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On Explore #163, Sept. 03, 2008
The long weekend is over, have a great week!!
I am away, once again, on business for the week but will try to keep up with your streams.
Wait. Don't clean that yet. Yup, that's what I said to the misses right after she got through making some homemade blueberry syrup. The spoon covered with syrup just caught my eye and screamed macro. It's a weird subject but it works.
...or annoyed guy. Turned his back to me everytime I tried to took a shot. Perhaps I was disturbing his peace or something..
Then I hold my position, aimed at the right point, stayed statue-like without any movement..
After a while he slowly turned his face at my direction...
Ka-boom ! Ka-Boom ! KA-BOOM ! Gotcha !
*Best viewed LARGE.
that was me - all over the place with this - simply nothing to lean on so this is about as good a shot as I can manage in natural light with reversed lens and absolutely no stabilisers...
Lots of breath holding with this one...
marmalade fly Episyrphus balteatus
reversed 18-55 @ 35mm
1/100
f4
iso 400
handheld, stacked
Booo !!!...This metallic blue jumper is one willing subject...Ever curious, it's fun to capture these crawlies...Enjoy your weekend to all my flickr friends...Cheers, Ringgo.
Nikon D90 + Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + R1C1 Wireless Close-Up Speedlight System + Handheld
The Ant Bully Series
I got interested in taking macros of these ants after I watched the movie called "The Ant Bully", so I am dedicating all the series to all of you "Lucas (Peanuts), The Destroyer" out there. Have mercy!!!
blue dasher dragonfly in my wife's garden. the dark area in the upper left is a bird bath. the bright orange background is composed of orange flowers.
A hummingbird moth keeps a vigilant eye on the camera as it momentarily sucks nectar. These nimble, furry little creatures flit rapidly from flower to flower, so I use the technique of setting up the camera on a tripod, focusing on a flower. . . and waiting. Re-focus was on the eye. Nikon D300; ƒ9; 1/640 sec. Taken 23/07/08; 11:02:23. My garden in Oradour Fanais, France. View On Black View LARGE
More hummingbird moth shots in my: Close-up & Macro (Set)>
TGIF !!!...Thanking everyone for viewing and commenting...Happy Friday everyone...Ringgo
Nikon D90 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Ringflash + Handheld
I don't know what it is, but it looks like it has flowerbeds inside the flowers.
Please view large and on black.
Explored.
Master of disguise...Many caterpillars are cryptically coloured and resemble the plants on which they feed and may even have parts that mimic plant parts such as thorns. Their size varies from as little as 1 mm to about 75 millimetres (3.0 in). Some look like objects in the environment such as bird droppings.
from Wikipedia
Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.
Ok... so now I've got some more learning to do.
I'm trying something new & different (again)...
These are some of the first shots I took trying an extension tube in addition to the reverse lens.
Can't seem to get the eye & the proboscis on the same focal plane for a sharp shot on both.
DOF & lighting are still difficult ... focus is unforgiving as the slightest movement by me, the subject, or a slight breeze blowing knocks it out of focus ... but it's a fun challenge :)
Hand-held, manual focus, manual settings .. outside in the rain drizzle most of the time ...
sometimes using SB-600 & sometimes natural light and varying approx 3"-5" from subject
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carpet beetles and stink bug on a shasta daisy. There also appears to be an aphid at upper left of the yellow flower center.
The jumping spider is from the family Salticidae, in the order Araneae, and in the class of Arachnida. The name jumping spider? really refers to most any group of hunting spiders that have the ability to jump or leap anywhere from 10 all the way to 40 times their own body length. Depending the specie, the spider will either jump or walk. There are around 4,000 described species for the jumping spider alone making it the largest of all other spider species.
best viewed LARGE:
This evil eyed bee was all over our Solomon Seal flowers! He would buzz around me every time I got near to the plant, I finally got a shot of him. Look at that eye, wow he was a mean guy! lol Have a wonderful Thursday!!!!
16 spot ladybug in a crab apple blossom at the memphis botanic garden, yesterday. woo hoo, spring is back (at least in memphis).
Winner of Butterfly and Dragonfly Photo Contest.
Winner of Best Macro Photo Contest.
Our downtown streets here in Miami are lined with Royal Poinciana trees. Their delicate, lacy, fern-like leaves throw fascinating shadows on sidewalks, people and objects below.
In May blossoms appear. Glorious red buds unfold revealing a pleated ivory- and gold shield and surrounding red petals. The shield (or standard) petal creates a vibrant contrast displaying the central cluster of black-edged, red-stemmed, pollen-laden stamens.
After a week or so, the petals begin to fall, covering the ground in blazing red blossoms.
Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia
Biscayne Park FL
The Snake (蛇) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac
According to Chinese Astrology, the Year of the Snake person is a smart person. They think of clever schemes in a cold calculating manner. This Chinese zodiac animal sign represents people who are loners and use others to achieve their aims and goals. Their Chinese horoscope makes for interesting reading. Their goals may be worthwhile for mankind or could be solely for the gain of the Snake person. Some people find them attractive because of their swift movement and slender silky beauty. Other people are repelled by the Year of the Snake person because of their perceived danger. Whatever - the person born in the Year of the Snake will invoke a strong reaction from people.
This stamp was issued back in 2001
Chinese New Year is on Feb 10, 2013