Macro Locusts

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Macro Locusts

Postby Big V on Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:04 pm

Two locusts having a rest!!!
Canon 20D 50mm Macro lens

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:04 pm

In two words - bloody brilliant :D
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Postby baboo on Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:47 pm

Gotta agree, the first word which came to mind was WOW!!!

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Postby Cyrus on Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:48 pm

Excellent work, especially given that you managed to get the shot without them jumping away.

It's also great to see Canon getting some representation in here too! :twisted:

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Postby Sheetshooter on Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:56 pm

You should feel duly proud of that effort! Excellent!!

May I ask if what we are witnessing is the first moment of the start of a plague of locusts - one is on top and they both have big smiles on their dials.
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Postby Slider on Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:56 pm

Fantastic photo. Great effort. You would have to be happy with that.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:02 am

My first reaction and I kid you not, was to exclaim "By Jimmeny Cricket!"

Not that I know how to spell it, but this is a AWESOME shot, looks like you found two crickets that were absolute posers, a great capture with a lot of great detail.
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Postby marc on Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:22 am

I think this one could be his big brother! :lol:

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Postby Big V on Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:08 pm

marc, nice shot..what is the surface it is on?
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Postby marc on Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:43 pm

on an outdoor table in a game park in Sth Africa.
He posed there for a quite a while. (taken on my old Oly 8080)

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