Ants and Spiders

HVB88 · 26th April 2008

Hi Guys,

Went to chinese garden and took some photos...
Taken with 350D + Tamron 90mm + ST-E2 + 420EX + Flash Diffuser.

Appreciate if you could give some constructive comments...

TIA!

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tchuanye · 26th April 2008

#1 don't work for me, cos I am not sure what I am looking at.

Like the rest. Good focus on eyes.

cannotshoot · 27th April 2008

2,3,4,5 excellent color contrast, sharpness and composition

1 is interesting but not so impressive

mtunlinn · 27th April 2008

Nice series.. #1 doesn't work for me too..

karnage · 27th April 2008

On the contrary, I like #1. But I can't see any larvae though.

It's an ant nest, I think of the carpenter ants. Or something like that la. Some ants build their nests by sewing leaves together. The picture is blur because the ends of the leaves are covred with silk.

Saw something like that at Kranji Nature Trail yesterday too, but the angle was too weird for me to focus and shoot properly.

Nice one brother!

HVB88 · 27th April 2008

Thanks for the comments tchuanye, cannotshoot, mtunlinn, karnage.

Bro karnage is right, pic #1 is an 'ant nest'.
I cannot see the ants inside the leaves (because both end covered by the silk). So, I set the focus at the centre of the leaves and put the flash on top of it to get some lights.

This is the first try on the same leaves.

26th April 2008	#2
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,964	Re: Ants and Spiders #1 don't work for me, cos I am not sure what I am looking at. Like the rest. Good focus on eyes. __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

27th April 2008	#3
cannotshoot New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 40	Re: Ants and Spiders 2,3,4,5 excellent color contrast, sharpness and composition 1 is interesting but not so impressive

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mtunlinn Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: west Posts: 1,089	Re: Ants and Spiders Nice series.. #1 doesn't work for me too.. __________________ My Picasa Album

27th April 2008	#5
karnage Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ang Mo Kio Posts: 988	Re: Ants and Spiders On the contrary, I like #1. But I can't see any larvae though. It's an ant nest, I think of the carpenter ants. Or something like that la. Some ants build their nests by sewing leaves together. The picture is blur because the ends of the leaves are covred with silk. Saw something like that at Kranji Nature Trail yesterday too, but the angle was too weird for me to focus and shoot properly. Nice one brother! __________________ incywincyspider climbup the waterspout...

27th April 2008	#6
HVB88 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bishan, Singapore Posts: 798	Re: Ants and Spiders Thanks for the comments tchuanye, cannotshoot, mtunlinn, karnage. Bro karnage is right, pic #1 is an 'ant nest'. I cannot see the ants inside the leaves (because both end covered by the silk). So, I set the focus at the centre of the leaves and put the flash on top of it to get some lights. This is the first try on the same leaves. __________________ \| My Images \| Last edited by HVB88; 27th April 2008 at 11:26 PM. Reason: update

26th April 2008	#1
HVB88 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bishan, Singapore Posts: 798	Ants and Spiders Hi Guys, Went to chinese garden and took some photos... Taken with 350D + Tamron 90mm + ST-E2 + 420EX + Flash Diffuser. Appreciate if you could give some constructive comments... TIA! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. __________________ \| My Images \|