jmlphoto wrote:i like the second one, is there any post done to these?

Thanks Jordan,
No significant pp apart from #2 where I changed the hue slightly.

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Thanks everyone for the comments and nostalgia
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Excellent- thought for a minute the snake was eating a pie
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Lovely shot and pose.
Normally they do this to minimise the sun's heat (ie they are over-heating) and point their tail roughly toward the sun. First time I saw this pose I thought it was an aggression pose.
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Excellent capture
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For those old enough to remember :) Interference patterns in soap bubble films. Brian V. Click on Pics for larger size http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2082703569_059575ca32.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/2082704931_4e34cffcae.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/2082705573_e69d614ae4...

Lovely capture (even if a bit of it was unexpected)
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Wonderful looking snake and a lovely shot of it. I always like the colours and textures in reptile shots - probably because I do all my shooting in my garden and I don't have any reptiles in it (probably a good thing).
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Thanks Ken , Mike and Rik for looking and commenting. Much appreciated. Rik - I said dreaded as theses tend to be one of the "stock" starter shots for new macrophotographers :) The spiders web was between the rungs of a ladder leaning against my garage above a window. I put a plastic bottle onto the...

Lovely shot- I'd have guessed it as a dandelion
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Some dreaded raindrops in spider web shots. These were between the rungs of a ladder leaning against my rear garage wall. The shots have been focus stacked to get both the drops and the refractions in focus. Brian V. Click on Pics for larger size http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/2069539632_0ceb4e...

beetleman wrote:Beautiful pictures Brian. Springtails are cute in a way, sorta like cartoon people

Thanks beetleman
Fraid I love these little springtails - look like alien 6 legged cows especially when you find a herd of them grazing.
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Excellent captures by all- the crab spider isn't doing a very good job of colour matching with the flower though
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Lovely capture
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Interesting topic. Someone asked on flickr what my definition of macro was and I didn't realise that I came up with the "kodak" definition - " I prefer an easier definition of- It should show detail on the PC screen that you cannot see with the naked eye." I later added when the subject was within a...