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This thread can be for all those odd unidentified bugs that don't fit in other threads.

I'll open it with this green one I saw today. Those are some serious hind legs it has.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Nice shots Popo

That bug looks like it's been pumping iron. With its legs.

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There are muscle cars and this seems to be a muscle bug.

regards,
HTG

Another random selection today...




Green spider... couldn't get a good angle on it though. It was on top of some very long grass in the wind...











Any idea what type of insect the one in the last two pics are?

And I still haven't got round to cleaning the sensor...

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

I used a blower on the sensor before leaving today. Didn't help at all. I'll have to do a wet clean some time.




I think this is the first time I've seen fly ocelli.





The spider wouldn't stop moving! First time I tried MF on a self moving target macro (not just wind induced).

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

very nice pictures. what lens are you using? my Nikon 105mm cant take that close. do u use extension tube?

Top post was taken on Sony A350. 1st pic with Tamron 90mm macro, 2nd I think is with Tamron 55-200.

Everything else is on Canon 50D, Sigma 150mm macro with 1.4x TC.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

Very nice Popo!!

I have tried a few along the way,even with my P/S.
Haven't tried any with the K200 yet.
It is afterall my favourite subject...nature.

I can see a Macro lens in my future somewhere as I have an interest in it.
Any suggestions on what I should look for?
I don't think I need to count eyes on flies or break the $bank$ but I would certainly like to improve the quality.






Wolf spider..quite big,diameter of a tennis ball maybe.

This lil guy was trying to make himself look bigger by raising his body to scare me away I think.

Lunar Moth..about the size of my hand.

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Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Nice set, particularly would like to see more of that Lunar Moth

KPR, a macro lens might not be essential unless you're going for the magnification. I quite like using the 100-400 for close ups even if it doesn't have much maximum magnification. I notice you have the Sigma 70-300. That goes up to 1:2 so half way to a full on macro lens in magnification, with a nice long working distance too. If you do decide to go for a dedicated one, the ones around 100mm or so typically give the balance between cost and working distance. I don't think any current macro prime is "bad" so hard to go wrong with any of them.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

The first 3 pics are with the K100 and the Sig 70-300mm.
Looking at them, when the sun...IF...the sun ever comes back out here I'll have to have another go with it on the K200.
It's not something I have spent alot of time at but...should.

RE: the Luna Moths
I believe they hatch sometime around now and are not around very long.
I will investigate and try to get some.


http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/moths/luna_moth.htm

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Pentax K-5
Pentax 18-55mm,Pentax 50-200mm,Sigma 17-70mm,Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma 50-500mm

Got quite close to this fly... 2 & 3 were at MFD I think. Need more DoF but it flew as I switch even smaller aperture.








Found this spider when looking for more little frogs. Only saw two frogs today so I left them.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

This fly I processed a little different from normal. Processing to bring out the fly made the leaves overly bright. I hit the desaturation a bit harder than normal, and liked the effect so ran with it, taking out yellows and greens. Quite like the black/red/white combo.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

kpr that BW orb weaver is awesome

my best from yesterday, most were shot in the rain:

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Nice pics evryone, i dont have any close up lens so thats the best i can do at the moment.

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