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Stuart Forum Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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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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kroakykaren Site Moderator
Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 5270 Location: North East
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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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Phil1988 Captivebred Communist
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 1589 Location: Manchester
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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 Forum Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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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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Stuart Forum Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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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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snakeypete Captivebred Communist
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 1434 Location: Central Scotland
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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 _________________ 3.7.0 Royals
We do not stop playing because we grow old;
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Stuart Forum Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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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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zarozinia CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 894 Location: Lost in my own little world
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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 _________________ Cheers Angi
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jamie_s Site Moderator
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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 _________________ www.jamieswordsreptiles.com |
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MJ Site Moderator
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