Amazon Pics Part 84

Moebius · Post by **Moebius** » Mon May 07, 2007 5:56 am

Nearing the end of the photos...don't even think I will make the series go into triple digits

These is of a 2-3 cm blood red....assassin of some sort - no color adjustments performed. Only one of his kind I saw on the trip. Notice the injured right foreleg. The lighting conditions were very poor for all 3 of these shots as you can tell. Fortunately the bright colors offset the low light. Tell me as to your preference of shots.

Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon May 07, 2007 7:07 am

A very unique assassin Ken. It being crippled up is really a shame but you got a series of good photographs of it and that is what counts. If I had to choose, hmm...all of them are quite good.

Color and sharpness are really good even though you have poor lighting, as you have stated. I keep scrolling up and down comparing the images. The highlights seem to vary from frame to frame, maybe it is my tired old eyes but in the first they seem to be quite good and then progressively get more noticeable in the other two. I have had this happen to me before when sharpening with the software I have and it is annoying at times when all these tft's (thin film transistors) begin lighting up on my monitor. I don't know about other software but probably the more expensive programs allow you to adjust in fine increments the amount of sharpening that you require. I am just rattling along, fenders flopping, with an old version of Photo Impact.

I guess I would have to go with photograph number two. The severed appendage does not standout as much and is masked somewhat by the other that isn't. Color, sharpness, composition all good but I really like the profile of the insect in number three. Really hard for me to pick one above the other in that aspect but number two is it, I think.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:11 pm

I`ll vote on #2 also. Nice broadside shot....bad leg is less noticable. The color is incredible!

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:35 pm

Yes I agree with Ken and Doug - pic2 wins by 2 amazing antennae. Red is not the easiest colour to expose well for detail, but there looks to be plenty of info. to spare - for a tighter crop sometime (head and thorax maybe?

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If it's still able to catch prey and it survives long enough, will the lost leg regenerate (as is the case with spiders) do you know?

Bruce

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:23 pm

Good question Bruce, I really don't know but I have heard that the human liver has regenerative properties but still many people die from liver disease.

If thats true about the liver being regenerative then...ain't that sump'thn, wonder why folks die?

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:30 pm

Gee, I didn`t know spiders could do that. True bugs do go through Incomplete Metamorphisis so they do molt at different stages. I know crabs regenerate lost limbs through molting. hummmm

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:42 pm

Doug said:

I know crab regenerate lost limbs through molting. hummmm

I did not know that!

Wonder why they don't do that when I order them up at the local seafood house. Sure would be nice to get a little more for ones money these days. Heaven knows gas isn't going to come down any.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:04 pm

Nifty beast, I would love to see the adult form.