malaysian macros

nyxx88 · 17th December 2007

shot these on a trip to malaysia

#1 A big lynx having its breakfast under the shade of a leaf

#2 Wacha lookin' at, bud?

nyxx88 · 17th December 2007

#3 A crab spider. Well... at least I think it is a crab spider

#4

nyxx88 · 17th December 2007

#5

#6 Another crab spider

nyxx88 · 17th December 2007

#7 I like the patterns on its back

#8 And there was this bunch of ladybugs on this cactus (of the cereus genus -- http://www.columnar-cacti.org/cereus/)

scandisk · 17th December 2007

nice ones bro

....like the hopper and the dragonfly...

tchuanye · 17th December 2007

Nice series!

Do watch out for the whites....some are very hot.

nyxx88 · 18th December 2007

Originally Posted by scandisk

nice ones bro ....like the hopper and the dragonfly...

thanks. still learning...

nyxx88 · 18th December 2007

Originally Posted by tchuanye

Nice series!

Do watch out for the whites....some are very hot.

thanks. i noticed some blown highlights too

. need some advice on how i can reduce that. i am using off-camera flash with a bounce card for my shots.

tchuanye · 18th December 2007

Originally Posted by nyxx88

thanks. i noticed some blown highlights too . need some advice on how i can reduce that. i am using off-camera flash with a bounce card for my shots.

Adjust the power of the flash lower or tilt the flash higher.

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

Originally Posted by tchuanye

Adjust the power of the flash lower or tilt the flash higher.

ok. thanks.

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

#9

#10 Almost all the spiders (the big ones & the small ones) I shot that morning were having breakfast!!

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

#11 Now this is a Stalk-Eyed Fly

#12 Hairy ladybug

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

#13 Found this beautiful specimen. But I think I screwed up the color

. Anyone can help ID it?

#14 Last one...

xcess · 19th December 2007

Like no. 12

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

thanks for viewing

Synergyworld · 19th December 2007

Nice!.....but the dragonfly shots?......unlike you. Haa! Haa!

nyxx88 · 19th December 2007

why? expecting me to shoot spiders exclusively is it? :P

here's a 100% crop of the back of the head. quite happy with the t90 actually.

this other one was taken with reverse 50mm. pity its face was not better lit

19th December 2007	#15
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros thanks for viewing __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

19th December 2007	#16
Synergyworld Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 598	Re: malaysian macros Nice!.....but the dragonfly shots?......unlike you. Haa! Haa!

19th December 2007	#17
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros why? expecting me to shoot spiders exclusively is it? :P here's a 100% crop of the back of the head. quite happy with the t90 actually. this other one was taken with reverse 50mm. pity its face was not better lit __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

17th December 2007	#1
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	malaysian macros shot these on a trip to malaysia #1 A big lynx having its breakfast under the shade of a leaf #2 Wacha lookin' at, bud? __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

17th December 2007	#2
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #3 A crab spider. Well... at least I think it is a crab spider #4 __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

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nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #5 #6 Another crab spider __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

17th December 2007	#4
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #7 I like the patterns on its back #8 And there was this bunch of ladybugs on this cactus (of the cereus genus -- http://www.columnar-cacti.org/cereus/) __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

17th December 2007	#5
scandisk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 3,632	Re: malaysian macros nice ones bro ....like the hopper and the dragonfly...

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tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,958	Re: malaysian macros Nice series! Do watch out for the whites....some are very hot. __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

19th December 2007	#11
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #9 #10 Almost all the spiders (the big ones & the small ones) I shot that morning were having breakfast!! __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

19th December 2007	#12
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #11 Now this is a Stalk-Eyed Fly #12 Hairy ladybug __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

19th December 2007	#13
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,058	Re: malaysian macros #13 Found this beautiful specimen. But I think I screwed up the color . Anyone can help ID it? #14 Last one... __________________ My Gallery: http://picasaweb.google.com/nyxx88

19th December 2007	#14
xcess Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Posts: 107	Re: malaysian macros Like no. 12