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mj1627

Updated: May 17, 2011 8:10pm PST

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Cardello

Updated: Feb 08, 2011 4:28pm PST

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Cardello

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Dragonflies :

Dragonflies

mkboykin

Updated: Dec 14, 2010 9:50pm PST

Backyard Bug Review - July, 2010 : Got a hundred plus shots of two Swallow-tailed butterflies and various bees, wasps, etc.  Experimented with lighting, and camera exposure variations, also Hi-lo ISO settings of 800 and 250 with a little dab of middling ISO400.   A serindipidity-doo-dah moment occured this afternoon when my Executive Vice President in charge of flower planting turned on the sprinkler.  The bee population went through the roof and a couple of dragon flies that had been using my backyard for a fly-over zone started to land there.

Backyard Bug Review - July, 2010

AubreyC

Got a hundred plus shots of two Swallow-tailed butterflies and various ...

Updated: Nov 13, 2010 10:31pm PST

mante religieuse :

mante religieuse

seguin-images

Updated: Oct 24, 2010 11:49am PST

DragonFly_Plus @ SJMonument : Went with Ken Coleman to San Jacinto Monument to photographed birds.  Saw few birds, but we saw hundred of dragonflies and a few damselflies amongst them.  They were primarily feeding and mating with little perching.  Probably need to try back early in the morning or late in the evening.  I wasn't prepared.  This shoot definitedly needed a tripod and shutter release.  Depth of field was a problem shooting a 500mm lens at 9.5 feet away.  F10 was enough and to shoot at F22, I would have had to bring my flash.  

On Wednesday the 13th I added the flash and experimented with a wide range of ISOs from 200 to 800.  I continued to use the tripod, but without a shutter release.

On Thursday the 14th, I went back late in the afternoon.  The large dragonflies weren't as plentiful and they weren't lighting either.  Experimented with in-flight shots.  Read when using shutterspeeds between 1/15 and 1/125 sec. on a tripod you should use the mirror lock-up function.  Experimented with this on a number of the shots. There was a new specie of damselfly.

DragonFly_Plus @ SJMonument

AubreyC

Went with Ken Coleman to San Jacinto Monument to photographed birds. ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2010 8:50am PST

Spiders : Pictures of spiders I've come across.

Spiders

Steve & March

Pictures of spiders I've come across.

Updated: Sep 08, 2010 8:04pm PST

Praying Mantis :

Praying Mantis

mkboykin

Updated: Aug 22, 2010 10:36am PST

Insects : Enter if you dare - we love finding new and interesting bugs!

Insects

kitcatphotos

Enter if you dare - we love finding new and interesting bugs!

Updated: Aug 22, 2010 8:48am PST