Posts: GPappy | Ugly Hedgehog

jrb1213 wrote:

Focus is spot on, some of us use moss (I use terrarium or herp moss) for backgrounds when we shoot a captured insect.

Thank you jrb. Didn't think of "staging" the shots. I found it on back porch and grabbed camera and went from there. I'll keep it in mind for future. :idea:

Nov 20, 2013 08:58:22 #

A-PeeR wrote:

Nice job, barrel effect at higher magnification is interesting.

Thank you A-PeeR. I was playing around with different lens trying to get a good eye shot.
GP

Nov 20, 2013 08:56:30 #

Photog8 wrote:

Goof capture. ;-)

Not sure what "goof capture" means, but thanks.
GP

Nov 20, 2013 08:55:31 #

Nikonian72 wrote:

Not too shabby. Good use of standard lenses for macro-photography.

Thank you Douglass. Your comments are always encouraging.
GP

Nov 19, 2013 17:39:49 #

From what I can find out this is a Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) from the Assassin Bug family. It was very slow moving and (fortunately) about dead, as the write up explained that they will give you a very painful bite or stab with the appendage on its nose.

D90 with full set of tubes and Nikon 70-200 lens at 105 on the first one. The second and third shots are with a 28mm Minolta lens reversed on a Nikon nifty 50. All at iso 200 and diffused speed light at 1/16 power. Some post processing with PSE 11.

Comments welcome.

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Nov 16, 2013 08:49:06 #

Sound System connection help

Does the new flat screen tv have an optical audio output? If so you can adapt that connection to the right and left RCA input connections on the Bose. I did mine for about $30 on eBay.

Nov 14, 2013 19:29:44 #

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Tims wedding part 2 :)

Nice pics Erv! You have a really good looking family. (Especially for a bunch of hicks from Ohio. Oh crap wait a minute, I'm an old hick from Ohio too)

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Oct 25, 2013 19:52:03 #

What does the letters mean on an F1.4D

GPappy wrote:

D's have an aperture ring to adjust aperture in manual mode and need a focus motor in camera body for af.
F's have no aperture adjustment ring, f stop set with command dial on camera body and they have a built in focus motor.
I think this is a simple explanation.

I must have hit the wrong key in a rush.
F's should be G's.

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Oct 25, 2013 14:21:47 #

What does the letters mean on an F1.4D

faygo wrote:

I have been looking at different lenses and what they are specifically used for. I noticed that some are 50mm F1.4D or 105mm F2.8G and another one is 24-70mm F2.8L. Anyone know what the letters mean after the Fstop?

Oct 24, 2013 13:38:27 #

Marbled Orb Weaver

Glen H wrote:

very nice pumpkin ur I mean spider pictures.

HaHaHa, Thank you Glen.

Oct 24, 2013 12:28:35 #