Crawling in the bushes

• av98m

  13 Jul 08, 11:17

  Got myself slightly sunburnt yesterday getting these. Its been a long time and I've forgotten how much of a pain this is on the knees. Not my best work but I'm completely out of practice.  

  

   

  

  

   

   

• QX179R

  13 Jul 08, 11:20

  those are "fire" ants if I remembered the nick correctly..

• av98m

  13 Jul 08, 11:20

  

   

  

   

   

• av98m

  13 Jul 08, 11:23

  

   

  

• av98m

  13 Jul 08, 11:26

  

  Humping leavehoppers. This is a really bad picture but its the only one I've got

   

• alfagal

  13 Jul 08, 12:13

  where was it taken

• av98m

  13 Jul 08, 13:45

  botanic gardens

• the Bear

  13 Jul 08, 16:05

  ahh.. more insect pr0n!

  well done!

  new cammy?

• skeujin

  13 Jul 08, 16:16

  Originally posted by QX179R:

  those are "fire" ants if I remembered the nick correctly..

  nope... fire ants r reddish brown but have a dark brown butt....

• tare

  14 Jul 08, 09:09

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  nope... fire ants r reddish brown but have a dark brown butt....

  
  u even study an ant's butt...

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 09:17

  yo av...which cammy u got??? 

  we love your insect shots....more more more !!

  i gave up with insect shots...that nite crawling at Lower Pierce at pitch dark bushes aint fun at all...

   

• av98m

  14 Jul 08, 09:26

  this one:

   

  http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gx/gx200/

   

  

• shrekho

  14 Jul 08, 09:31

  Macro Shooting!

  What is wrong with Humping leavehoppers anyway?

  Composition or Details?

   

• av98m

  14 Jul 08, 09:37

  Originally posted by shrekho:

  Macro Shooting!

  What is wrong with Humping leavehoppers anyway?

  Composition or Details?

   

  
  too soft, blurred, and I'm just not happy with the shot.

   

   

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 09:52

  Originally posted by av98m:

  
  too soft, blurred, and I'm just not happy with the shot.

   

   

  
  alamak...go try again...it's hard work hor..:)

   

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 09:52

  Originally posted by av98m:

  this one:

   

  http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gx/gx200/

   

  

  
  neat piece of equipment...how much u pay for it??

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 09:54

  Originally posted by av98m:

  

  Humping leavehoppers. This is a really bad picture but its the only one I've got

   

  i think it's the focal length a bit out liao...

   

  can try go find them and take the shot again...:) hahahahaa

• elindra

  14 Jul 08, 09:58

  Originally posted by av98m:

  Got myself slightly sunburnt yesterday getting these. Its been a long time and I've forgotten how much of a pain this is on the knees. Not my best work but I'm completely out of practice.  

  

   

   

   

   

   

  
  This is my fav pic out of all those pics u took

• av98m

  14 Jul 08, 10:05

  Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:

  
  neat piece of equipment...how much u pay for it??

  
  $950.

   

  I did try out the D300 but realised that I really do not miss chiong suaing with big heavy cameras and lenses lol

   

  And the GX200 has a very good control layout, even thumbwheels for easy adjustments on the fly without having to access menus. Very well thought out camera. You can even save 3 different sets of settings which can be accessed by turning the top dial. You can shoot DNG RAW, and even in square format. The black and white mode is pretty good, with a set of adjustments you can make in-camera to tweak the look you want. The pop-up flash is also really good, not just an afterthought. Can adjust manual power, exp compensation, front or rear curtain sync etc. I also bought a small Sigma flash to use with it though

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 10:20

  Originally posted by av98m:

  
  $950.

   

  I did try out the D300 but realised that I really do not miss chiong suaing with big heavy cameras and lenses lol

   

  And the GX200 has a very good control layout, even thumbwheels for easy adjustments on the fly without having to access menus. Very well thought out camera. You can even save 3 different sets of settings which can be accessed by turning the top dial. You can shoot DNG RAW, and even in square format. The black and white mode is pretty good, with a set of adjustments you can make in-camera to tweak the look you want. The pop-up flash is also really good, not just an afterthought. Can adjust manual power, exp compensation, front or rear curtain sync etc. I also bought a small Sigma flash to use with it though

  
  hhmmmmmm..........saliva drooling....okidoki...next time we go insect-a-hunting :)

• av98m

  14 Jul 08, 10:59

  Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:

  
  hhmmmmmm..........saliva drooling....okidoki...next time we go insect-a-hunting :)

  
  this coming Saturday I got medical appointment at Glenneagles...after that will just walk over to botanic gardens

• LOTUSfairy

  14 Jul 08, 11:03

  Originally posted by av98m:

  
  this coming Saturday I got medical appointment at Glenneagles...after that will just walk over to botanic gardens

  
  soon...u will be the famous "MR INSECT PORN" renowned photographer!

• Rhonda

  14 Jul 08, 11:17

  Whoa!!  The colours are very vibrant and the shots look very pro! 

  I thought you had paid thousands for your camera and was very surprised at the price tag!  It's a really good purchase! 

  LF, last summer, I tried to take close-up's of bees hovering over the abundant pink blossoms of a tree behind my block but biangz... almost kena stung because I didn't realise how much I had leaned into their 'territory'!    Scary!! 

• Rhonda

  14 Jul 08, 11:18

  Originally posted by LOTUSfairy:

  
  soon...u will be the famous "MR INSECT PORN" renowned photographer!

   

    What a nickname!  I wonder what his parents would think of it! 

• Angel Danger

  14 Jul 08, 11:57

  Insect porn, mmmmmmmmm!