If you talk to bugs nicely...

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited April 28, 2007 in Holy Macro
They'll sit on your finger :)
Only problem is , it's a bit tricky shooting one handed .

Brian V.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    They'll sit on your finger :)
    Only problem is , it's a bit tricky shooting one handed .

    Brian V.

    Where the heck do you keep getting all these bugs from headscratch.gif
    You must be the Bug Whisperer rolleyes1.gif

    Well when your done with them, how bout giving them directions to my place please rolleyes1.gif

    Bug number #3 looks pretty friendly, he even looks like he's smiling :D

    A very nice Series Brian, wish it was me posting them .... Skippy
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  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2007
    New name: Brian "The Bug Whisperer" Valentine. :D

    Very, very nice photos, Brian.
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Where the heck do you keep getting all these bugs from headscratch.gif
    You must be the Bug Whisperer rolleyes1.gif

    Well when your done with them, how bout giving them directions to my place please rolleyes1.gif

    Bug number #3 looks pretty friendly, he even looks like he's smiling :D

    A very nice Series Brian, wish it was me posting them .... Skippy
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  • couriermancourierman Registered Users Posts: 402 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2007
    nice shots brian,in #1 was the saying I give up ? :lol;
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2007
    Ok, this is just too much!! Are you training these bugs to "come, "sit", and "stay"?? I might exchange my dogs for a few good shots of these guy!! rolleyes1.gif
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  • ultravoxultravox Registered Users Posts: 776 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2007
    Cool, they are so cool! A great lens in the hands of artist... or should I say in one hand?
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2007
    Awesome. bowdown.gif

    This thread deserves a bump. I'm always amazed at how you make your macro shots more and more interesting. thumb.gifthumb.gif
    Chris
  • PezpixPezpix Registered Users Posts: 391 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2007
    I'm starting to get annoyed with you Bug Whisperer. Mainly because you are just too good at what you love and us macro freaks have such a high bar to get to the Lord V standards!!! rolleyes1.gif

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 27, 2007
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Where the heck do you keep getting all these bugs from headscratch.gif
    You must be the Bug Whisperer rolleyes1.gif

    Well when your done with them, how bout giving them directions to my place please rolleyes1.gif

    Bug number #3 looks pretty friendly, he even looks like he's smiling :D

    A very nice Series Brian, wish it was me posting them .... Skippy
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    Thanks Skippy :)
    Fraid the garden is pretty full of bugs at the moment especially the hoverfly #3. They keep on doing territorial flying which includes landing on me or the camera.

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    RogersDA wrote:
    New name: Brian "The Bug Whisperer" Valentine. :D

    Very, very nice photos, Brian.

    Thanks David :)
    Once I've got a few shots of a bug no harm in seeing if it will walk onto your finger :)

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    tlee wrote:
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    Thanks T---

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    courierman wrote:
    nice shots brian,in #1 was the saying I give up ? :lol;

    Thanks :)
    Certainly looks like it :)
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Ok, this is just too much!! Are you training these bugs to "come, "sit", and "stay"?? I might exchange my dogs for a few good shots of these guy!! rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks marina :)

    Part of my intensive breeding/training school mwink.gif

    No having already got some decent shots of them, no harm in seeing if you can coax them onto your finger especially if the weather is a bit cold (they like to warm up). The butterflies shot was an accident, I tried to move the leaf they were sitting on for a clearer shot and they calmly walked onto my hand. I actually walked back into the house with them to show my wife ("nice") and son ("Grunt") and they happily stayed there.

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    ultravox wrote:
    Cool, they are so cool! A great lens in the hands of artist... or should I say in one hand?
    bowdown.gif

    Thanks Cristian :)

    Shooting one handed is actually easier than it sounds... with some practice mwink.gif

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    ChrisJ wrote:
    Awesome. bowdown.gif

    This thread deserves a bump. I'm always amazed at how you make your macro shots more and more interesting. thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Thanks Chris for the comments and bump.
    One of the nice things about having done a lot of macroshooting (and I do a lot) is you get a bit more relaxed about taking shots and perhaps taking risks you wouldn't have tried at first.

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    Pezpix wrote:
    I'm starting to get annoyed with you Bug Whisperer. Mainly because you are just too good at what you love and us macro freaks have such a high bar to get to the Lord V standards!!! rolleyes1.gif

    Fantastic stuff as always!

    Thanks Pezpix for the compliment :)
    Assume you are not serious mwink.gif
    I'm just lucky in having the time (being retired) to do lots of shots- makes a wonderful hobby.
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2007
    gus wrote:
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    Thanks Gus - just my normal setup with my exclusive coca-cola can flash diffuser mwink.gif

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