Tarcan's picture thread!
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thanks Chris, I thought they looked great too, Alain found them some time back and I was hoping to get a pic of them. Very hard to photograph.
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rarely take the time to take ant shots, tooks these two the other day in front of our place.
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rarely take the time to take ant shots, tooks these two the other day in front of our place.
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Wow.... these pictures are absolutely incredible.... :worship::clap:
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Awesome Cicindela shots, Martin! That is a very difficult group to photo. I just noticed the hummingbird mimic fly(?). I've been chasing those all over the yard for the past couple months, trying to get a good shot. You must have latent hunter/gatherer superskills:?
thank you for the comments!
Zonbonzovi, I have two dirty secrets... the first one... the tiger beetle was actually dead! LOL but to my defense, I only confirmed it when I was finished with my shots, I was amazed and very suspicious that it was not moving and was very calm, like you said, these guys are very hard to approach, I only succeeded well last year when it was in spring, was still cold and it was eating, so it made the tiger beetle distracted and I managed some really nice natural light shots. These two shots were with flash though.
For the beefly, I was very lucky, like you, I was chasing them (and cursing like a sailor) for quite a bit of time, until my friend ask me "is this what you are trying to take a picture of" and there it was, very calm and still for the duration of several shots, when I tried to get higher mag. shots, it flew away!
Martin
Zonbonzovi, I have two dirty secrets... the first one... the tiger beetle was actually dead! LOL but to my defense, I only confirmed it when I was finished with my shots, I was amazed and very suspicious that it was not moving and was very calm, like you said, these guys are very hard to approach, I only succeeded well last year when it was in spring, was still cold and it was eating, so it made the tiger beetle distracted and I managed some really nice natural light shots. These two shots were with flash though.
For the beefly, I was very lucky, like you, I was chasing them (and cursing like a sailor) for quite a bit of time, until my friend ask me "is this what you are trying to take a picture of" and there it was, very calm and still for the duration of several shots, when I tried to get higher mag. shots, it flew away!
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awesome shots Martin! the lighting looks great, are you playing with the twin flash yet?
looks like your weather is getting nicer !
the spider eating the fly is very cool and the green beetle!! The wolf spider brought me nice memories
here is getting freaking cold and not so good for the field...had the last weekend in Cordoba province but the weather was horrible. looking forward to testing the flash in the field Ohh, my camera went to the service but it was only a software update! (luckily) lol
really loved the new pics.
pato-
looks like your weather is getting nicer !
the spider eating the fly is very cool and the green beetle!! The wolf spider brought me nice memories
here is getting freaking cold and not so good for the field...had the last weekend in Cordoba province but the weather was horrible. looking forward to testing the flash in the field Ohh, my camera went to the service but it was only a software update! (luckily) lolreally loved the new pics.
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Awesome shots Martin
It's amazing how beautiful these "bugs" actually are when you see them up close.
It's amazing how beautiful these "bugs" actually are when you see them up close.
Thank you Chris and Pato
Pato, no I do not have the flash yet, stupid Canada Post was on strike, so it is probably sitting somewhere in a warehouse right now. Hopefully I get it soon, Canada Post workers have been ordered back to work.
I am sure that your nice Argentinian weather will be back soon! Can't wait to see your new pictures with your new set up... or to go take again some pictures together maybe next year!
Martin
Pato, no I do not have the flash yet, stupid Canada Post was on strike, so it is probably sitting somewhere in a warehouse right now. Hopefully I get it soon, Canada Post workers have been ordered back to work.
I am sure that your nice Argentinian weather will be back soon! Can't wait to see your new pictures with your new set up... or to go take again some pictures together maybe next year!
Martin
Hopefully I do not bore you guys to death.
Finally got my twin flash... humm... what a pleasure to use.
Still fiddling with it, but so much fun. Feels great in hands, well balanced and solid.
A few shots from last week end
First I found this new Dolichopididae sp. fly (new to me I mean)... I was extatic, anyone who's been on the field to take shots with me knows that I have a weid facination for flies and Dolis are amoung my favourites. They are challenging to shoot as they fly off when the flash is activated
my friend Alain L. (also on the boards) found this crazy mantidfly!
metallic beetle, a nightmare to expose
turtle beetle larvae with dead skin for camouflage, another great Alain find
and this mayfly
Finally got my twin flash... humm... what a pleasure to use.
Still fiddling with it, but so much fun. Feels great in hands, well balanced and solid.
A few shots from last week end
First I found this new Dolichopididae sp. fly (new to me I mean)... I was extatic, anyone who's been on the field to take shots with me knows that I have a weid facination for flies and Dolis are amoung my favourites. They are challenging to shoot as they fly off when the flash is activated
my friend Alain L. (also on the boards) found this crazy mantidfly!
metallic beetle, a nightmare to expose
turtle beetle larvae with dead skin for camouflage, another great Alain find
and this mayfly
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Never bored I like to cannibalize your ideas and the particulars of how you got the shot(before I spend big $ on a good cam).
The mantisfly has a doppelganger here locally in a crane fly that I haven't been able to ID.
I like to cannibalize your ideas and the particulars of how you got the shot(before I spend big $ on a good cam).The mantisfly has a doppelganger here locally in a crane fly that I haven't been able to ID.
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Hey Martin, I'm using a Panasonic Lumix FZ50 w/ a Raynox DCR250 macro lens...it's OK but I want to be able to shoot those elusive creatures that are thumbnail size & less. I'd like to find a gently used DSLR body and a dedicated macro lens now that prices are dropping.
There are absolutely some great photo ops in the rainforest here, but with the exception of the slugs & vertebrates, macro is ideal. If you ever make it out this way, give me a holla! John
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Amazing shots again Martin
When I go to the park I have to start looking for bugs rather than just squirrels
When I go to the park I have to start looking for bugs rather than just squirrels
John, indeed DSLR is the best way to go for macro, but can be expensive. Like you said, with a used body, you can save quite a bit of money, there are people out there who upgrade their body all the time thinking their pictures will get better! So you can find good deals... same for lenses. I use an "old" body now by most people's standards these days, but it works perfectly fine (although I would love to go "fullframe"!).
Chris, yes, get off your lazy butt and take that macro lens of yours out for a few trys!
Chris, yes, get off your lazy butt and take that macro lens of yours out for a few trys!
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Amazing as always Martin! keep em coming!
thank you Richard
here is my new series from Friday, some change as I decided to experiment with natural lighting. I decided it was time to welcome new challenges. These are all handheld, no tripod.
Hope you like them
Martin
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two last one, not sure why my post got posted before I finished!
here is my new series from Friday, some change as I decided to experiment with natural lighting. I decided it was time to welcome new challenges. These are all handheld, no tripod.
Hope you like them
Martin
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two last one, not sure why my post got posted before I finished!