donnamatrix said:
my, they are rather leafy, aren't they?
yewenyi (文意) said:
wow, beautiful shot.
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Panorama Paul said:
Wow... that's great camouflage!! Okay, so the birds aren't going to eat this guy... but what about the caterpillars!? You're not giving your macro lens much time too cool down, hey David? ;-)
maasha said:
Wow, that is a wonderful bug ...
And a trick to the book. Do not be afraid to carry the little buggers from where you find them and put them on some natural background. Natural background could be a potted plant (get one on your balcony for this situation). Noone can tell a potted plant form real wild life surroundings anyway.
Clearskies Images said:
I see you're making great use of your new 100mm macro.
How do you like it?
David de Groot said: Quite so! There's another variant that lives around the Brisbane area that had 22 dark spots on it's wings that look exactly like a slightly eaten eucalypt leaf.
Thanks Brian :)
Ah, good point about the caterpillars, I wonder how many get investigated... It's my new fav. lens - so versatile, I shot a portrait session the other day with it.
Hmmm, good point. Would have looked better on a branch. I suspect though that it'd fly off if I tried to move it.
Absolutely Cecily - 'tis a wonderful lens. Bit of a learning curve with the close macro stuff, but I can't complain about the sharpness of the lens.
Jack High said:
Very good, excellent detail all through the head and body. The katydid on an (almost) single focal plain plus a slightly deeper depth of field have worked very well. I often find I open the aperture too wide and have too little in focus, but you have done very well here. You're definitely in control of that lens.
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looby88 said:
Katy did what ? Do they make a noise like the sound of their name, is it a grasshopper sort of thing ? Looks like you caught it in mid poop...
I so want this lens, good to see its keeping you off street corners as well ! As your lovely wife said you are a macro fiend !
David de Groot said: He was just in the right spot for that. On the two subsequent shots he turned around a bit so he no longer lined up with the focal plane - quite annoying.
Apparently they do make such a noise, although this one was entirely silent. I did notice the dag, but figured, what can you do - never work with children or animals apparently ;-)
It's a great lens, doubles as a very good portrait lens, not bad for specific landscape work either, and obviously it's good at the macro side of things too :)
maasha said:
First you take a couple of shots where you find the bug - then try to move it. Can be tricky with big spiders ...
David de Groot said: Moving spiders ??? Not likely!
rumblemumbles said:
wow they would have been tricky to spot they look very much like a leaf. Great photo.
my, they are rather leafy, aren't they?
wow, beautiful shot.
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Wow... that's great camouflage!! Okay, so the birds aren't going to eat this guy... but what about the caterpillars!? You're not giving your macro lens much time too cool down, hey David? ;-)
Wow, that is a wonderful bug ...
And a trick to the book. Do not be afraid to carry the little buggers from where you find them and put them on some natural background. Natural background could be a potted plant (get one on your balcony for this situation). Noone can tell a potted plant form real wild life surroundings anyway.
I see you're making great use of your new 100mm macro.
How do you like it?
Very good, excellent detail all through the head and body. The katydid on an (almost) single focal plain plus a slightly deeper depth of field have worked very well. I often find I open the aperture too wide and have too little in focus, but you have done very well here. You're definitely in control of that lens.
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Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)
Katy did what ? Do they make a noise like the sound of their name, is it a grasshopper sort of thing ? Looks like you caught it in mid poop...
I so want this lens, good to see its keeping you off street corners as well ! As your lovely wife said you are a macro fiend !
It's a great lens, doubles as a very good portrait lens, not bad for specific landscape work either, and obviously it's good at the macro side of things too :)
First you take a couple of shots where you find the bug - then try to move it. Can be tricky with big spiders ...
wow they would have been tricky to spot they look very much like a leaf. Great photo.