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Stuart
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 Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: More Mantis pics (10) |
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Tried some different backgrounds and flash settings today when I got in..quite pleased with some of these..they make a great subject as they love to pose for you!
All taken with tamron 90mm macro.
This one looks like a light was shone on it but just an accident but liked it none the less..
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent pics, love the second one  now i know why you have gone bug crazy, they make superb subjects 
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Cracking pics as always, really like the black and grey backgrounds...don't do the orangey one again though  |
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Stuart
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| Phil1988 wrote: | | Cracking pics as always, really like the black and grey backgrounds...don't do the orangey one again though |
cheers mate..the orange one was a terracotta kitchen utensil jar and the black was my bose ipod dock and the grey was my sons book..lol.
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| kroakykaren wrote: | | Excellent pics, love the second one now i know why you have gone bug crazy, they make superb subjects |
Certainly do Karen...god knows what I'll bring home from Houten! 
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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STUpendous pics there All the more so having seen Lynne's Flower Mantis. they are so tiny !!!!!
That Tamron lens is the dogs danglies 
Well done , great DOF as well considering
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Stuart
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Cheers Pete..some of these are at f32 to get the dof...and ya right they are tiny...I really do like the tamron its a real quality lens for the price.
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Oooh wonderful shots, I like the first one best. They are great little critters aren't they? I could spend hours watching and photographing them
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| Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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great shots stu,youve really nailed some of them  i also like the black and the grey back grounds the best
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