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 04/09/2007 10:02:26 AM · #51
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:
The US should be warmer come wednesday. From the 20's and 30's to the 50's and 60's So The bugs will come out.


Dunno about where you live but my money says that the bugs here won't come out... even with their parkas on, and if by miracle they do, my bet is on the skeeters.

Ray


*sigh* still in the 40's here. no pretty bugs out, yet.
 04/09/2007 10:10:21 AM · #52
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by Raziel:
Shooting bugs without a proper macro lens is hard. A trick you could try is to mount a 50mm lens reversed onto your camera. That's what I do. Some examples


I don't have experience, but doesn't that lead to a large black area around the edges?


One could always mount a 50mm lens reversed in front of an ordinary telephoto lens for quite a bit of magnification. The long focal length will, effectively, see through the middle of the 50mm and leave no shading. DOF gets somewhat tricky, to say the least.
 04/09/2007 10:12:08 AM · #53
Originally posted by Mr_Pants:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
Originally posted by Raziel:
Shooting bugs without a proper macro lens is hard. A trick you could try is to mount a 50mm lens reversed onto your camera. That's what I do. Some examples


I don't have experience, but doesn't that lead to a large black area around the edges?


One could always mount a 50mm lens reversed in front of an ordinary telephoto lens for quite a bit of magnification. The long focal length will, effectively, see through the middle of the 50mm and leave no shading. DOF gets somewhat tricky, to say the least.

That's what I did with the Sony W5. When I hold the 50mm in front of my 18-70mm you get a lot of shading.
 04/09/2007 12:49:43 PM · #54
Originally posted by Simms:
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
I feel confident enough to say I think I have a winner


Heh, even Larus isnt as bold ot make a statement like that... this will be interesting.. Bookmarking this thread to bring up in 2 weeks time.


Thank you Mark..Very well stated!!
 04/09/2007 01:04:33 PM · #55
Originally posted by faery:
Originally posted by KarenNfld:
A butterfly is an insect, right?


'cos as a home school family we get to grips with insects on a regular basis

An insect:

- has SIX legs
- its body is divided into 3 parts: head, thorax, abdomen

Good luck everyone.


Okay is there anything that we might call an insect and it does not match that description 100%. If so id like an example and what is it calssified as.
 04/09/2007 01:09:13 PM · #56
Spiders
Scorpions
Centipedes
Millipedes
Volkswagen Beetles
not sure about Mothra
 04/09/2007 01:23:13 PM · #57
Hello Jammur. I'm only a few miles down the road from you in the big city of Rogersvegas.
 04/09/2007 01:39:58 PM · #58
I spent an hour trying to pick up a dead blue fly thingy without actually touching it but was unsuccessful.. still pissed that I lost the opportunity to turn the wildlife to a still life .. damn..
04/09/2007 01:44:37 PM · #59
Originally posted by UrfaTheGreat:
I spent an hour trying to pick up a dead blue fly thingy without actually touching it but was unsuccessful.. still pissed that I lost the opportunity to turn the wildlife to a still life .. damn..


Send it to me I will use it...got to do better then my chain is doing...lol

Message edited by author 2007-04-09 13:45:10.
 04/09/2007 02:16:42 PM · #60
Originally posted by Weefan:
Originally posted by UrfaTheGreat:
I spent an hour trying to pick up a dead blue fly thingy without actually touching it but was unsuccessful.. still pissed that I lost the opportunity to turn the wildlife to a still life .. damn..


Send it to me I will use it...got to do better then my chain is doing...lol


I think I kinda poked it out of shape.. hehe..
04/09/2007 02:19:19 PM · #61
Just slide a piece of printer paper under it to pick it up.
 04/09/2007 02:20:34 PM · #62
Originally posted by Jammur:
Spiders
Scorpions
Centipedes
Millipedes
Volkswagen Beetles
not sure about Mothra


What are any of these classified minus the VDUB.
 04/09/2007 02:34:12 PM · #63
Ok...it's snowing here! There is no way I'm going to be able to come up with a bug unless I go over the local pet shot a buy a feeder bug.
04/09/2007 02:37:34 PM · #64
Uh... is a chihuahua an insect? They have those buggy eyes so its confusing :) lol
 04/09/2007 02:37:42 PM · #65
The last time I photographed a bug, I spent two hours chasing a hopper around with a rubber ducky. My family was beside themselves...



I'm frightened what they will think this time around?!! YIKES!
 04/09/2007 02:38:43 PM · #66
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Originally posted by Jammur:
Spiders
Scorpions
Centipedes
Millipedes
Volkswagen Beetles
not sure about Mothra


What are any of these classified minus the VDUB.


Arthropoda
 04/09/2007 02:41:03 PM · #67
Originally posted by hihosilver:
The last time I photographed a bug, I spent two hours chasing a hopper around with a rubber ducky. My family was beside themselves...



I'm frightened what they will think this time around?!! YIKES!


I spent this morning doing what I often do, hunting bugs in the garden with my makeshift macro. Everyone here know I'm crazy.
 04/09/2007 02:42:42 PM · #68
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Originally posted by Jammur:
Spiders
Scorpions
Centipedes
Millipedes
Volkswagen Beetles
not sure about Mothra


What are any of these classified minus the VDUB.


Spiders and scorpions are Arachnids
Centepedes are classified as Chilopoda
Millepeds are Diplopoda

I'm sure that doesn't help much.

If you're really interested this site might help:

What's that bug?
 04/09/2007 02:50:27 PM · #69
Lucky for me- I live in NYC and have more roaches then I know what to do with...

Somehow I doubt a roach will do well with the voters...

04/09/2007 02:56:53 PM · #70
Originally posted by WickedB:
Lucky for me- I live in NYC and have more roaches then I know what to do with...

Somehow I doubt a roach will do well with the voters...


Don't count them short, most of the big ugly bugs in the movies are Madagascar roaches

Roach Cam
 04/09/2007 02:57:32 PM · #71
Originally posted by WickedB:
Lucky for me- I live in NYC and have more roaches then I know what to do with...

Somehow I doubt a roach will do well with the voters...


If u get close enough...

I have a photo of a fly here that I did for my 30 Day Macro Challenge, also not the prettiest insect around.
 04/09/2007 02:58:50 PM · #72
Originally posted by kawana:
Uh... is a chihuahua an insect? They have those buggy eyes so its confusing :) lol


Only that fairly rare hand-rolled variety "Cubanis Backpocketus" :-) ....believe they feed on glow worms.
 04/09/2007 03:00:51 PM · #73
The only insects I will be able to photograph would be at the butterfly exhibit at the zoo. I'm tempted but I am not even sure if they've even put them out yet. I'd hate to pay to get in to find out that my primary reason for going wasn't even there.

Not to mention my fiancee would kill me if I went to shoot butterflies instead of doing the stuff I need to get done (i.e. dumb taxes)
 04/09/2007 03:36:53 PM · #74
Originally posted by Lowcivicman99:
The US should be warmer come wednesday. From the 20's and 30's to the 50's and 60's So The bugs will come out.


Or in the case of baltimore the street rats will come out.
 04/09/2007 09:35:17 PM · #75
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
I feel confident enough to say I think I have a winner


Mmmm, I don't know. I got entry #10. He ain't the purdiest bug, but for no editing, I think he looks pretty damn good.
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