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by Moebius
Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:45 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: A pair of flies
Replies: 9
Views: 2334

Chicken fight: When one person sits upon the shoulders of another and faces their 'opponent', another pair arranged similarly. The goal is to knock the other 'team' down. This is most popular in swimming pools and parties where alcohol is served. :wink:

Ken
by Moebius
Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:52 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: A few from last year
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

Rik,

Firefly larvae are predators of snails and slugs. Unfortunately, after I took this photo, the two of them tumbled off of the leaf and I couldn't find them again to get more shots/angles.

Ken
by Moebius
Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: A few from last year
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

A few from last year

I was caught being a lurker by Rik in another post, so I thought I would post a few images from late last season. It was difficult to choose just 3, so please visit my gallery for further viewing as I won't post any more of last season. It seems it is so tough for me to get an interesting shot of a ...
by Moebius
Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:48 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Ladybug on Yellow V
Replies: 7
Views: 1879

Rik, I was guilty the end of last year of not processing my pics until winter time. At that point, didn't feel the pics were fresh enough to post. Also spent quite a bit of time redoing my gallery; archiving away 80% of it or so to make it more viewable. As mentioned in my earlier post, I am tending...
by Moebius
Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:20 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Ladybug on Yellow V
Replies: 7
Views: 1879

Jens, What 'DOF problem' exists? I myself started out taking all my shots at f16 or f11 years ago, but then as the years went by, I found myself preferring the look of a wider aperture to show selective focus where I want it and soft features surrounding. Not everything has to be in focus in my opin...
by Moebius
Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:13 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Twins
Replies: 2
Views: 1029

Twins

Stacked two images, one f2.8, the other f22.

Image

Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm
by Moebius
Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:20 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: The Beauty, the Bold, and the Poser
Replies: 7
Views: 1942

Rik, Don't think that getting another cm or so on the bottom wasn't my plan on the original composition, but it just moved slightly. Now that you mention it, it bugs me now too (yeah, thanks...). I don't know if the solution is cropping slightly, as you still wouldn't see space at the bottom, or bet...
by Moebius
Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:14 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Half Dragon, Half Crayfish
Replies: 5
Views: 1386

I will try to get a crop of the underside. Not sure how much definition there will be though.

Ken
by Moebius
Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: A Time Lapse Study of Myxomycete Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Replies: 9
Views: 2558

Walter,

LordV, a member here, uses a lot of animated gifs over on the FredMiranda site. He created a tutorial:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/macroviewe ... 586623228/

on this. I agree that these images would look fantastic animated....a stop-motion look.

Ken
by Moebius
Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:03 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: The Beauty, the Bold, and the Poser
Replies: 7
Views: 1942

The Beauty, the Bold, and the Poser

I am pleased with the soft pastel look to this midge. No color adjustments made. http://perceptions.smugmug.com/photos/331779209_LRhLY-L.jpg This I shot last year and am just finishing processing him. Can't remember for sure if I showed him before or not. He is a Tangle-veined fly. http://perception...
by Moebius
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:20 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Aphid Muncher
Replies: 2
Views: 1056

Aphid Muncher

Ladybird Beetle larvae photographed in my backyard wildflower garden. All captured with Canon 30D/Sigma 150mm with mirror lockup and remote shutter release. #1 f8 ISO 400 1/20 sec http://perceptions.smugmug.com/photos/331772435_yaE3W-XL.jpg #2 f4 ISO 400 1/80 sec http://perceptions.smugmug.com/photo...
by Moebius
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Half Dragon, Half Crayfish
Replies: 5
Views: 1386

Doug,

I did not notice until I viewed them in processing. He acted normal and healthy; had to chase him to get a pic.

Ken
by Moebius
Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 am
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: Half Dragon, Half Crayfish
Replies: 5
Views: 1386

Half Dragon, Half Crayfish

Dragonfly getting eaten alive by hundreds of what I assume are mites. Reminds me of crawdads with the underside of their tail filled with eggs.

Image

Image

Ken
by Moebius
Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: Nature Photography -- Macro and Close-up
Topic: I AM more patient than a crab spider!
Replies: 4
Views: 1314

...resized complete

K
by Moebius
Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: My evolution in photography
Replies: 1
Views: 962

My evolution in photography

I was performing a little self-introspection on how my photography has progressed the past 4 years. For me, it was impossible to learn and pay attention to everything at once. I am wondering if others follow a similar path? This seems to be the evolution of proficiency/artistry I have taken in this ...