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[av98m 0]

Very nice!

[Blues 0]

Thanks alot ...

[av98m 0]

Here's a tiny bugger that I caught resting on a flower at the botanical gardens. It was no bigger than my thumbnail. I think its time to save up for a real macro lens.

 

 

 

Edited April 24, 2005 by av98m

[Blues 0]

very good catch! u definitely need a real macro lens.. better still dslr+ macro

Edited April 24, 2005 by Blues

[Firefox 0]

Here's a tiny bugger that I caught resting on a flower at the botanical gardens. It was no bigger than my thumbnail. I think its time to save up for a real macro lens.

 

You just need a Gitzo tripod, an Arca Swiss Ballhead and a Macro focusing rail from Manfrotto. You current lens can close-up well enough.. Oh... And you need to stop being lazy and bring your tripod down.. LOL....

[tropicalrips 0]

hdb shot

i desaturated the building leaving the sky and laundry

Edited April 24, 2005 by tropicalrips

[Rameish 0]

Av was the bug really translucent white? Or is that your lens/cam.

[av98m 0]

Yes, it was translucent white(sorta like cuttlefish or squid sashimi). I almost missed it when looking at the flower.

[tropicalrips 0]

my almost empty train shot redone

 

[Blues 0]

hehhe playing with the bw+colour editing ...

[av98m 0]

Here's a tiny bugger that I caught resting on a flower at the botanical gardens. It was no bigger than my thumbnail. I think its time to save up for a real macro lens.

 

You just need a Gitzo tripod, an Arca Swiss Ballhead and a Macro focusing rail from Manfrotto. You current lens can close-up well enough.. Oh... And you need to stop being lazy and bring your tripod down.. LOL....

Well, I shot the pics using a AF 70-300G, with a +2.9 diopter stacked in front. This combo gave me about 0.87X magnification (so those pics are actual size, no cropping was done). Manual focusing was a nightmare with this setup. But yes, a tripod would have helped lots. Imagine shooting handholding a 300mm lens at 0.87X magnification! The picture was shifting in and out of focus through my viewfinder like a drunken sailor with each breath I took! What can I say, I've always been a glutton for punishment.

 

Next time I'll be sure to lug the tripod and cable release.

 

For my AF 28-105D, the AF could work even at macro distance(when I toggle the macro switch), so it was very easy to use. Gives me only 0.5X magnification though. Its an excellent general purpose lens.

[Blues 0]

ok call me WOLS I thought u r still on normal prosumer... never knew u have upgraded to dslr hrmm..

[av98m 0]

No lah, where got dslr. I bought a used film slr (Nikon F80D + MB16 battery grip)recently for dirt cheap you see. Even my 3 lenses(28-105D, 70-300G, 50 1.8D) are bought used, except for my 50mm 1.8D. Also bought a crumpler company embarassment and tripod and cable release. Total amt spent maybe not even enough to pay for a used D70 body only.

Edited April 26, 2005 by av98m

[Rameish 0]

Something you guys need to know before shooting more strange bugs:

 

WARNING: From the University of North Florida

 

An article by Dr. Beverly Clark, in the Journal of the United Medical Association (JUMA), the mystery behind a recent spate of deaths has been solved. If you haven't already heard about it in the news, here is what happened.

 

Three women in North Florida, turned up at hospitals over a 5-day period, all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and vomiting, followed by muscular collapse, paralysis, and finally, death. There were no outward signs of trauma. Autopsy results showed toxicity in the blood.

 

These women did not know each other, and seemed to have nothing in common. It was discovered, however, that they had all visited the same restaurant (Olive Garden) within days of their deaths. The health department descended on the restaurant, shutting it down. The food, water, and air conditioning were all inspected and tested, to no avail.

 

The big break came when a waitress at the restaurant was rushed to the hospital with similar symptoms. She told doctors that she had been on vacation, and had only went to the restaurant to pick up her check. She did not eat or drink while she was there, but had used the restroom. That is when one toxicologist, remembering an article he had read, drove out to the restaurant, went into the restroom, and lifted the toilet seat. Under the seat, out of normal view, was a small spider. The spider was captured and brought back to the lab, where it was determined to be the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) , so named because of its reddened flesh color. This spider's venom is extremely toxic, but can take several days to take effect. They live in cold, dark, damp climates, and toilet rims provide just the right atmosphere.

 

Several days later a lawyer from Jacksonville showed up at a hospital emergency room. Before his death, he told the doctor, that he had been away on business, had taken a flight from Indonesia, changing planes in Singapore, before returning home. He did not visit (Olive Garden), while there. He did, as did all of the other victims, have what was determined be a puncture wound, on his right buttock.

 

Investigators discovered that the flight he was on had originated in India. The Civilian Aeronautics Board (CAB) ordered an immediate inspection of the toilets of all flights from India, and discovered the Two-Striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata) spider's nests on 4 different planes!

 

It is now believed that these spiders can be anywhere in the country. So please, before you use a public toilet, lift the seat to check for spiders. It can save your life! And please pass this on to everyone you care about.

 

Officer Sylvia Steele

University of North Florida

Science Dept

4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South

Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645

[Blues 0]

av: wah.. nice one.. mind telling how much u paid for the f80+grip? I've been planning to get one.. maybe sometime in the future to try out the film experience. .. I once saw f80s for 350 .. damn cheap but too bad so quickly snatched