Stonebone Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Surprised the snarge out of me!!! Never seen one in Kansas before. Big!!! Gove County Kansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Great macro shot with superb depth of field for a close-up. Please post equipment used and settings. Thanks. Thanks. I used the camera on my iPhone 4s. I didn't use any settings per se. All I did was to tap the screen to focus at the desired spot (in this case, the leaf below the insect). The good lighting conditions and easygoing nature of the insect also helped. To increase my chances of success, I'll take several identical photos of the subject. In this case, I took around 15 photos overall. Edited August 4, 2014 by Missourian Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Beetle on white snakeroot: 1 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 "Cannonball" jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris Common in the Fall, Litchfield Beach, SC 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 "Cannonball" jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris Then not an extraordinarily preserved specimen of Essexella asherae? I see those on rare occasions while diving but the "moon" jellies (Aurelia aurita) are much more commonly seen. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Then not an extraordinarily preserved specimen of Essexella asherae? I see those on rare occasions while diving but the "moon" jellies (Aurelia aurita) are much more commonly seen. Cheers. -Ken "moon" over Litchfield Beach, SC, smacks of these wash up a little later in the Fall after the cannonballs. 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Alligator mississippiensis Spotted this young one last summer in the tidal marsh at Huntington Island, SC. I took the shot from a dock and estimated the critter to be about 5 feet long. If I had been in a kayak, the estimate would have been 10 feet; swimming, 15 feet! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snailgeek Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 These guys visited my bird feeder all last winter. The third one was cleverly hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Someone mentioned Mothra in another thread.... This thing was almost as big as a hummingbird. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Oleander aphids: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Setting up shop: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Someone mentioned Mothra in another thread.... 4780-mothra.jpg This thing was almost as big as a hummingbird. That's a wonderful shot. Please post equipment settings used. It appears to be a Sphinx moth. Not only the size of a hummingbird, but they can fly like one, as well. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 That's a wonderful shot. Please post equipment settings used. It appears to be a Sphinx moth. Not only the size of a hummingbird, but they can fly like one, as well. Thanks. It was taken with an iPhone. The settings are good luck, a slow approach, and a steady hand. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Thanks. It was taken with an iPhone. The settings are good luck, a slow approach, and a steady hand. Thanks! I was wondering? You are getting really good results. I attempted Sphinx Moth shots last summer with my Nikon DSLR rig. I was happy with the pictures, but I am now thinking your iPhone result is superior. I enjoyed seeing your shot. Those critters are not easy to catch, thanks. Edited August 11, 2014 by snolly50 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 7X18 tele-adapter: LINK There is also a macro/micro adapter. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks! I was wondering? You are getting really good results. I attempted Sphinx Moth shots last summer with my Nikon DSLR rig. I was happy with the pictures, but I am now thinking your iPhone result is superior. I enjoyed seeing your shot. Those critters are not easy to catch, thanks. The touch-screen focus is very handy for close-up shots. I think I tap on the flowers below the flowers to focus. For some difficult subjects (when the camera is not cooperating), I hold my hand or a light-colored card up in the field of view to control the focus and brightness levels. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Missourian, Really nice mothra photos! I've been chasing them but have taken up looking for dragon flies as they'll sit still at least for awhile! This is the first time I've seen this particular dragon fly species before. I've got to go figure out what it is sometime!!! Auspex, That phone adapter looks pretty cool--hmm the micro/macro adapter could also be very useful! Cant remember if I posted this shot before....a killdeer nest (aka small depression in the ground) ringed with fossil Plio/Pleistocene invert fragments. Both taken with a Samsung Galaxy 4 phone/camera. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Chris, outstanding D'fly shot! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 This is the first time I've seen this particular dragon fly species before. I've got to go figure out what it is sometime!!! 20140628_1230081.jpg Sorry, I couldn't resist! I've been dabbling in bug IDs lately. Appears to be a female Libellula. Either axilena or vibrans. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4090/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/576/bgimage?from=216 1 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 7X18 tele-adapter: ~.JPG LINK There is also a macro/micro adapter. Aw, that's cheating.... I read a statistic a few years back that said (at the time) that 70%+ of all photos taken were not taken with a camera, per se, but by smartphones. I would not doubt that the current percentage is over 80% now and possibly approaching 90%. My idea of a "smartphone" is a simple flip-phone that automatically adjusts to new time zones--no apps, no texts, just calls. Some may call me a dinosaur but I take that as a compliment. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Cant remember if I posted this shot before....a killdeer nest (aka small depression in the ground) ringed with fossil Plio/Pleistocene invert fragments. Killdeer eggs nest with fossils.jpg Love kildeer eggs--they are such works of abstract art. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I photographed this dragonfly in June. It appears to be chowing down on insect prey. I didn't notice, until I got the image on the computer screen, the globular structures along the creatures underside. I guessed they might be parasites, but didn't have a clue. I consulted Forum member, AgrilusHunter. He reported that they were likely mites and most likely phoretic. Fortunately, he included a link to a Wikipedia article on phoresy. It refers to "one animal attached to another exclusively for transport." Hitchhiking mites! Fascinating. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I photographed this dragonfly in June. It appears to be chowing down on insect prey. I didn't notice, until I got the image on the computer screen, the globular structures along the creatures underside. I guessed they might be parasites, but didn't have a clue. I consulted Forum member, AgrilusHunter. He reported that they were likely mites and most likely phoretic. Fortunately, he included a link to a Wikipedia article on phoresy. It refers to "one animal attached to another exclusively for transport." Hitchhiking mites! Fascinating. DSC_4486acz.jpg Hey John, that's a pretty neat photo! Very nice. I haven't seen that many except in photos....I did run into a single one on a leg of a walking stick last year--photos of it weren't so hot with my camera...more of the lighting and the crappy photographer! This S4 has autofocus but a quick tap anywhere on the screen and it will reautofocuses on that point...works most of the time very well....Look at the crispness and green color in this green anole. Since I had found that fossil armadillo scute and and bat wing looking vertebra earlier I've been scoping out armadillo road kill to learn something about their anatomy and finally got closeups of one that was mostly skeletal. Neat to see how the parts make up the whole critter! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Love kildeer eggs--they are such works of abstract art. Cheers. -Ken Thanks Ken, yep they are art. I like the matching abstract fossil frags making up the nest that match the eggs. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Sorry, I couldn't resist! I've been dabbling in bug IDs lately. Appears to be a female Libellula. Either axilena or vibrans. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4090/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/576/bgimage?from=216 Thanks...saves me some time! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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