Tioman Macros

tchuanye · 29th July 2005

Was at Tioman for the last 4 days for a short break with my family. Was taking some sunsets and while trying to frame a small bush in the fore ground, I happen to notice this colony of bugs....I think they are Plant Bugs, but please correct me if I am wrong.

And it was lots of them. I manage to visit them every day to take some pics, and I even saw one laying eggs, and also one fella guarding the eggs, and on the 3rd day, it hatched!

Will post some here. Taken with FZ10 and Nikon 6T or Sigma CU or both. Ext flash. F/8, various shutter speed.

#1: Introducing...the BUG (rained on the 2nd morning, hence the droplets)

#2:In formation

#3:Laying eggs in a pattern....

#4: Close up of laying

tchuanye · 29th July 2005

#5:Guarding. This guys was there from day 1 till last day.....really have endurance...

#6: Eggs CLOSE UP with reverse lens. Is that the eye inside???

#7: Hatches!!!!

#8: This is what a nymph looks like (reverse lens)

Spectrum · 29th July 2005

Cool.....Dude!

melvynyeo · 29th July 2005

Wow... what a series!!!

Definitely not a everyday encounter.

Thanks for sharing

eow · 29th July 2005

Boss u are really amazing

fotoudavid · 29th July 2005

its only need 3 days to hatch???

tomshen · 29th July 2005

Very interesting photos!

Papilio · 29th July 2005

Great series.

and over 3 days too. This is some sort of Stink Bug, I believe.

jbma · 29th July 2005

Great stuff man. Nice series.

sumball · 29th July 2005

Good stuff. Now I know tis egg belongs to the stink bugs.

Saw them once.

ockly · 29th July 2005

Cool.... It just amazing to see how these bugs reproduce....

saifulbahar · 29th July 2005

Excellent shots... love them all...

tchuanye · 29th July 2005

Thanks Spectrum, Melvyn, eow, tomshen, jbma, sumball,smurfman, papilio, ockly and Saifulbahar!

Visited them daily to take different shots of them

Originally Posted by smurfman

its only need 3 days to hatch???

Not sure how long it took. The laying eggs shot was another fella from the guarding one. The guarding shot was there the day I arrrived, not sure how long it was already there. The laying shot appeared on the 3rd day.

Originally Posted by Papilio

Great series. and over 3 days too. This is some sort of Stink Bug, I believe.

I did a net search of bugs ID and tried to look for similarities, and the closest is the plant bug. The stink bug or shield bug looks abit different. Some say it looks like a Boxelder Bug???

jyhk_Junk · 29th July 2005

tchuanye,

All are very very well taken.. and very well plan angle as well ... please keep on share with us the rest of your "masterpieces" ...

regards

fotoudavid · 29th July 2005

Originally Posted by tchuanye

Thanks Spectrum, Melvyn, eow, tomshen, jbma, sumball,smurfman, papilio, ockly and Saifulbahar!

Visited them daily to take different shots of them

Not sure how long it took. The laying eggs shot was another fella from the guarding one. The guarding shot was there the day I arrrived, not sure how long it was already there. The laying shot appeared on the 3rd day.

I did a net search of bugs ID and tried to look for similarities, and the closest is the plant bug. The stink bug or shield bug looks abit different. Some say it looks like a Boxelder Bug???

You need a tittle, the macro you take are better and better, hats off, i salute, and i admire.

LENS · 29th July 2005

Hello tchuanye,

what is sigma CU? may I ask you what do u mean by reverse lense? I know some SLR lense like 50mm one and u can reverse it and take macro shot..but how can a FZ10 do it? the lense can't be removed, right?

Anyway, it is really amazing to see all these rare photos.

eikin · 29th July 2005

Originally Posted by tchuanye

#3:Laying eggs in a pattern....

tchuanye · 29th July 2005

Thanks jyhk_Junk, smurfman and ekin!

Originally Posted by LENS

Hello tchuanye,

what is sigma CU? may I ask you what do u mean by reverse lense? I know some SLR lense like 50mm one and u can reverse it and take macro shot..but how can a FZ10 do it? the lense can't be removed, right?

Anyway, it is really amazing to see all these rare photos.

You can see my equipment set up at my signature. I add the reverse lens ON to the camera lens using a reverse ring. Sigma CU is a sigma close up lens(Similar to Nikon 5T), its 58mm thread and +1.6 dioptre.

LENS · 29th July 2005

ok, i think i got the answer in your signature link. So there is how the reverse len is attached. By the way, insects won't get scared away by flash?

tchuanye · 29th July 2005

Originally Posted by LENS

ok, i think i got the answer in your signature link. So there is how the reverse len is attached. By the way, insects won't get scared away by flash?

I don't think so.....at least so far as I have been taking pics of the insects....

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ockly Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,141	Cool.... It just amazing to see how these bugs reproduce.... __________________ O

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saifulbahar Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 859	Excellent shots... love them all... __________________ Saiful Bahar - "I don't care what equipment you use... but what you produce"

29th July 2005	#1
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,202	Tioman Macros Was at Tioman for the last 4 days for a short break with my family. Was taking some sunsets and while trying to frame a small bush in the fore ground, I happen to notice this colony of bugs....I think they are Plant Bugs, but please correct me if I am wrong. And it was lots of them. I manage to visit them every day to take some pics, and I even saw one laying eggs, and also one fella guarding the eggs, and on the 3rd day, it hatched! Will post some here. Taken with FZ10 and Nikon 6T or Sigma CU or both. Ext flash. F/8, various shutter speed. #1: Introducing...the BUG (rained on the 2nd morning, hence the droplets) #2:In formation #3:Laying eggs in a pattern.... #4: Close up of laying __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

29th July 2005	#3
Spectrum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Here Posts: 3,702	Cool.....Dude!

29th July 2005	#4
melvynyeo Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,937	Wow... what a series!!! Definitely not a everyday encounter. Thanks for sharing

29th July 2005	#5
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tomshen Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,719	Very interesting photos! __________________ Visit http://www.tomshenstudio.com

29th July 2005	#8
Papilio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Singapore Posts: 985	Great series. and over 3 days too. This is some sort of Stink Bug, I believe.

29th July 2005	#9
jbma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampines Posts: 3,315	Great stuff man. Nice series.

29th July 2005	#10
sumball Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,226	Good stuff. Now I know tis egg belongs to the stink bugs. Saw them once.

29th July 2005	#14
jyhk_Junk New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Malaysia Posts: 29	tchuanye, All are very very well taken.. and very well plan angle as well ... please keep on share with us the rest of your "masterpieces" ... regards

29th July 2005	#16
LENS Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 758	Hello tchuanye, what is sigma CU? may I ask you what do u mean by reverse lense? I know some SLR lense like 50mm one and u can reverse it and take macro shot..but how can a FZ10 do it? the lense can't be removed, right? Anyway, it is really amazing to see all these rare photos.