Thematic Insects

**aslyfox** · 08-23-2017, 07:41 PM

a unique pose while I was wandering at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center today

first no crop no pp

second cropped with pp

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K 3 + HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW hand held natural light

Focal Length 380.0mm (35mm equivalent: 570mm)
Exposure Time 1/1000s (0.0010)
Aperture F/11.0
ISO Equivalent 3200

**pepperberry farm** · 08-25-2017, 12:00 AM - **5 Likes**

cicada

**aslyfox** · 08-25-2017, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

cicada

I like the way you "framed" the insect

**pepperberry farm** · 08-25-2017, 04:52 AM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

I like the way you "framed" the insect

thank you - this was an example of "shoot two frames, step closer two steps, until he leaves"

I started here:

**aslyfox** · 08-25-2017, 05:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

thank you - this was an example of "shoot two frames, step closer two steps, until he leaves"

I started here:

ah, yes

the old fashion zoom in and out by moving the feet

a time honored technique but be sure to watch where you place your feet

**pepperberry farm** · 08-25-2017, 05:39 AM - **2 Likes**

I was also patient enough yesterday for these shots of a hummingbird moth:

**goatsNdonkey** · 08-26-2017, 11:21 AM - **1 Like**

Tiny heavily-pollen-loaded bee on a miniature cornflower.

This is a 5-mpx crop out of my K10D's 10-mpx original image, with very slight additional post-processing. Not the best framing and the colors are almost jarring. Still it was a promising shot from my first test images with my just acquired SMC Pentax-F 35-105mm.

**aslyfox** · 08-26-2017, 11:29 AM - **2 Likes**

found this guy recently near the play ground at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

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I was very quiet while trying to get the best photo

**onlineflyer** · 08-27-2017, 01:05 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Aslyfox

found this guy recently near the play ground at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center

I was very quiet while trying to get the best photo

I captured a real one this morning, It was trying to hide but it couldn't hide from me.

**aslyfox** · 08-28-2017, 08:57 PM - **1 Like**

very closely cropped and pp

paper wasp perhaps ( I hope it wasn't a yellow jacket )

**aslyfox** · 08-30-2017, 04:40 AM - **1 Like**

first attempt ever to photograph a grass hopper

this guy, at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center [ on a relatively cool day } didn't move at all for minutes

only the last has been cropped and pp

**goatsNdonkey** · 08-30-2017, 05:46 AM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

first attempt ever to photograph a grass hopper

this guy, at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center [ on a relatively cool day } didn't move at all for minutes

only the last has been cropped and pp

I've read of refrigeration being used to slow down insects for scientific illustration photography of them in labs.

**aslyfox** · 08-30-2017, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

I've read of refrigeration being used to slow down insects for scientific illustration photography of them in labs.

not quite that cold, low to mid 70's perhaps, partly cloudy

**jacamar** · 08-30-2017, 10:24 AM - **2 Likes**

I couldn't get a good shot of the spider, but...

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**onlineflyer** · 08-30-2017, 11:20 AM

That's a great shot, jacamar. What lens and settings did you use?

08-25-2017, 12:00 AM - 5 Likes	#122
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	K-3 with Porst Color Reflex MC Auto 55mm f1.2 cicada

08-25-2017, 05:39 AM - 2 Likes	#126
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	K-3 with Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 72B I was also patient enough yesterday for these shots of a hummingbird moth:

08-26-2017, 11:29 AM - 2 Likes	#128
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Slightly bigger and Scarier found this guy recently near the play ground at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center I was very quiet while trying to get the best photo

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08-25-2017, 03:39 AM	#123
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by pepperberry farm cicada I like the way you "framed" the insect

08-25-2017, 04:52 AM	#124
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,679	Originally posted by Aslyfox I like the way you "framed" the insect thank you - this was an example of "shoot two frames, step closer two steps, until he leaves" I started here:

08-25-2017, 05:04 AM - 1 Like	#125
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by pepperberry farm thank you - this was an example of "shoot two frames, step closer two steps, until he leaves" I started here: ah, yes the old fashion zoom in and out by moving the feet a time honored technique but be sure to watch where you place your feet

08-26-2017, 11:21 AM - 1 Like	#127
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,730	Tiny heavily-pollen-loaded bee on a miniature cornflower. This is a 5-mpx crop out of my K10D's 10-mpx original image, with very slight additional post-processing. Not the best framing and the colors are almost jarring. Still it was a promising shot from my first test images with my just acquired SMC Pentax-F 35-105mm.

08-30-2017, 05:46 AM	#132
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,730	Originally posted by Aslyfox first attempt ever to photograph a grass hopper this guy, at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center [ on a relatively cool day } didn't move at all for minutes only the last has been cropped and pp I've read of refrigeration being used to slow down insects for scientific illustration photography of them in labs.

08-30-2017, 06:19 AM	#133
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey I've read of refrigeration being used to slow down insects for scientific illustration photography of them in labs. not quite that cold, low to mid 70's perhaps, partly cloudy

08-30-2017, 10:24 AM - 2 Likes	#134
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	I couldn't get a good shot of the spider, but... [/url]IMGP9199

08-30-2017, 11:20 AM	#135
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,091	That's a great shot, jacamar. What lens and settings did you use?