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Postby KerryPierce on Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:51 am

Nikon D70s ,Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D AF ED Micro
1/200s f/32.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash hand held

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1/200s f/29.0 at 180.0mm iso200 with Flash hand held

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Postby thaddeus on Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:36 am

Simply stunning!
To me this is as the junction of art and science. I look at it and wonder "What's are those red dots between its eyes?' I have the urge to add balloon text to it describing what all the bits do.
Did you use the camera flash or a proper one? There is very little flaring given the reflective nature of the subject
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Postby Paul on Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:21 am

Simply awesome Kerry! :D
What is the name of this critter?
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Postby KerryPierce on Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:45 am

Thanks for the kind comments. :D

Thaddeus: I use the sb800 for flash. I have no idea what the red dots on its head are for.... :?

Paul: I believe this insect is called a Cicada.
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Postby meicw on Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:38 pm

Great closeups Kerry. Well composed and exposed.

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Postby KerryPierce on Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:19 pm

Thanks for the kind comments, Meicw. :D
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Postby Alex on Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:27 pm

Great macro, Kerry. I like it a lot.

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Postby informer on Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:30 pm

Are you sure that's a Cicada? Maybe a different species of it.

Could you explain if the eyes are really like that or is it not possible to have them sharp/in focus?

I've had the same kind of results with my dragonfly where the head/eyes would not be as sharp as the rest of the body.
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Postby Ushuaia on Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:22 pm

What brilliant pics. Excellent stuff, mate.

As for the three red dots, well...... the internet is your friend:

http://www.lander.edu/rsfox/310tibicenlab.html

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http://www.bugs.org/BUGQuiz/answers/eye_answer.shtml

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Postby KerryPierce on Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:37 pm

Alex: Thanks for the kind comment. :D

Informer: I looked at some photos on the web that state this critter is a Cicada. Whether or not that's true, I don't know. :) Dunno what you mean about the eyes being like that. I took about 50 shots and that's the way the eyes look in all of them. Lots of my spider shots look like that as well. Some of these insect eyes are more like jello or pudding than anything, so they apparently have no texture to sharply define the eye.

Ushuaia: Thanks for the kind comments! :D And, thanks for the informative links to the info on the red spots. That was interesting. :)
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