First try at Ants,its really tricky,better luck next time
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2. Scavenging a dead spider
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4.Unknown beetle
5.Rove beetle?
May 10, 2008 at 08:43 PM
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I agree, ants are tricky! I really haven't gotten a good shot of them.... All the light looks nice on these! The fly is outstanding.
May 10, 2008 at 08:52 PM
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I have not managed a good shot of ants other than when they are busy tending aphids as they are always too fast for me. Great shots
May 10, 2008 at 09:06 PM
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Excellent series!great control of light and good detail in all of them.the first and the last two are my favourite(I guess the "rove beetle" is Tachyporus Hypnorum.)
May 11, 2008 at 04:21 PM
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Thanks Coder,Amy and Remus for your kind comments
May 11, 2008 at 06:38 PM
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Great series....I cant do ants either...these look great.... Karen
May 12, 2008 at 03:55 AM
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Excellent series
Agree- last one is a rove beetle.
Brian V.
May 12, 2008 at 06:52 AM
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Looks like you're doing pretty good to me!
Have you tried putting down some honey or sugar water? Get them to feeding and they are a lot easier to shoot...
Excellent light and composition on the rest -looks like your diffusion is working well (lots of fine texture detail).
May 12, 2008 at 07:32 AM
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Thank you Brian and Karen for your comments
May 12, 2008 at 09:01 AM
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Dalantech wrote:
Looks like you're doing pretty good to me!
Have you tried putting down some honey or sugar water? Get them to feeding and they are a lot easier to shoot...
Excellent light and composition on the rest -looks like your diffusion is working well (lots of fine texture detail).
Hi John,I have tried Honey and sugar but as yet have had no takers,I think carrion is the next option .Thanks for the advice
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