Stick Insect

tchuanye · 24th April 2005

Was at Ubin today. Manage to find this stick insect. Appreciate any comments please. Thanks.

Taken with FZ10+Nikon 6T+Sigma close up lens. Ext bounce flash. F8, ISO 50. Hand held

#1: Stick Insect

Speed: 1/50

#2 Shadow

Speed:1/100

#3 Eye Close up

Speed:1/60

#4 Eye close up from another angle

Speed:1/60

#5 Hind Leg joint of a stick insect

Speed:1/100

Bitmap · 24th April 2005

Cool bug. Evolution of mimicry illustrated.

damithc · 24th April 2005

good spot (after all, the insect is disguised

) and good shots

asturias105 · 24th April 2005

Nice series! gd catch there.. I'll never be that observant to spot a stick insect.. :P

Flyingpig · 24th April 2005

Never seen that before! Nice shots in detail

tchuanye · 24th April 2005

Thanks guys for the comments! Its a very interesting creature!

Originally Posted by Bitmap

Cool bug. Evolution of mimicry illustrated.

Well, I would say that its wonderfully created, and not evolved.....

rhair78 · 24th April 2005

Of all the shots you posted, pic #2 wit the stick insect shadow is the one!

The rest lack "feeling".. hehehe.. Thanks for sharing! Love it always.

eow · 24th April 2005

Love

#1 the leaf and stick insect gave a very striking,vivid contrast

tchuanye · 24th April 2005

Originally Posted by rhair78

Of all the shots you posted, pic #2 wit the stick insect shadow is the one!

The rest lack "feeling".. hehehe.. Thanks for sharing! Love it always.

Thanks for the comment. Was not too sure how that will appeal to pp. Glad you like that! Thanks!

Originally Posted by eow

Love #1 the leaf and stick insect gave a very striking,vivid contrast

Thanks eow!

melvynyeo · 24th April 2005

Nice catch!

This stick insect seems pretty big to me...

I saw one at lower pierce before but it's only 6-8cm.

No 1 is nice but since it is taken at a distance, why not try with smaller F value. Dun think it will affect too much the DOF of the insect but it will blur the background.... i think

Love No 4

Coming home in 2 months time

tchuanye · 24th April 2005

Originally Posted by melvynyeo

Nice catch! This stick insect seems pretty big to me... I saw one at lower pierce before but it's only 6-8cm.

No 1 is nice but since it is taken at a distance, why not try with smaller F value. Dun think it will affect too much the DOF of the insect but it will blur the background.... i think

Love No 4

Coming home in 2 months time

Thanks melvyn! Looking forward to your work to be posted here again!

Have not considered a larger apeture before.....maybe can explore that another time.....Thanks!

Tumbleweed · 25th April 2005

You must have steady hands to take those pictures handheld, especially with such shallow depth of field in close-ups. Did you held the camera with your right hand and flash in your left?

tchuanye · 25th April 2005

Originally Posted by Tumbleweed

You must have steady hands to take those pictures handheld, especially with such shallow depth of field in close-ups. Did you held the camera with your right hand and flash in your left?

The flash is on the hotshoe, and camera is held with 2 hands.

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rhair78 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,043	Of all the shots you posted, pic #2 wit the stick insect shadow is the one! The rest lack "feeling".. hehehe.. Thanks for sharing! Love it always. __________________ RH

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eow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,648	Love #1 the leaf and stick insect gave a very striking,vivid contrast __________________ 头可断，血可流,倩女不可不追求 carpe diem,when in doubt, hoot first,apologise later:p GALLERY

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	Stick Insect Was at Ubin today. Manage to find this stick insect. Appreciate any comments please. Thanks. Taken with FZ10+Nikon 6T+Sigma close up lens. Ext bounce flash. F8, ISO 50. Hand held #1: Stick Insect Speed: 1/50 #2 Shadow Speed:1/100 #3 Eye Close up Speed:1/60 #4 Eye close up from another angle Speed:1/60 #5 Hind Leg joint of a stick insect Speed:1/100 __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

24th April 2005	#2
Bitmap New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 16	Cool bug. Evolution of mimicry illustrated.

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damithc Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NUS Posts: 387	good spot (after all, the insect is disguised ) and good shots

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asturias105 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 605	Nice series! gd catch there.. I'll never be that observant to spot a stick insect.. :P __________________ My Blog

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Flyingpig Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SG Posts: 732	Never seen that before! Nice shots in detail __________________ My Website

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melvynyeo Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,937	Nice catch! This stick insect seems pretty big to me... I saw one at lower pierce before but it's only 6-8cm. No 1 is nice but since it is taken at a distance, why not try with smaller F value. Dun think it will affect too much the DOF of the insect but it will blur the background.... i think Love No 4 Coming home in 2 months time

25th April 2005	#12
Tumbleweed Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Woodlands, Singapore Posts: 227	You must have steady hands to take those pictures handheld, especially with such shallow depth of field in close-ups. Did you held the camera with your right hand and flash in your left?