More campers outside my house 31 Oct 2010

Was leaving the house when I saw this critter taking a rest on a large leaf of my potted plant aka "铁树".

It didn't take me long to set up my camera and flash with my DIY diffuser and started snapping.

The results of my DIY diffuser was very satisfactory!

This could arguably be one of the better macro shoots I had taken (with the lighting that I am happy with).

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This one was slightly out of focus as I was starting to warm up

Better focus in this shot

Another shot taken parallel to the focal plane of the insect's body

A failed top view shot with focusing off [ focus was on wings instead of eyes ]

A first satisfactory shot

This shot showed off the compound eye a little bit
as the compound eyes reflected the light from the flash

Another shot I was happy with

Last shot of the night

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Botanical Gardens Macro 6 Sept 2010

It was a late afternoon and it was an overcast sky.

I did not expect any rain but within an hour of reaching there, the thunder forced me to stop to look for shelter.


Luckily, there were some good catch and though the impending rain stopped me short, I ended my trip with a satisfactory bounty.

This looked like some form of jungle cockroach

A grasshopper that looked like its feelers got chopped

Shallow Depth of Field allowing only eyes to be in focus

Body in focus

This winged insect spent so much time grooming a single leg...

I was able to take multiple shots and it had not finished grooming

Still going at it, sniffing and cleaning.

It must have stepped on poo....

This beetle was golden in colour when viewed with naked eyes.

The flash did its colours injustice.

This cluster of ants makes one wonder... "Where's the sugar?"

You can see the hair of the dragonfly!

Compound eyes!!!

Wings designed by nature

Massive compound eyes!! I like!

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Bedok North Park 3 Sept 2010

Taken on a late afternoon with the Sigma 70-300mm DG APO with Raynox DCR-250 Macro adapter.

This time round, I went hunting in my army Goretex boots and gutters wrapping my jeans bottom to prevent ants from crawling into my pants..

Are these eyes or sensors?

Mushroom

Ixora flower

Red Ant protecting its interests

Very small crab-like spider [ camera-shy, it turned its head away just before I fired ]

A fly [ Focusing was off due to shakiness ]

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