Hi
I have been lurking and pinching advice for a couple of weeks and thought it was about time I joined the fray:).
Based in Winnipeg Manitoba and doing mainly fly fishing related work at the moment.
Some examples here-
http://www.watersidemb.ca/phento1.html
Just started into stacked work with a D200/PB6/reversed El Nikkor 50 f2.8( from pinched advice hereabouts and I like IT!!!) combo .
First try-
5 Image stack of an Ephemera Simulans - Burrowing Mayfly Nymph.
Hoping to learn lots as this interest settles into another addiction:)
Will
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A second welcome aboard, Will!
I agree with Craig -- very impressive work at your web site. I particularly like this shot of a backswimmer: http://www.watersidemb.ca/kirby2.html . Aquarium work, I presume?
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I agree with Craig -- very impressive work at your web site. I particularly like this shot of a backswimmer: http://www.watersidemb.ca/kirby2.html . Aquarium work, I presume?
--Rik
Will asked:
However the study of acquatic macroinvertebrates as indicator species in the mountain streams of Western North Carolina, suggests that some really extensive research into our mountain environment could be done, especially in the high altitude streams where acid fog and rain are oftentimes present.
I will be retiring here in a few more years and one of my desires is to do somthing along that line as an amateur, while my other ambition is to return to school, plus move closer to the mountain environment that I enjoy so much.
Can't say as I do there Will. Though at one time it did cross my mind to do some fly fishing photography but not necessarily macro. Benthos, macroinvertebrates or whatever one wishes to call them are intriguing but I have to travel some distance just to cast a loop, well though hunker down over a Mayfly nymph with a macro lens.Ken- seems we have mutual interest - do you do any fly fishing related macro work?
However the study of acquatic macroinvertebrates as indicator species in the mountain streams of Western North Carolina, suggests that some really extensive research into our mountain environment could be done, especially in the high altitude streams where acid fog and rain are oftentimes present.
I will be retiring here in a few more years and one of my desires is to do somthing along that line as an amateur, while my other ambition is to return to school, plus move closer to the mountain environment that I enjoy so much.
Rik-
glad you enjoyed the Backswimmer image- yep I have a custom built 4x6x2" tank with a recirculating water flow system - so the bugs can stay in there without being stressed over lack of oxygen/flow. The other setup I use is 3x2x 0.75 " micro tanks I use on the riverbank/lakeshore if I feel I don't want to bring things home. I'm slowly growing more interested in the behavioural life of aquatic macro invertebrate photography versus specimen shots, but that is a slow process.
Will
glad you enjoyed the Backswimmer image- yep I have a custom built 4x6x2" tank with a recirculating water flow system - so the bugs can stay in there without being stressed over lack of oxygen/flow. The other setup I use is 3x2x 0.75 " micro tanks I use on the riverbank/lakeshore if I feel I don't want to bring things home. I'm slowly growing more interested in the behavioural life of aquatic macro invertebrate photography versus specimen shots, but that is a slow process.
Will
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Will,
It's good to see you here.
I had a quick look at your website and added it to my Favorites for a more leisurely look later.
The burrowing nymph instantly reminds me of a mole cricket, an example of some degree on convergent evolution.
Harold.
It's good to see you here.
I had a quick look at your website and added it to my Favorites for a more leisurely look later.
The burrowing nymph instantly reminds me of a mole cricket, an example of some degree on convergent evolution.
Harold.
My images are a medium for sharing some of my experiences: they are not me.