Thread: Pictures ! Anything goes, it is the camera corner after all !!

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Anyone know what brand of spider this little fella is? His legs would span a 50c coin. He's upside down at the moment, and dispite several requests would not turn over...


He's quite a busy little guy, on quite a few mornings I've watched him wrap flys up whilst having my morning coffee.

Photo was taken with my 17-50 Sigma f2.8, (I really want a macro lense now ).

Cheers,

Tim

It is a female St Adrews Cross Argiope keyserlingi

My dog swinging from a rope in bunyip river. It's his favorite spot

Originally Posted by TimNZ

.......He's quite a busy little guy, on quite a few mornings I've watched him wrap flys up whilst having my morning coffee.

Photo was taken with my 17-50 Sigma f2.8, (I really want a macro lense now ).

Cheers,

Tim

Thought about de-caf ? - Sure the spider will thank you for it !!

- Try a low-power magnifying glass taped to the front of your lens, to get get close(er) focus.

A "Macro" lens must give an image on the film plane, - sorry, 'sensor' - that is no less than 1:1, at its closest focus.
. Its a big ask for lens design, and is priced accordingly, so don't pay too much for a modern day "macro" which may be more of a 'close-focus' lens.

James the Luddite photographer.

Here's a quick pic of a slow spider taken with my Happy-Snapper CANON A430 .
- 4 meg and 4x zoom. (Seven+ years old)

I've used a very expensive Macro lens attachment, which just goes to show what you can do with a bit of ungenuity.

Pic of Boris is full-frame and shot from a few inches away. NO tonal manipulation, sharpening or any other fiddling

.James the Inventor

Scarily good!

Here are a few of mine from an around Aus motorbike trip i took earlier this year.


Sunset on the Cockburn Range, taken from the banks of the Pentacost River, Home Valley Station. Taken with Sigma SD14 and Leica 35-70/f4.


Droplet Falls Emma Gorge on the Gibb River Road. I have just completed an around Australia ride on my Motorbike, this is a shot from the trip. Sigma DP1s


Morning sun backlighting a canoe. The emerald grren colour of the river was beautiful. Shot with Sigma SD14 and Leica 35-70/f4 Vario.

Cheers

Steve

From Barangaroo Park, Sydney







Taken using the Fireworks setting with my Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone.

Dragon Flies, Gawler Ranges National Park, SA (22 Oct 2011).




Dragon Fly, Royal National Park, NSW (21 Dec 2011).




Cheers
KarlB