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07/06/2011 02:28:54 PM · #1 |
I can't be, there were two entries before mine ;-) And the sun just came out, so now I have to go back outside and see if any new bugs showed up in the last hour.
This is going to be a fun week; I have an actual excuse for being out in the yard peering under leaves every day. Not that the neighbors will think I am less strange for competitively looking for bugs. And it's a good thing I told the pest control guy who stopped by the house yesterday I don't want him spraying anything anywhere near my bugs! I got the distinct impression very few people tell him they like having spiders in the yard LOL. |
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07/06/2011 02:31:44 PM · #2 |
| Yeah my neighbors already think I'm bizarre. I'm sure that I'll be outside all week finding new bugs to replace the photo I've already entered |
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07/06/2011 02:35:23 PM · #3 |
| I would be more excited about them and the bug challenge if I had a macro lens. I know... excuses, excuses... |
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07/06/2011 02:43:41 PM · #4 |
| I love shooting macros but it is so windy here today I wouldn't even go out and try. I hope it's not windy the rest of the week!! |
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07/06/2011 02:51:17 PM · #5 |
was looking in the nearby swamp and got bitten by some flying insects all the time, but nothing to shoot ;)
next location! |
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07/06/2011 03:05:24 PM · #6 |
| We're having another heat wave, and I think all my bugs have gone to the beach to cool off. Yesterday I played with a huge beetle, a katydid, and a very large spider. Today, there is nothing alive in my yard! |
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07/06/2011 03:18:38 PM · #7 |
| I just pulled a tick of myself -- I forgot to photograph it!! :( |
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07/06/2011 03:27:40 PM · #8 |
I need a macro lens :-( Thinking of the Tokina 35mm f/2.8 AT-X PRO DX Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras. But I won't be able to get it for this challenge.
I will enjoy all of your pics though! |
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07/06/2011 03:29:27 PM · #9 |
| Today I saw a huge grasshopper on my hood. I stooped down to him and looked at his huge compound eye. I said "Hello, sir." and he dipped one shoulder down, lowering his body on the side closest to me. It was like the wise old thing bowed at me! |
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07/06/2011 03:34:15 PM · #10 |
| i might attempt my very first macro bug shot for the upcoming bugs life challenge, looking forward to trying but hope i can find some bugs. |
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07/06/2011 03:49:27 PM · #11 |
| I wonder if the old trick of putting the magnifying glass in front of the lens might work for us without true macro lenses. |
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07/06/2011 04:09:46 PM · #12 |
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07/06/2011 04:19:20 PM · #13 |
| Or just look for really big bugs ... |
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07/06/2011 04:23:51 PM · #14 |
I did that, too. Took a body cap, cut out the center, epoxy'd an empty filter ring, male side out, extra careful on the alignment. Mt the body cap, screw on a 50mm prime backwards, trial and error on exposure, and go looking for bugs!
Also, extension tubes work pretty well with a 50mm prime. The really cheap ones require some electrical tape sometimes, and everything is manual, but it's WAY better than diopters or a magnifying glass. Have fun!
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07/06/2011 04:24:57 PM · #15 |
Oh, what a contest it would be if  Jacko = 
and  Roz, 
Both with Blues and scores of over 8, respectively, could go head to head in this Challenge.
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07/06/2011 05:16:15 PM · #16 |
| So, I read somewhere one time that the best way to take bug shots was to put the bugs in a container in the fridge/freezer so that they got so cold that they were not able to move - given that a still bug is much easier to shoot than a rapidly moving bug. I am just curious - does anyone on here actually do that? |
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07/06/2011 05:48:53 PM · #17 |
| I put Ladybug's in the fridge...it slows them down...but not by much, they are quick little buggers :) |
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07/06/2011 06:31:09 PM · #18 |
Shoot on cold mornings : )
eta, Roz told me that.
Message edited by author 2011-07-06 18:31:34.
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07/06/2011 07:08:33 PM · #19 |
I got eaten alive a few days ago (while I was photographing birds) by mosquitos in the reserve behind my house.
Now I have 2 issues with that:
1-Its the middle of winter, its cold, why are there still mossies?
2-How am I supposed to photograph a mossie while sucking the blood from my neck?
Hmm, would a squashed mosquito make a good shot?
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07/06/2011 07:19:40 PM · #20 |
You don't need a macro lens for bugs. This was taken with a 100-400mm lens -- from a distance. :)
It's not the best shot, but you get the idea.
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07/06/2011 07:19:57 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by supanova:
Hmm, would a squashed mosquito make a good shot? |
Well, it would make me see red... ;-) |
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07/06/2011 07:28:34 PM · #22 |
Yet another Hummingbird Moth shot with a long zoom:
And they're not even big bugs! |
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07/06/2011 07:29:20 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Shoot on cold mornings : )
eta, Roz told me that. |
Good luck with that in Florida. In July. |
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07/06/2011 07:55:17 PM · #24 |
| LOL... Ya'll can just quit trying... I own this challenge. ;) |
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07/06/2011 08:13:44 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by MaryO:
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
Shoot on cold mornings : )
eta, Roz told me that. |
Good luck with that in Florida. In July. |
ya, it doesn't work well at all...it's like being over a fire right now...hot, hot and hotter... |
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