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Day 6 Skimming the Top
Day 6 Skimming the Top
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon
Date: Jul 6, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2007

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 Well, here is the Water Skimmer. He was sunning himself on a rock and looked so happy, I just HAD to take a picture :)

These little guys freak me out when they crawl on me in the water (feels like spiders) but they look so very interesting, I cannot help but to stare at them when I see them.

Their legs are so long to avoid breaking surface tension when they walk on the water :) Cool little beasties.

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 07/18/2007 05:27:00 PM
very nice i like the dryspot looks like the handle of a boat paddle.
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 07/13/2007 08:32:29 PM
I've never heard of those. He's a really strange looking creature.

I love the bokeh off the water.
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 07/08/2007 01:48:48 AM
Like the colors and DOF.
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 07/07/2007 03:25:46 PM
great bug macro; I like the tones.

Interesting differences in fauna: 1) your water skimmers look different from ours; ours look like a cross between daddy longlegs and mosquito hawks -- and 2) our water skimmers never get out of the water, that I'm aware of.
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 07/06/2007 10:16:05 PM
nice dof, nice colors, i like the perspective and compo. how interseting that his abdomen is on the dry area and his legs are reaching toward the wet areas... he a good model!
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 07/06/2007 08:15:01 PM
I've never seen one of those things not on the water. They're less creepy on the water. But I've never had one crawl on me either.
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 07/06/2007 07:49:58 PM
Ewww bugs - not beautimus hehe. That border is an excellent complement to the shot.
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 07/06/2007 07:13:17 PM
Nice picture!
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 07/06/2007 06:19:17 PM
They are a little creepy, but interesting for sure, I didn't know about that about their legs. I've found that I watch bugs a lot more since I started taking more pictures, I guess it's trying to find the beauty in things...even little creepy crawlers :) Good shot Jojo!
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 07/06/2007 05:45:43 PM
excellent close up .. love the muted colours and the way the water has seeped into the rock .. i'd like to see a photo of one of these critters actually on the water and his legs forming depressions .. that's be really cool !! .. :):)
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