hereticzero Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Amazing! I do things like that, but my photos never turn our as good as yours! If you have a smart phone, Amazon sells attachments to produce a macro lens for the cell phone camera. I actually use a canon camera, but I'm very bad at photography. I've taken SOME good photos, but that is rare. Canon is excellent for macro photography. Just takes practice. Digital photography saves me a lot of money on film because I take around 500 to 600 pictures a day and only a fraction of those are usable -- the critters are constantly on the move or windy days make blurry photos. I like photographing live animals, including insects. More interesting having monsters climbing all over the place instead of stuck to a piece of cardboard. I save specimens to photograph through the winter too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 HereticZero, ..... Do you photo people up close? Some times I get close with a photo to people but not very often. My lens work about 9 inches max from the subject and many people think that's a bit too close. I do take photos of friends and neighbors if they want. I was asked to do a wedding before, different kind of lens though. I used to like taking pictures of people in black and white film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 (Anise flowers) (Basil flowers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hereticzero Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 My latest effort is called 'Cicada Emerging'. A sample from over 300 photos. My son came across the cicada about to hatch so I grabbed my camera. The process was less than ten minutes, a guess as it did not take very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Excitement is building on my Cicada Emerging shoot. I may know something before long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 My photos are circulating. Might be published, might not. I'm not holding my breath. The only one that has to be satisfied with my work is myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hereticzero Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 An experiment, a little blurry but it worked out ok with the equipment I've got. I was trying to get detail from a preying mantis eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 You can use software to enlarge areas. Some pictures are better smaller rather than larger. I cropped and enlarged part of the same picture as the one above to emphasize the jaws of the mantis. They have whiskers. Some pictures are better focusing on individual parts rather than a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophrosyne Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wow! Amazing pictures, thanks for sharing. =) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hereticzero Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 I don't what leaves an egg case like this in a tree? Tree frog maybe? Strangest thing I've seen so far. DSC_0004.JPG Update: Not an egg case. I is sap from my tree due to predation by insects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 10658981_10204888908689390_4329907846342925270_o.jpgwa080114.jpg 10688077_10204949756450546_6380952342676298808_o.jpg great colors. butterflies, bee, plant. What plant is that? Anise. I grow it for flavoring in baking and making home made beer. And I also grow it to attract bees and other critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 I believe the butterfly is called a 'Gray Hairstreak'? The butterflies use their fancy tail to confuse predators, mimic frightening big eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Dragonflies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I think this is a dragonfly nymph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 I submitted my first picture into a contest about butterflies, nature and diversity: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinkleyBoo Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Very nice!!! Great shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Preying mantis looking for a place to lay her eggs. Then possibly munch on the male on her back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Dragonfly face and eye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hereticzero Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Jumping spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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