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mac124
21-08-10, 17:34
Fly on a strawberry flower.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/photos/FLY.jpg

Not sure about tis one, think i missed the focus a tiny bit?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/photos/FLY2.jpg

Finally a Bee on one of my chillies. Tried the flash on this one, not sure if this was a good idea or not :|, hence the reflection off the chilli. Again not sure about this because of the plain background.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/mac124/photos/BEE-1.jpg
Snakedoc
21-08-10, 17:50
Brilliant as usual! You can really see the wing structure very clearly. Fascinating.
mac124
21-08-10, 17:57
Cheers Snakey, quite enjoying messing around with this macro malarky :D.
coiler
21-08-10, 23:17
the shiny bronze back armour and large red eye are kindy freaky.

V nice macros!
Spaceboy
21-08-10, 23:38
OT :D

Mac, you grow chillies? What varieties?
Currently growing here in sunny Leics:-
Generic Red Chilli (mild, tasty)
Generic Red Chilli crossed with sweet pepper (very mild, sweet)
Pablano (Sweet, fruity, 2k)
Aurora (hot, fruity, approx 30-50k)
Funky (hot, approx 30-50k)
Peri Peri (hot, firey, good kick, approx 150k)
Habanero (caustic, seriously hot, 300k)

Next year we're expanding the range :D

Apologies for the OT :o
mac124
22-08-10, 00:22
Cheers Coiler, a bit more to your taste i assume ;)

Spaceboy a fellow chilli head :D now you are talking my language.

Well i have a few on the go.

The bee was on a Cherry Bomb, about 2 steps up from a sweet pepper, v mild 3-4k.

Also growing a few "unknowns" *cough* imported by mum and dad from a holiday to mexico *cough* i suspect one is an anahiem chilli very large (wrist to finger tips) very mild again around 3k.
Another i am not sure about, smallish, yellow, possibly habanaro going from pics?? if it is then around 100k+.

Also growing a "super chilli" not particularly hot but prolific fuit bearer around 40k, never grown these before.

Another is the Prairie fire, i like these a bit of a kick and lots of fruit about 70k.

Rocotta another new one this year again 100k+

Also growing a plant that produces tiny chillies, not much thicker than a ****tail stick, maybe 20mm long but man they have a kick to them

Onto the proper hot ones ;)

Caribbean red habinaro 250k+

Scotch bonnet (every one knows these) 100-300k

Oh and my fav, Dorset naga 1000000 on the scoville scale :D (got 5 of these plants)

I think thats all of them lol.
x3ntaur
22-08-10, 09:24
Nice pics. What gear did you use to take these?
I3R0K3N7FEET
22-08-10, 10:05
try and get a dargon fly or a damsel fly :D

bug pr0n

http://xray.bmc.uu.se/markh/php/display_image.php?file=/home/markh/www/photos/damselfly12.jpg&new_window=Single&fillWindow&text=Damselflies+mating&recall&windowWidth=1303&windowHeight=948
mac124
22-08-10, 10:33
Nice pics. What gear did you use to take these?

Thanks, i have a 50D and a cheapo Cosina 100mm macro with 1:1 converter.
mac124
22-08-10, 10:34
try and get a dargon fly or a damsel fly :D

bug pr0n
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Easier said than done, they don't sit still for long enough, unles they are *cough* making baby dragonflies *cough* as per your example.
scrivz69
22-08-10, 10:36
Awesome pictures Mac.:)
mac124
22-08-10, 10:37
Cheers mate :thumb:
woodpigeon4
22-08-10, 17:27
Brilliant, those straight from the camera or did you do any editing?
mac124
22-08-10, 18:46
Cheers :thumb:

Other than a bit of cropping and maybe a slight sharpen in Gimp, nothing done, not messed with colours / contrast etc.
woodpigeon4
23-08-10, 10:44
Cheers :thumb:

Other than a bit of cropping and maybe a slight sharpen in Gimp, nothing done, not messed with colours / contrast etc.
Even more impressive then :D
pbar
23-08-10, 10:47
Really nice macro shots. I like the chilli/wasp one. Better off with the flash, just as you took it I think.
Oscar99
25-08-10, 10:04
lol ,seen this in my kitchen this morning - picture was taken from my phone lol

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/3048/photo0122.jpg