AMK Park Gymnastics

tchuanye · 26th June 2005

Saw TWO pairs of these insects mating.....one pair flew off when I accidently made a sudden move of my camera. Left this couple, which did some funny dance before commencing their gymnastics....

FZ10+6T+Sigma CU, Ext bounce flash, ISO 50, F8, various speeds

#1

#2

#3 Downhill....

Appreciate any comments...

eikin · 26th June 2005

nice series

, but #1 and #3 works better than #2

sci80899 · 26th June 2005

Wow, long legged flies mating. First time I'm seeing it and mesmerized by your pictures.

melvynyeo · 26th June 2005

Wow piang... POWER

Fav #1... with good DOF

#2 seems over saturated, eyes a little OOF

Well done!!!

damithc · 26th June 2005

nice catch there chuanye!

not easy to capture everything sharp with their legs all over the place

srisaro · 26th June 2005

Very good ones buddy !

besh · 26th June 2005

mate, what PS skill you applied to the picture?
position of #1 is nice... ops... i mean the position of the picture... not the flies :P

tchuanye · 26th June 2005

Thanks for the comments eikin, sci80899, damthic, srisaro!

Originally Posted by melvynyeo

Wow piang... POWER Fav #1... with good DOF

#2 seems over saturated, eyes a little OOF

Well done!!!

thanks did not notice the OOF...., not so sure abt why it is over saturated as I did not saturate the pics, maybe flash too strong?

Anyway, these pics were taken in the shadows, and was very dark, so had to use flash.

Originally Posted by besh

mate, what PS skill you applied to the picture?
position of #1 is nice... ops... i mean the position of the picture... not the flies :P

Thanks besh, normally, I will level up the pics, curves, colour balance (as my camera tend to have a yellow cast), and USM.

tchuanye · 26th June 2005

BTW, anyone knows the ID of this bug? I search long legged flies, but I don't thing these are them. Thanks!

megaweb · 26th June 2005

Originally Posted by tchuanye

BTW, anyone knows the ID of this bug? I search long legged flies, but I don't thing these are them. Thanks!

Very nice shots esp detail and sharpness

The insects are called white handed fly

tchuanye · 27th June 2005

Originally Posted by megaweb

Very nice shots esp detail and sharpness

The insects are called white handed fly

Thanks for the comments and ID Megaweb!

photoexpress · 27th June 2005

Love all the shots! Beautiful, nice color and DOF used, tchuanye!

Like to see more :>

Cheers!

Garion · 27th June 2005

Solid shots with good exposure and details. Like #1 & #3.

tchuanye · 27th June 2005

Thanks Garion!

Originally Posted by photoexpress

Love all the shots! Beautiful, nice color and DOF used, tchuanye!

Like to see more :>

Cheers!

I posted afew other series here....

Hoverfly series

Miscellaneous

Henry Park macros

besh · 27th June 2005

Quote:

Thanks besh, normally, I will level up the pics, curves, colour balance (as my camera tend to have a yellow cast), and USM.

Yellow Cast ? what's that?

sorry for my ignorance

and by the way.... what's USM as well ?

i just know Canon USM :P

i'm not so into those short form mate

sorry bout that.

tchuanye · 27th June 2005

Originally Posted by besh

Yellow Cast ? what's that? sorry for my ignorance
and by the way.... what's USM as well ?
i just know Canon USM :P

i'm not so into those short form mate
sorry bout that.

Pardon me.....

Yellow cast: picture tend to have a yellow colour tendency (if u may call it that way) to the pics. So I tend to put abit of blue in it.....

USM: Unsharp Mask....use to sharpen image....pls don't ask why it is called 'unsharp' for sharpening.....I also dunno......

ortega · 27th June 2005

I love #1 but still can crop for composition

tchuanye · 27th June 2005

Originally Posted by ortega

I love #1 but still can crop for composition

Thanks! Appreciate if you could crop it and illustrate what what you mean.

tchuanye · 15th July 2005

I was at the bookshop today, and came across a book on Southeast asia insects. The name of the above insects are:

Name : Stilt Flies
(Diptera:Micropezidae)

Just for sharing info. Rgds

26th June 2005	#5
damithc Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NUS Posts: 387	nice catch there chuanye! not easy to capture everything sharp with their legs all over the place Last edited by damithc; 26th June 2005 at 11:58 AM.

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	BTW, anyone knows the ID of this bug? I search long legged flies, but I don't thing these are them. Thanks! __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

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Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,581	Solid shots with good exposure and details. Like #1 & #3. __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

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ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,938	I love #1 but still can crop for composition __________________ The Law

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	Stilt Flies I was at the bookshop today, and came across a book on Southeast asia insects. The name of the above insects are: Name : Stilt Flies (Diptera:Micropezidae) Just for sharing info. Rgds __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

26th June 2005	#1
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	AMK Park Gymnastics Saw TWO pairs of these insects mating.....one pair flew off when I accidently made a sudden move of my camera. Left this couple, which did some funny dance before commencing their gymnastics.... FZ10+6T+Sigma CU, Ext bounce flash, ISO 50, F8, various speeds #1 #2 #3 Downhill.... Appreciate any comments... __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

26th June 2005	#2
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	nice series , but #1 and #3 works better than #2 __________________ APAD

26th June 2005	#3
sci80899 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 364	Wow, long legged flies mating. First time I'm seeing it and mesmerized by your pictures.

26th June 2005	#4
melvynyeo Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,937	Wow piang... POWER Fav #1... with good DOF #2 seems over saturated, eyes a little OOF Well done!!!

26th June 2005	#6
srisaro Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 360	Very good ones buddy !

26th June 2005	#7
besh Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 485	mate, what PS skill you applied to the picture? position of #1 is nice... ops... i mean the position of the picture... not the flies :P

27th June 2005	#12
photoexpress Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Singapore (South) Posts: 1,073	Love all the shots! Beautiful, nice color and DOF used, tchuanye! Like to see more :> Cheers!