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by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:29 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Bee with tooth
Replies: 2
Views: 3405

Hi ya Sue, :D

I guess only his dentist...or someone's dentist...knows for sure :!: :D You have captured some great details here, Sue. :D

Best regards as always, my friend. :D
by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:22 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Lady Bugs...gotta love em'
Replies: 2
Views: 3284

Hi ya' Ken, :D Yes, ya' gotta love ladybugs. Nature's little aphid eaters. We can buy buy boxes full of ladybugs at our local nurseries to turn loose on our roses. :D Was this ladybug wet with dew or is that just a really shiny spot on the back :?: I must say, you're getting a lot of good use from t...
by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:16 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Rare Flower
Replies: 6
Views: 7434

Hi ya' Gunn, :D

Do you mean this species of flower is rare in Adelaide or it's rare to find flowers in Adelaide :?: :wink: The water drops give the flowers a nice, dewy look. :D

Best regards as always, my friend :!: :D
by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:13 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Caterpillar is going to the sky
Replies: 3
Views: 4296

Hi ya Nikola, :D

The first thing I thought of when I saw this image was a roller coaster climbing the tracks for the next plunge. I love images that invoke thoughts of objects other than the subject itself. Well seen and well executed. :D

Best regards, :D
by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:09 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Fly with red eyes
Replies: 3
Views: 4478

Hi ya' Nikola, :D
Nikola wrote:Red eyes and four hairy legs.
At first, I thought you were describing one of KenR's old girlfriends :!: :D This is very nice. You produce some very interesting images with that Olympus u720SW. Keep them coming and "Welcome" to our community. :D

Best regards, :D
by twebster
Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:29 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Have you ever seen a dragon fly?
Replies: 7
Views: 7139

Hi ya' Rik, :D I really don't know about "phase shifts" and "stroke". Hovering is the only way I could have gotten these images. It is just too darned hard to follow a moving dragonfly with, and manually focus, what is basically a 600mm f 5.6 lens. I tried a few times. These buggers just move too da...
by twebster
Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:26 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Have you ever seen a dragon fly?
Replies: 7
Views: 7139

Have you ever seen a dragon fly?

Hi y'all, :D (Sorry, Rik. I just couldn't help making a play on one of your topic titles. :D ) http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/dragonflyflying1_MG_4841-01.jpg http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/dragonflyflying_MG_4847-01.jpg http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/dragonflyflying5_MG_48...
by twebster
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: Community Members and Friends
Topic: Got my new Canon EOS 1Ds MkII today... :)
Replies: 8
Views: 20112

Hi ya' Gunn :!: :D You've been away too long. Welcome back :!: :D I see you're on an equipment-rampage-phase at the moment. I finally got to where I own my own a$$ and have a reliable vehicle to go out of town. I decided I wanted to do some bird and big game photography. What have I done so far with...
by twebster
Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:31 pm
Forum: Community Members and Friends
Topic: Got my new Canon EOS 1Ds MkII today... :)
Replies: 8
Views: 20112

Hi ya' Sue, :D

I sure am glad you have a good sense of humor, my friend :!: :D

Best regards as always to you, Sue. :D
by twebster
Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:43 pm
Forum: Community Members and Friends
Topic: Got my new Canon EOS 1Ds MkII today... :)
Replies: 8
Views: 20112

Got my new Canon EOS 1Ds MkII today... :)

:D :D Not really :!: :!: :D :D I was just teasing with Sue. :!: :D :D She wants on sooooo bad :!: :D :D Actually, I received a Canon EOS 20D, today, to replace the Canon EOS Rebel XT (with which I've been having problems :( ). The EOS 20D is a lot better camera than the Rebel XT. If you are at all s...
by twebster
Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:49 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Have you ever seen a snake fly?
Replies: 6
Views: 13247

Hi ya' Rik, :D Have you ever seen a snake fly? Uh, actually, I have... In college I was helping out with a capture/recapture study on western diamondback rattlesnakes. We would capture the rattlesnake and mark it with a numbering system. My friend, Steve Wylie, was holding the business end of a ratt...
by twebster
Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:24 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: For Rik...Dragonfly photo'ed with stacked tc's.
Replies: 6
Views: 5790

One thing I should add to this topic, you can't expect stacked teleconverters to work this well on every image. Using stacked teleconverters is a last resort method. Like I stated earlier, everything has to be perfect to get good images using stacked teleconverters. I made about 200 images of birds,...
by twebster
Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:02 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: For Rik...Dragonfly photo'ed with stacked tc's.
Replies: 6
Views: 5790

Hi ya' Rik, :D
Rik wrote:PS. Am I correct that this is the lens currently sold at Adorama for $3,899.95 (USA warranty)?
Yup, that be the one. :D
by twebster
Sat Jul 01, 2006 2:00 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Deerfly...70-300mm IS zoom + 1.4x tc.
Replies: 2
Views: 3871

Deerfly...70-300mm IS zoom + 1.4x tc.

Hi y'all, :D In response to a question by Beetleman in a previous post, http://www.photomacrography1.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5256 , I ran out and shot a test image putting the Canon EF 1.4x II teleconverter on the Canon EF 70-300mm IS zoom lens. Here's the result... http://www.photomacrography1.ne...
by twebster
Sat Jul 01, 2006 1:11 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: For Rik...Dragonfly photo'ed with stacked tc's.
Replies: 6
Views: 5790

Hi ya' Doug, :D Can you use the 1.4x and 2x tc's with the 70-300mm zoom? I know you stated the IS would not work. I wouldn't even attempt to stack teleconverters on this lens. 1) Although the 70-300mm IS lens is sharp for a consumer grade lens, very close to some L zoom lenses, this lens isn't nearl...