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Wish I had a flash.

Make a ringflash like I did!
The shot of the watch is sexy.

Butterflies, yay!











This one landed on my wife's face

that's pretty incredible.

Sick shots. You're selling your mini? (which one and how much ). And what year is the white cooper s?

I just went through this whole thread- great shots!

What kind of dog is that you have?

Not really, we were in the butterfly exhibit in the National History Museum. I had one that wouldn't stop landing on my camera bag and one that kept landing on my shoe.



It's long gone by now It was a 2007



Thanks! He's a Wheaten Terrier.

yeah, i figured it was something like that. but still, a good shot is a good shot.

It was actually a lot of fun, there were over 400 butterflies and moths in there and it had excellent lighting. It's great practice for macro shooting Next time I'll have to remember to user a smaller aperture.

This thing is a monster










And thus ended the day

sweet ride


my gf has the same car

Took some more this weekend

I really wish the forum didn't resize images so severely (or so poorly).

Love the squirrel shot, but the gator wins this set!

Yeah he was pretty cool, about 2 seconds later that dragonfly landed on his nose and scared him off.

Beautiful

wow, for the fireworks shots what lens were you using? seems incredibly fast for those action firework shots.

28-135, the exposures range from 2 to 5 seconds I think (most likely 2). There were a lot of fireworks going off.

I just hate that the highlights on the fireworks always get blown out

Stuff on a golf course

Nice hopper.

How big are they in your area? This was one HUGE, I've never seen them before. The picture is pretty close to actual size. It wasn't even taken with a macro lens.

Ya, the ones we have around here don't get that big. Most of ours are thinner and lighter except for some of the katydids.

#1, nice
#2, wish the focus was on his eye/head and not his hind leg. I like the shallow depth of field but with it being that shallow, you need to make sure its focused where you want it.
#3, I like it
#4, eh, not much there for me
#5, my favorite

JMHO, YMMV, Mark

All good critiques, thanks

I worked on my suspension a little more and wanted to grab some pictures before the sun set so these were hastily set up.

Lit from the wrong side


Tree growing out of it

Very nice, as always...except for the tree growing out of the hood.


Looks like the car has a little camber in on the rear wheels.

Just a hair, probably due to it being lowered nearly 5 inches

need more of this

Holy shi-




I can't believe it...wait I can. I live in Jacksonville.

Oh, Vic....

Yer pics are so awesome...

Thanks!

nice

Thanks! I found another guy tonight

Awesome Photos!!

That frog is awesome

Excellent compo.

AM, take note of Rule of Thirds.

Did when I first saw them

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hey vic, what camera+lens combination are you using for those grass-hopper shots?

Your photos are awesome and I like your car
I have a question though cuz I've seen cars lowered like that and always wondered...
What happens when you go over speed bumps?

I think those were taken with our XSi and 75-300 telephoto, but if I had the choice at the time I'd have used my 40D and Sigma 150 macro.



Thanks! You learn to avoid them, and if you have to go over them you take them at an angle to help with clearance. I haven't had to go over a speedbump in over a year though, most of them are avoidable.

Love all these!

Found this guy in the driveway when we visited the house site today

Awesome!

Do you focus on the eye? I took some pics of frogs recently and I tried focusing on the eye. Result- my best pictures yet.

Yeah the eyes are the most important thing to get in focus. I also try to close down the aperture enough to get the entire head in focus, but the eyes are the most important.

Yep.
I use all sorts of reef photography tips for animals.

Ooh! Very nice. I like the hardwood floors and the dark cabinets.