few pictures from my outing today.

[Diggy415]

i am having a d60 arriving today and hope to get some shot like these, sad thing is once i try it out and like it i will have to send it back, due to financial problems just want to know what it's like so when i can afford it i know what it's all about already. Mine comes with the extra lens but it's not macro, i hope to capture some lightening as well that we will be having all week.

 

[codykrr]

well have fun diggy. just remember though. photography is addicting, expensive, and takes lots of pateince. trust me im still nothing compared to gavin(draiman) or tunebeat, or dark raptor. their pics are incredible. also to get good lenses you got to have money. because there far from cheap. the 105mm macro lens im dying to get is almost $900 bucks! and others i want are just as expensive. i could easily drop 4000 dollars on lenses and lighting equiptment in about 10 minutes if i had it.

 

[codykrr]

ok well here are some more from earlier today....enjoy.

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[codykrr]

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i hope you guys enjoy these....let me know if you like them

 

[Bugs In Cyberspace]

Your photos just go to show what's so amazing about bugs...diversity! How many of these bugs were the first experience you ever had with the species? I've been looking a long time and I can still go out in my backyard on a regular basis and see something I've never seen before!

 

[codykrr]

acually i seen alot of them alot. but i have seen a few new ones occasionally. for instance ive never personally seen the blue a red striped bug above...i dont even know what it is...but i just enjoy collecting and photographing them. and ps. these are all from the same nature park right in my back yard.

 

[Bugs In Cyberspace]

The leaf beetle (Chyrsomelidae) is probably Saxinis sp. or Babia sp.

The leafhopper is Graphocephala coccinea.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Cool stuff- I never knew Missouri had anything more than Yakov Smirnoff. That hopper is a bee-yoot!

 

[codykrr]

ugh...i hate yakov....so dumb! but people must lik him because he is still around. and just o say it...missouri is pretty awsome place as far as nature goes...very diverse. now for living and jobs...it sucks.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Yeah, just playin'. Really, that is quite an array of insects. Here we have a lot of diverse landscapes, but populations seem isolated & unless you visit different habitats all in the same day, you're not likely to see too much diversification. I swear if I see another black, anonymous ground spider or common isopod, I will collect beanie babies instead.

 

[codykrr]

yeah, adjust think the place i take pics of all these is literally a 2 acre nature park in the middle of town here. just ait till after this weekend, im oing to the missouri bug hunt and ill show you even more diversity!

 

[biomarine2000]

I'm just now seeing this post. Nice work Cody. I see your new camera is working out well for you.

 

[Spider-Spazz]

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Im in LOVE with the first one! Great picture!

 

[codykrr]

thanks guys. and yeah wayne...im still getting over the learning curve..you know. and i have to say im sorry guys. while on the bug hunt...the stuff i seen wouldnt fall under the "insect" class unless you consider a bunch of butterflies sucking moisture out of a horse turd pretty im not posting that. but...if you go to the following link you can see what we found at the missouri bug hunt!

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=151268

the first page or so is just the gathering talk....but theres quite a few pics so far. let me know what you think.

 

[Dark Raptor]

well have fun diggy. just remember though. photography is addicting, expensive, and takes lots of pateince. trust me im still nothing compared to gavin(draiman) or tunebeat, or dark raptor. their pics are incredible. also to get good lenses you got to have money. because there far from cheap. the 105mm macro lens im dying to get is almost $900 bucks! and others i want are just as expensive. i could easily drop 4000 dollars on lenses and lighting equiptment in about 10 minutes if i had it.

Hello

Generally you are right but you don't need to buy so expensive equipment for macro shots. Just check out what can you get with cheap, M42 lens and manual extension tubes (I get them for 20$) You should spend some money on a external speedlight (SB-800 or SB-600), but it is also possible to take pictures like these with build-in speedlight and home-made diffuser.

Camera: Nikon D200 (the same CCD sensor as in D80)
Lens: Industar-61L/3-MC 50/2.8 (M42 bayonette, MADE IN CCCP - Soviet Union ) and manual extension tubes.

 

[codykrr]

hey dark raptor that first spider shot is freaking amazing. and creepy(weel the eyes are) haha. great work man.

 

[codykrr]

sorry guys...i had to delete all of the previous pictures because i was right at my limit...i appologize to all but they were taking up massive amounts of space. thanks and sorry

cody kerr