Bugs!

[r.t. dowling]

Let's see your photos of bugs, insects, creepy crawlies, whatever you want to

call them. I'll start. : ) <br><br>(I live in Maine so I don't have anything

particularly exotic or scary; hopefully folks from other parts of the world can

make up for that!) <br><br><img

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[r.t. dowling]

Sorry, forgot the captions.

 

#1: A pair of crane flies, mating.

 

#2: I have no idea.

 

#3: Eggs of some sort.

 

#4: Mayflies, and mayfly shells that have been vacated by their owners.

 

#5: Western Conifer Seed Bug.

[miserere_mei]

What the hell...?

 

Ewwww!

[r.t. dowling]

I don't like them either... but they make interesting photographic subjects! Except for the ones that move really quickly, like spiders and silverfish and earwigs... {shudder}

[xpiotiavos]

the reflection of your lens in #2 makes it really interesting.

[azemerov]

My favorite subject!

 

#1 - fly<div></div>

[azemerov]

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[azemerov]

Finally it works,

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[azemerov]

#2 - dragonfly

 

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[shots worth sharing]

Aaack! That's amazing, Alexander. I know I'm becoming insufferable with my peony photos--but there's a bug in this one.<div></div>

[jgredline]

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[michael_kuhne]

WOW! Some amazing insect photos. I'll be getting out a macro lens more often this summer!

[stanrb]

This is my friend Harry.

[stanrb]

This is my friend Harry.PICT0003a.jpg

[personalphotos]

Good stuff everyone. RT I don't know if I would go outside if I had all those stuck to my windows!

 

A few of mine from last year. No bugs up north yet.

 

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[personalphotos]

Opps, sorry about the large size. Don't know what happened there from Imageshack.

[r.t. dowling]

Gorgeous shots from everyone! Keep 'em coming!

 

Honestly, I'm not a fan of bugs AT ALL... but I do find them fascinating!

[markus maurer]

Deadly fight of a very small spider with a big wasp.

Pentax K10D + manual Tamron SP 90mm macro + Pentax extension ring + AF280T flash from the left side.

Greetings to all Pentax users, I'm back :-) Markus<div></div>

[garry_young1]

OK!! Bugs! Here are some with my "new" "homemade" macro lens:

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<b>A Fly</b>

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<b>A Fly, I think</b>

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<b>Aphid kinda thingy</b>

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<b>A Very Small Praying Mantis - the shot is 11 millimeters across</b>

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<b>Guess What - Another Fly!</b>

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<b>Aha! A moth!</b>

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<b>And now for the Crane Fly Head</b>

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<b>Another Crane Fly Head</b>

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Too many?

[r.t. dowling]

Incredible detail in those shots! You can see the individual lenses on the eyes and everything. What kind of homemade macro did you use?

[garry_young1]

Actually, it was an old exakta 70-300mm zoom. It developed a kind of haze due to a plasticized lens. I stripped the front focusing glass off, and removed the center zoom glass. I then added a rubberized plumbing fitting, and viola - a new macro lens that shoots a shot of anything 11 millimeters by 8 millimeters. Lots of fun, but there is only one focal plane and that is about an inch out from the front of the rubber - so getting bugs to co-operate is REALLY tough!

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<b>Here is a shot of the lens in its new form:</b>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24750090@N07/2440279416/" title="macro lens rear by Garry Young, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2440279416_dd73e71503_o.jpg" width="511" height="341" alt="macro lens rear" /></a>

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<b> From the side - you can see the rubber plumbing fitting on the front.</b>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24750090@N07/2440279444/" title="macro lens front by Garry Young, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/2440279444_925938bac5_o.jpg" width="511" height="341" alt="macro lens front" /></a>

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<b> From the front.</b>

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[r.t. dowling]

Nice! Very clever reuse of something that would otherwise be thrown in the trash.

[garry_young1]

Yeah, and I need to thank the various members of this forum for the advice they gave at the time that I was struggling to decide what to do with it.

[hagar]

Wow, I did not realize we had such a large number of entomolgists in this forum. These are some magnificent shots. Garry, I must say 'Hats off". Do you practice hypnosis on those guys? LOL.

This Saint Andrew's Cross Spider was hanging from the patio ceiling.. it was tough getting shots of him. They have very pretty webs. <p>

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A look at his backside

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[garry_young1]

Actually Haig, I spend a lot of time selling my interpersonal skills in the insect world, and hot news spreads fast. So if you ever meet a 6 foot 8 chap whispering surreptitiously to an insect, that may well be me!