critters, bugs, insects, butterflies ...

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

08/25/2002 05:14:25 PM · #2

A bug challenge would be cool.. might be difficult to coordinate that with the other people though. Up here in northern ontario the pretty bugs are all dying off and if some people find themselves in the southern hemisphere it's winter right now.

iggy386

Nikon D600

08/25/2002 10:46:10 PM · #3

Originally posted by gr8photos:
i'll admit it right up front ... i'm really into taking photos of butterflies, insects, etc. at the moment. they are readily available in my backyard for photography (if i look hard enough and wait patiently enough). i thought it would make for an interesting challenge, and should be a topic that can be shot in most places around the world.

Insects and stuff could be fun. I caught a few butterfly shots this morning. I took more with my 35MM but these didn't come out too badly.

Mark

08/25/2002 11:00:21 PM · #4

Here is a pretty nasty one:

nulllink

Dawn

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

08/25/2002 11:11:52 PM · #5

Originally posted by iggy386:
Insects and stuff could be fun. I caught a few butterfly shots this morning. I took more with my 35MM but these didn't come out too badly.

Mark, I like different things in each photo. In the first, I LOVE the shadow. In the second, I like the fuzzy-bumble-bee-detail on the butterfly itself. (How's that for technical talk?)

Was the second a macro shot or a powerful zoom lens?

Dawn

iggy386

Nikon D600

08/27/2002 12:24:35 AM · #6

Originally posted by just-married:
Originally posted by iggy386:
[i]Insects and stuff could be fun. I caught a few butterfly shots this morning. I took more with my 35MM but these didn't come out too badly.

Mark, I like different things in each photo. In the first, I LOVE the shadow. In the second, I like the fuzzy-bumble-bee-detail on the butterfly itself. (How's that for technical talk?)

Was the second a macro shot or a powerful zoom lens?

Dawn[/i]

Thanks, Dawn. They were both taken in early morning sun (which is why the shadows are so long) and both were taken with the zoom. They wouldn't let me get close enough to use the macro thingamabob. (How's that for technical talk?) ;)

Mark

spiderman

Canon EOS-D60

08/27/2002 12:59:16 AM · #7

Originally posted by iggy386:
... They wouldn't let me get close enough to use the macro thingamabob. (How's that for technical talk?) ;)

other acceptable terms are gizmo and doohickey

Yomi

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR

08/27/2002 01:06:55 AM · #8

Originally posted by just-married:
Here is a pretty nasty one:

nulllink

Dawn
cool, is that a banana spider?

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

08/27/2002 01:10:30 AM · #9

I have no idea. She took up residence outside my bathroom window when she was quite small. I let her stay, mostly cause it was interesting to watch her. We went on vacation for a week and came back and she was a giant. She's over 3 inches long in that photo - not accounting for the bends in her legs.

Just plain YUCK! She's gone now, and I'm forever worrying where she or her descendents may turn up.

Dawn

spiderman

Canon EOS-D60

08/27/2002 01:52:03 AM · #10

Originally posted by Jubei Kibagami:
Originally posted by just-married:
[i]Here is a pretty nasty one:

nulllink

Dawn
cool, is that a banana spider?[/i]

it's a "Argiope Aurantia", also known as a Black-and-Yellow Argiope, a Golden Orb Weaver, a Yellow Argiope, a Golden Garden Spider, and a Writing Spider --- the spider "writes" varied zig-zag patterns in the web because some insects can recognize ordinary webs; the zig-zags disrupt the ordinary pattern, and more goodies can be caught :)

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

08/27/2002 03:34:50 AM · #11

I think I'd have to take a break from voting on this challenge - I can't even bring myself to look at the photos above!

:)

lisae

Olympus C-720UZ

08/27/2002 03:46:50 AM · #12

Originally posted by BigSmiles:
A bug challenge would be cool.. might be difficult to coordinate that with the other people though. Up here in northern ontario the pretty bugs are all dying off and if some people find themselves in the southern hemisphere it's winter right now.

Lol, other than the 3.5 weeks I spent in the US recently, I've found myself in the southern hemisphere every day of my life :P. It was funny the way you put that, as though no one comes here except by chance...

And I can tell you right now, even in winter we have more than enough bugs to go around. I'll send you some if you like! Careful though, some could kill you :).

UberFish

Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro

08/27/2002 05:48:08 AM · #13

Originally posted by Jubei Kibagami:
Originally posted by just-married:
[i]Here is a pretty nasty one:

nulllink

Dawn
cool, is that a banana spider?

[/i]

Its an Agriope of some kind, the zig-zag is a stablimentum, thought to be to stop birds flying into the web.
More at //www.loven.plus.com/nicksspiders/argiopeaurantia.htm

BigSmiles

08/27/2002 07:56:49 AM · #14

Originally posted by lisae:
Originally posted by BigSmiles:
[i]A bug challenge would be cool.. might be difficult to coordinate that with the other people though. Up here in northern ontario the pretty bugs are all dying off and if some people find themselves in the southern hemisphere it's winter right now.

Lol, other than the 3.5 weeks I spent in the US recently, I've found myself in the southern hemisphere every day of my life :P. It was funny the way you put that, as though no one comes here except by chance...

And I can tell you right now, even in winter we have more than enough bugs to go around. I'll send you some if you like! Careful though, some could kill you :).[/i]

The thing I like about Canada is we have a limited amount of bugs and snakes that can kill you. I kind of like it that way, even if the weather is more temperate than our US neighbours. Though sometimes we get a black widow or two hiding in our grapes..........