Eggs on Tomato Plant

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Eggs on Tomato Plant

Postby Greg B on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:05 am

Some very neat bug has been laying eggs on one of my tomato plants.

Harder to photograph than I thought - focus was tricky.

I chose a small aperture, with greater DoF to give a bit of focus leeway, the trade off being a slow shutter speed on my disgracefully el crappo tripod (which I reckon, oscillates with the rotation of the moon or something :x . )

Nevertheless, the eggs are fascinating! And I am enjoying my new lens.

Aperture f32
Shutter 0.625 sec
Daylight with a bit of white card fill from the right
Sweet bite tomato


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Postby KerryPierce on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:19 am

Interesting shot, Greg. The eggs look like chromed plastic balls. :D

Too bad about your el crappo tripod. Next you'll be spend a couple thousand on a fancy carbon fibre pod and ball head. :twisted:
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Postby MHD on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:21 am

I have the tripod and want the 105 nikkor...
You have the 105 Nikkor and want the tripod..

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Postby leek on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:24 am

The bug that laid the silver eggs... Nice shot Greg... I must have a look at that lens...
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:38 am

Greg,
Nice shot from you.
:lol: wait until you find the gold eggs and buying a new CF tripod :lol:
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:50 am

Greg - new lens - great pic - dirty knees - new love.

:D :D :D :D :D
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Postby thaddeus on Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:03 am

incredible shot
did you get any of the bug?
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Postby Greg B on Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:40 am

Thanks everyone.

Yes Birdy, I see a tripod on the horizon, but that will need to wait a while.

Kerry, you ought to see the tripod collection Birddog has - more tricky heads and carbon fibre legs etc than you can poke a stick at. I am now seeing why a quality tripod setup is worthwhile.

thaddeus, no sign of the bug, it laid and left.

MHD, your lust is well placed, it is a nice lens

leek - worth checking it out.

Chris, how do you spot the head photographer? Dirty knees.
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Postby birddog114 on Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:43 am

At the macro meet yesterday, both Jenno and fozzie agreed and enjoying, macro shoot required a good tripod and head setup and same as Matt.K trying on my Nikkor 200/f.4 micro lens.
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:56 am

Now that is weird.

They look alien.
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