while to update my stuff. I miss "my" bugs!!

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This is my attempt of making a record of living things, mainly insects and fungi.

 

Although I'm just a begginer, and I make lots of begginer's mistakes ^_^, I will try to take this seriously as far as it is possible.

 

Some of the photographs may be lousy, but I will put them anyway.

 

I appreciate any help on identifying the species more than comments like "nice DOF!".

 

And I will be very happy if you show some curiosity about the subject. Making questions is more interesting than "nice DOF!" (last trend in the internet: "Nice bokeh!")

 

Anything is better than "nice DOF!", really.

 

I use Flickr tags to help the management of the species/photos, so you can also view them using this method. It's quite useful. And in my opinion, if nature photographers followed this method, IDing would be easier :-)

 

Before each photo name there is a number that means (species).(subject/photo). Insects, spiders, fungus etc have a different number catalogation.

 

Before asking where the photo was taken, please check the Tags. They usually contain: Location, Species, Ordo (Order), "Needs ID", Common name in English and Portuguese, ID up to (Genus, Familia, etc).

 

How do I ID the species:

 

1. My Contacts/Flickerers have been invaluable on helping me

2. I check my Contacts' photos by name/tag

3. I check some local/regional sites. If I don't understand the language, I use Google's translation tool (www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en ).

4. I check the small "A Guide to Common Insects in the Parks and Gardens of Singapore"

5. Sometimes, I just stumble across a photo that has a similar species

6. I check/post photos on groups, specially ID Please (www.flickr.com/groups/idplease/)

 

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Insects so far

Identification up to the Familia (Family)

 

(22 Feb 2008): 69

Identified or partially identified: 25

 

(20 Mar 2008): 114

Identified or partially identified: 32

 

(27 Mar 2008): 135

Identified or partially identified: 47

 

(30 Mar 2008): 154

Identified or partially identified: 60

 

(22 Abr 2008): 182

Identified or partially identified: 74

  

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Spiders so far

Identification up to the Familia (Family)

 

(30 Mar 2008): 36

Identified or partially identified: 9

 

(10 Abr 2008): 39

Identified or partially identified: 14

  

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Mushrooms so far (22 Feb 2008): 52

 

Identified: ? (have to count them...)

 

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Canon 400D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM (*)

Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM

Canon Ixus 50

A very handy Slik tripod (*)

A great Lowepro bag Slingshot 100 AW, quite ergonomical and quick to use (*)

No Flash (yet...)

 

(*) recommended!

 

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Please when inviting to a group of giving an award, don't put any flashing badges/congratulations etc pics. Photos with links that you want to share are OK.

 

Thank you.

 

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And something to keep in mind:

 

"Nature is the horror. It is frightening if not seen from the "window". The city on the other way is delightful" - Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Architect

 

"A natureza é o horror, pois se não for vista da "janela", é assustadora! (...) A cidade é que é encantadora." - Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Arq.

 

 

Buddy icon from: www.flickr.com/photos/artnow/2400158291/