Amazon Pics Part 86

[Moebius]

This is a...umm....well, I guess it is a grasshopper, but his eyes don't seem typical.



These look a little more typical



A shield bug-like creature



Ken Nelson
Canon 30D
Sigma 150mm

[Mike B in OKlahoma]

The first grasshopper is definitely out of the ordinary, besides the eyes, his streamlining is interesting.

I envy you the lengthy trip (of course I don't know about the sweating, mud, biting insects, etc.). I can't imagine having a part 86 of anything, let alone a series of fresh and different shots!

[Ken Ramos]

You know I am considering the purchasing of a new Canon lens for my EOS cameras and your not helping much showing me razor sharp images taken with a Sigma.

[Moebius]

Mike,

Length of the trip was about 9 days. Only had a few mosquito bites the entire trip...they swarmed around us and landed all over us, but for some reason we did not get many bites.

The constant humidity was an issue, but you get used to it real fast. A shower when you got back to the lodge (cool river water pumped to a storage tank) was always a highlight.

Ken,

I hope to post a series this weekend that Rik asked for using different apertures on a moth wing....all I need to do is find a moth...

The added reach of the Sigma 150mm is nice. To further help check out:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =38&page=1

Ken

[cactuspic]

It's hard to believe that you got so many wonderful shots from an 8 day trip. Great work.

Irwin

[Moebius]

I think the keys to so many pictures were:

1) Insects were plentiful

2) For the most part they did not move, unlike around here where they are constantly flying/moving away. Thus, we had a very high 'capture' rate of each insect we saw.

Ken

[beetleman]

Another wonderful trio of pictures Ken.