Some Interesting Ones

obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
edited November 25, 2008 in Holy Macro
#1 Scorpion

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#2 Scorpion

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#3 Moth

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#4 Egg Casings

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#5 Spider

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#6 Fungus Infected Hopper

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Thanks for looking, any comments greatly appreciated.
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  • stevehappstevehapp Registered Users Posts: 635 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    Really earthy colours, there, geoff.
    are you in the desert..?

    are you using twin lights. ?
    If so , I can see the reflections in the scorpion's eyes..

    top shots, mate... clap.gif
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  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    stevehapp wrote:
    Really earthy colours, there, geoff.
    are you in the desert..?

    are you using twin lights. ?
    If so , I can see the reflections in the scorpion's eyes..

    top shots, mate... clap.gif

    Thanks for the comments Steve.
    These wre taken in Kings Park in the heart of Perth.
    In terms of lighting I am using a flash ring and yes thats what you are seeing in the Scorpion's eyes.
    Cheers
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  • stevehappstevehapp Registered Users Posts: 635 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    aha.. perth, hey.. I love WA. :D
    I spent a heap of time in the early 90's surfing Margaret River and The Bluff up north.. :ivar

    ring light, that is what i was trying to say, doh!

    cheers,
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  • liewwkliewwk Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    wow .. nice series ... and the spider have good DOF
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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    WOW! That scorpion has such an interesting face. I've never seen a shot of one like that before.

    And the spider is fantastic. Those glistening eyes all in a row give me goosebumps:giggle Glad we don't get those guys over here in NSW.
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    LOvely series but where's the stinger ?
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  • obecanobeobecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    Thanks for the kind comments folks, much appreciated.

    Brian, I get the point (sorry about the pun, its been a long day) about the stinger, its just that I was so taken with this creatures good looks I totally neglected the other end.
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  • roentarreroentarre Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    You have such a good eye for details!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2008
    obecanobe wrote:
    #1 Scorpion
    #2 Scorpion
    #3 Moth
    #4 Egg Casings
    #5 Spider
    #6 Fungus Infected Hopper
    Thanks for looking, any comments greatly appreciated.

    Wow what an assortment eek7.gif
    Is the scorpion small or big, I know they come in all kinds of sizes.
    They are quite an interesting bug in structure and to actually watch.

    That moth has really cool camouflage, if you didn't see the eyes,
    you'd never know it was there.

    The spider is my favourite, talk about hairy legs rolleyes1.gif
    You captured him in a nice position too.

    So the little tree hopper has a fungus problem, does this kill them?
    or is it something that just annoys the heck out them?

    Really Nice Series Obecanobe clap.gif .... Skippy :D
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