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Post by Tig on Oct 6, 2007 18:42:48 GMT
Stunning OM - whatever it is! Looks like it has banded rear legs. Tig
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 7, 2007 6:20:01 GMT
Looks like everyone has the Macro Bug ;D This is not the best slug photo, but my lense was literally on the path and I'm sure the damm thing blew me a kiss I was so close ;D  I think this is probably my best one for showing the detail, taken several weeks ago  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2007 8:39:30 GMT
dunno what it is - but it let me take its photograph...  OM. Looks like a small hoverfly to me OM. FA x |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 7, 2007 9:41:52 GMT
Marvellous pics as usual - no idea what yours is OM - he was a poser though wasn't he.
Chuckles, as much as I hate slugs, the colours are lovely, - a kiss from a slug....I am glad he only blew it!!
RF
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Post by Tig on Oct 10, 2007 18:26:53 GMT
A few closer close-ups of 'those' which awere eating my sprouts    And this taking the pollen from the remains of a rose  Tig |
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Post by Tig on Oct 10, 2007 22:28:25 GMT
And there's more - what we don't see ... Flies - ickle ones!    |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Oct 10, 2007 22:34:54 GMT
Wow Tig, they are amazing! I could NEVER take shots like that!
What camera have you got?
S x
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Post by Tig on Oct 10, 2007 22:51:15 GMT
Susie  It's you that got me started!!!! I also have a Fujifilm - it's a Finepix E900, OH bought it for my birthday in 2006. I have only started to get to grips with it in the last few months. I had an Olympus Camedia C-350 zoom Digital Camera previously which served me well and I knew how to get reasonable pics - but there is so much to remember with the new one  Tig |
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Oct 10, 2007 22:56:44 GMT
I know what you mean.........I now know at least what two buttons are for ;D  S x |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 11, 2007 5:55:44 GMT
Good heavens Tig - they are marvellous - well done. I think I will forget I own a camera - wouldn't dare show a pic on here anymore - looks as though we have some real professionals amongst us.
RF
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Post by Tig on Oct 11, 2007 11:42:21 GMT
You are too kind RF - but I'm just an amateur snapper having fun and learning  It is a real bonus to be able to see the details of the little critters - so much better than can be seen with the naked eye. It is an adventure for me as well, a bit like entering unchartered territory! I hope they don't put other people off posting - I like to see what everyone else can find in their gardens and plots too |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 11, 2007 13:08:12 GMT
You are too kind RF - but I'm just an amateur snapper having fun and learning It is a real bonus to be able to see the details of the little critters - so much better than can be seen with the naked eye. It is an adventure for me as well, a bit like entering unchartered territory! I hope they don't put other people off posting - I like to see what everyone else can find in their gardens and plots too Ooh don't stop Tig....I doubt that anyone is put off by them - they are far too good...possibly a few envious faces around, including mine.... RF |
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Post by scarecrow on Oct 11, 2007 13:48:36 GMT
My first attempt with my new camera, but will get better  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 11, 2007 16:03:14 GMT
That's lovely scarecrow - especially against the shades of pink in the sedum. |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 11, 2007 19:48:45 GMT
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Post by Tig on Oct 11, 2007 19:58:32 GMT
Superb Chuckles - the second one is scary (you could have kept it for Halloween!)  |
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Post by Tig on Oct 11, 2007 22:41:55 GMT
My neighbours think I have garden problems - "why is that woman out there with her camera again?" - should I tell them it's all your fault? Todays contributions are .... Another 'handsome' fly  and another 'ickle' one  this one has good markings -  And here we have another ladybug  |
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Post by Pip on Oct 12, 2007 11:03:35 GMT
Once again some wonderful photo's although I am pleased that I do not suffer from phobia's.
Pip
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 12, 2007 11:15:37 GMT
Yes they are a little close aren't they Pip, - the details are quite amazing though.
RF
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Post by snowowl on Oct 17, 2007 12:43:26 GMT
Just seen a Hawthorn sheild bug for the first time today.It was on my bedroom window sill.
It must have flown in the open window.It made a noise thats what alerted me to it.
I didnt kill it but caught it in a tissue and put it out the window.
Question are they goddies or baddies?
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Post by Tig on Oct 17, 2007 18:56:20 GMT
Favourite food is hawthorn berries SO, then hawthorn leaves, they will eat oak tree leaves as well I believe, but I don't think they do much damage - maybe someone else will think differently! Today I found this hiding in my Choisya   I think it is a common wasp - Vespula Vulgaris (it was 1" long) Tig |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 17, 2007 19:01:43 GMT
As long as it does not sting couse then it might become a
Vespula Mortis
Tig I love your pics.
And guess what, we have the same cam.
We could share some moans about how complicated things can be.
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Post by Tig on Oct 18, 2007 11:17:32 GMT
Ha ha Dutchy - complicated - I'm still working my way through the manual - and have yet to try quite a few 'features'! Today - I snapped a fly having a drink, and a couple of caterpillars that had taken an early morning shower!    |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 19, 2007 19:57:36 GMT
You really are getting the hang of that camera Tig ;D I've been busy lately and don't seem to find the time for the camera as I used to, here are a few from over the last week or so. At last got a critter on the Sedum Anyone know what the butterfly is, not familar one to me     |
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Post by Ruthie on Oct 19, 2007 20:09:22 GMT
The butterfly's a Comma.
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Post by Tig on Oct 19, 2007 23:10:28 GMT
Chuckles - super photos - I love seeing the close details that come with macro shots - the wonders of technology eh! Tig
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 11:00:36 GMT
Chuckles - super photos - I love seeing the close details that come with macro shots - the wonders of technology eh! Tig Funnily enough, I was thinking the same thing this morning. I was in the loft and looking through some old photo's taken on film. It's amazing how grainy they looked and how many were blurred. If you'd have said 20 years ago that you'd be able to take ultra close-up macro shots, download them to a PC and share them with the world in less than 5 minutes, it would have seemed utterly ridiculous ! FA x |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 20, 2007 16:38:40 GMT
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Post by Tig on Oct 24, 2007 12:42:35 GMT
Look what I found morphing in my 'brown' recycling bin today!!   x Tig |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Oct 24, 2007 14:11:05 GMT
You are a talented lot!
I've never mastered the art of the macro...I think that I need a better camera...plus a steady hand !
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