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Postby Flyer on Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:54 pm

Took these this arvo.

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Don't know what this bug is called..
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Fly on bamboo.
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Closer look.

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Postby gstark on Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:23 pm

Arek,

The first one is called Harry.

Great stuff. Makes CSI look static.
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Postby Flyer on Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:17 pm

Haha! :D
Thanks Gary.
Just found out that Harry is from the family Flatidae and are sometimes known as the Flower-spike Bugs. They are very well camaflagued, and can be found in a wide variety of colours.
(Thank you BW Bob F. England from dpreview forums)
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:40 pm

Sweet. i love your bug photos. please keep them coming.
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Postby Glen on Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:42 pm

Great Flyer, did you use a tripod or handheld?
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Postby Raydar on Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:55 pm

Awesome stuff Flyer :shock:

The fly in the second image must have seen it’s self in your lens, it looks to be having a spit :P

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Postby Flyer on Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:00 pm

Thanks guys.
All shots handheld.
Here's my setup
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Simple, but works quite well.
I would love to use the tripod, but in most cases it's not practical
Eg. to take the pics of the fly I had to squeeze between few plants & a tree. Took about 4 shots & it took off. No way I could've get the tripod there.
The bug was easier - it was sitting on top of the stone statue. I took about 6-8 shots, went inside to get the tripod & when I returned it was gone.
So for the time being I'll stick with this setup & use SB800.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:02 pm

Fantastic photos - I am envious - do you use a tripod, macro slide focusser, handheld, flash etc.

Still waiting for the wind to stop blowing everything away down here in Sydney.

The only thing I have found so far is a very dead spider.

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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:04 pm

Beat me to the post by 2 minutes!

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Postby Onyx on Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:15 am

Hey Flyer, these macros are fantastic! What's your shooting info (EXIF stuff)? How close are you physically to the bugs? Do they tend to move off when the flash goes off?
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