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by twebster
Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:17 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Just a fly...
Replies: 2
Views: 4742

Hi ya' Rik, :D I have gotten good results with a similar setup for studio lighting, using a diffuser close to subject, illuminated by a pair of frosted floods some distance away. Your setup could be made even more successful by bringing the flood lights closer to your diffuser. The closer the light ...
by twebster
Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:13 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Just a fly...
Replies: 2
Views: 4742

Just a fly...

Hi y'all, :D I was out testing a new diffuser design and found this hapless fly as a test subject... :D http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/fly002.jpg Hapless Fly Canon EOS 20D with 90mm Tamron macro lens + Canon EF 2x II teleconverter+ 12mm Kenko extension tube placed between lens and teleconve...
by twebster
Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:42 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Hey, I Found a Snake in My Yard!
Replies: 8
Views: 12486

Hi ya' Nikola, :D Thank you, too, for sharing with us some of your folklore. You are a first rate example of what makes our little community so enjoyable. :D I absolutely love the harmonious mix of personalities we have for our members. Even KenR's. :wink: :D Hi ya' Ken, :D Very nice images, my frie...
by twebster
Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:39 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: The biggest, baddest Desert Spiny Lizard I ever saw...!
Replies: 5
Views: 8003

Hi ya' Gunn, :D The 300 + 2x tc is a great combination but I have no idea what the magnification ratio is. This spiny lizard was probably 6" (15.2 cm) from tip of nose to vent. (That's big for a spiny lizard.) There's about 4" (10.2 cm) of lizard in this image and I made this image from about 12' (3...
by twebster
Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:49 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: The biggest, baddest Desert Spiny Lizard I ever saw...!
Replies: 5
Views: 8003

The biggest, baddest Desert Spiny Lizard I ever saw...!

Hi y'all, :D I was at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona, USA this morning trying to shoot some goldfinches on sunflowers when I saw this Desert Spiny Lizard lumber out from under some mesquite trees... :!: :shock: http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/desertspinylizard2.jpg Desert S...
by twebster
Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: Congratulations to Tom on his 500th member!
Replies: 6
Views: 17611

Hi ya' Rik, :D Thank you for mentioning this. I have to say, though, our community has been a collective effort on the part of Danny, Mike, Sue, Ken and myself. Mike provides and ships the Administrator's Appreciation gifts, Danny finances the site and I keep the site running smoothly in spite of ou...
by twebster
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:51 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: !!Warning!!...Wear Sunglasses...!!Warning!!
Replies: 3
Views: 4822

!!Warning!!...Wear Sunglasses...!!Warning!!

Hi y'all, :D Time to post something more conventional. :D http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/bumblebee1.jpg Sunflower and bumblebee Canon EOS 20D with Canon RF 70-300mm IS zoom lens set to 300mm + 12mm ext tube, ISO 200, 1/250 sec @ f 16, natural light, handheld with monopod and IS turned on. T...
by twebster
Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:17 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: If Piotr's Raven is a close-up, then...
Replies: 2
Views: 3761

If Piotr's Raven is a close-up, then...

...my hummingbird is a macro :!: :shock: :D :D http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/hummingbird.jpg Costa's Hummingbird ( Calypte costae ) Canon EOS 20D with Canon EF 300mm f 2.8L IS lens + Canon EF 2x II teleconverter, Canon 550ex electronic flash in high speed synch mode, -1/3 f stop flash comp...
by twebster
Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:50 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Comet Watching!
Replies: 8
Views: 7174

Well actually, Ken... :D The largest telescope that I've had the pleasure to actually view through is the 4m Mayall telescope at Kit Peak Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. Again, this was in the middle 1980s when I was into astronomy in a pretty big way. My engineer friend, Ralph, actually got permi...
by twebster
Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Dragonfly up real close.
Replies: 3
Views: 4318

He/she needs a shave, Jody :!: :wink:
by twebster
Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:52 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Comet Watching!
Replies: 8
Views: 7174

Hi ya' Ken, :D Yeah now that you mention it, I was really disappointed in Halley Comet. I'm sorry to hear that, Ken. I got a front row seat to Halley's Comet. One of my neighbors, at that time, was the chief engineer for Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. I got to watch Halley's Comet through...
by twebster
Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: A bit more clarity please!
Replies: 13
Views: 27906

Hi ya' Dave, :D Where do I ask if anybody knows anything about using microfilm or microfitch lenses on camera for close-up work? Post a question like this in the "Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions" forum. I, personally, don't have any suggestions on how to use copier lenses for mac...
by twebster
Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: A bit more clarity please!
Replies: 13
Views: 27906

Hi ya' Dave, :D Welcome to our community and, no, we don't mind feedback. I'm sorry you find the community hard to navigate. The image galleries are divided by photomacrography/photomicrography, however, we have found that to continue a sense of "community" it doesn't hurt to have the topics mixed i...
by twebster
Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:52 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Mexican Amberwing dragonfly obelisking...
Replies: 3
Views: 5454

Mexican Amberwing dragonfly obelisking...

Hi y'all, :D What the heck is "obelisking" :?: :D It's just a descriptive term used for dragonflies pointing their hind ends towards the sun... :D http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/Perithemis_intensa_obelisk.jpg Mexican Amberwing Dragonfly ( Perithemis intensa ) Canon EOS Rebel XT with Canon E...
by twebster
Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:47 am
Forum: Favorite Locations
Topic: Antelope Canyon, Page, AZ
Replies: 4
Views: 15693

Hi ya' Piotr, :D Antelope Canyon is just one of many slot canyons that abound in southern Utah and Northern Arizona. Buckskin Gulch is another reasonably accessible slot canyon. Just beware, if you are going to visit these canyons during the summer, distant thunderstorms can cause flash flooding in ...