Upper Pierce. 170404

mr_jason · 17th April 2004

Orthetrum sabina sabina feeding on Unknown Skipper
1/100s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod

Ypthima huebneri (Common Four Ring)
1/80s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Handheld

(?) hanging on for dear life
1/80s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod

The rest from today here. All comments, as usual, are welcome.

Falcon · 17th April 2004

Composition and exposure of the first shot are excellent. Keep up the good work.

FujiS2 · 17th April 2004

yup, 1st shot is the best!

Sgt. Pepper · 18th April 2004

Nice catch for the first shot. I prefer a much closer shot.

mr_jason · 18th April 2004

Thanks for the comments Falcon, FujiS2 and Edsel.

The feeding dragon is my favourite shot also. Was lucky to shoot it in an sunny open grass patch beside a stream, hence very good background lighting. Unlike the other two shots under the forest canopy, very dark.

Edsel: Chose not to go nearer at first because wanted a more composed shot of the whole guy as opposed to a more technical shot. Later, I wanted to change to vertical position and close up on the head and mouth feeding on the insect, but the bugger flew away.

jjtml · 21st April 2004

beautiful stuff! I love the details on the first pic

Lion king · 22nd April 2004

Jason, you are just fantastic with your dragonflies shots

When is the next series?

mr_jason · 22nd April 2004

jjtml & Lion King: Thanks very much. May go macro shooting tomorrow or Saturday. Feeling rather lazy as of late, and the hot weather is not helping.

Papilio · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

Orthetrum sabina sabina feeding on Hyarotis adrastus praba
1/100s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod

Just out of curiosity, Jason, where did you get the ID of the dragonfly's victim?

Nice shot of the Common 4-Ring.

mr_jason · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Just out of curiosity, Jason, where did you get the ID of the dragonfly's victim?

Nice shot of the Common 4-Ring.

Thanks.

Where else but the most comprehensive website on local Butterflies? (Your site

) Just made a guess based on how it looked. What's the guy's correct ID?

Papilio · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by mr_jason

Thanks.

Where else but the most comprehensive website on local Butterflies? (Your site ) Just made a guess based on how it looked. What's the guy's correct ID?

Heh heh... probably not what you guessed, from the shot posted here, unless you've got a clearer view of the poor dead Skipper in another shot. These chaps are not easy to ID in any case, and from the remains of what I can see in the shot, it's definitely not a H. adrastus.

boochap · 22nd April 2004

everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz.

something new can??

mr_jason · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by Papilio

Heh heh... probably not what you guessed, from the shot posted here, unless you've got a clearer view of the poor dead Skipper in another shot. These chaps are not easy to ID in any case, and from the remains of what I can see in the shot, it's definitely not a H. adrastus.

Heh heh. Ok thanks...

mr_jason · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by boochap

everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz.

something new can??

Well, What do you like to see? Why not post some macros which you like for us instead?

It just so happens that those of us which post butterflies and Odonata pictures do it because we like them. Have you not noticed the sheer variety of colour and texture in the insect kingdom? It's so much richer than the man made world.

Papilio · 22nd April 2004

Originally Posted by boochap

everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz.

something new can??

You're quite welcome to post something new. We're always game to see other stuff...

kjmedora · 22nd April 2004

The third shot is cute... can just imagine the butt telling his butt-friends,
"Just as the photographer arrived, I slipped off the leaf! How Paiseh man! Hope he did not get a shot of it....!"

Lion king · 23rd April 2004

Originally Posted by boochap

everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz.

A good suggestion is to join us for a outing. See nature in its glories and colors and maybe you will come to appreciate natures' little wonders... the dragon/damsel and butterflies and many more.
Shooting macros in the field and shooting macros in the comfort of your room is totally a different ballgame.

macross · 23rd April 2004

Originally Posted by boochap

everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz.
something new can??

You r always welcome to post new subjects, and maybe create an interest group of them.

To us, these are the subjects that we r interested in, so naturally we post pics of them.

Originally Posted by Lion king

Shooting macros in the field and shooting macros in the comfort of your room is totally a different ballgame.

Well-said Lion king.

17th April 2004	#1
mr_jason Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,076	Upper Pierce. 170404 Orthetrum sabina sabina feeding on Unknown Skipper 1/100s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod Ypthima huebneri (Common Four Ring) 1/80s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Handheld (?) hanging on for dear life 1/80s f/11.0 at 180.0mm iso100 with Flash, Tripod The rest from today here. All comments, as usual, are welcome. Last edited by mr_jason; 22nd April 2004 at 11:38 PM.

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boochap Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: sg - bukit ho swee Posts: 1,303	everytime the same subject...dragon/demse/butter-fly...sianz. something new can?? __________________ boochap@yahoo.com www.flickr.com/photos/boochap/; www.facebook.com/boochap

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Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,870	Composition and exposure of the first shot are excellent. Keep up the good work.

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FujiS2 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 482	yup, 1st shot is the best!

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Sgt. Pepper Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,149	Nice catch for the first shot. I prefer a much closer shot.

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jjtml Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 311	beautiful stuff! I love the details on the first pic

22nd April 2004	#7
Lion king Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 518	Jason, you are just fantastic with your dragonflies shots When is the next series?

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kjmedora Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bukit Timah, Singapore Posts: 317	The third shot is cute... can just imagine the butt telling his butt-friends, "Just as the photographer arrived, I slipped off the leaf! How Paiseh man! Hope he did not get a shot of it....!"