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hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 07:53
Posted this at Critique Corner first.
All the comments will be appreciated.
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 10:06
nobody ?:confused::rolleyes:
dewmuw
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 10:08
Wooo I like it. Looks like the sort of image you see in wildlife magazines. Maybe more DOF would have been good?
alfa1six4
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 10:28
Hate to step on them! They look worse than the fire ants we have here.
TSEE
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 10:45
Neat picture that leaves my skin itching and feeling like somethings crawling all over me. *shivers*
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 12:05
Wooo I like it. Looks like the sort of image you see in wildlife magazines. Maybe more DOF would have been good?

Thanks. That's just happened last weekend when I was at my wife's parents. Was in the garden and had my (first and new) camera with me. I've allways been fascinating about ants colonyes.
I didn't had the tripode so I've just get down on my knees and take this picture.

(All you gouys...you have to excuse my poor English since is not my "native" language)
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 12:09
Hate to step on them! They look worse than the fire ants we have here.

Hate to step on them too ! And that's only because I appreciate them so much ;). Maybe they look, but they aren't so worse.
Thanks for you comment :)
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 12:16
Neat picture that leaves my skin itching and feeling like somethings crawling all over me. *shivers*
Honestly speaking, after taking this pictures (distance from subject was just 3-4 centimeters) I had some of them crawling over me :lol:
But it's ok with me. And I guess that's come from my fathe who used to go fishing and sometimes used to fish with ants. Yes. Many times I've seen him putting his hand in the middle of an ants house (I don't know if this is the corect term :o), wait few seconds, and when his hand was allover covered with ants he just shake them in a plastic bag.;)
TSEE
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 15:43
Honestly speaking, after taking this pictures (distance from subject was just 3-4 centimeters) I had some of them crawling over me :lol:
But it's ok with me. And I guess that's come from my fathe who used to go fishing and sometimes used to fish with ants. Yes. Many times I've seen him putting his hand in the middle of an ants house (I don't know if this is the corect term :o), wait few seconds, and when his hand was allover covered with ants he just shake them in a plastic bag.;)

UGH, even worse! LOL well at least you got a great shot!
That's new , I've never heard fishing with ants, did he catch anything with them?
JTF
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 18:58
A photo from a higher vantage point would be better but a little hard to acheive.
stoneylonesome
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 19:21
Neat shot, that's one heck of a lot of ants. :lol:

All you gouys...you have to excuse my poor English since is not my "native" language

No need to worry about your English, you're doing fine. Hey it's my native language, and I don't do so well sometimes myself :lol: :lol: :lol: and it's the only language I know.
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 23:34
Thank you all for your comments and attention. :)
In fact next week I guess I'll be there again and I'll try some more shots to this colony.
This one in fact I did just to play a little with my camera...with f/stop and manual focus.
hollow
6th of April 2005 (Wed), 23:40
That's new , I've never heard fishing with ants, did he catch anything with them?

Yes he did and I did too when I was a kid :). Just put 3-4 those ants in the fish hook and go for it ! ;)

They are good for bleaks ( a lake fish ) and especially those with red middle for chubs ( a river fish ).
cmM
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 08:20
nice shot hollow.

...Another guy from my home lands ;)
hollow
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 11:32
nice shot hollow.

...Another guy from my home lands ;)

Actually when I've seen your gallery...seeing 'Cristian Muntean'...am zis " trebuie sa fie roman !" ;)
cmM
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 11:37
Actually when I've seen your gallery...seeing 'Cristian Muntean'...am zis " trebuie sa fie roman !" ;)
:-P
hollow
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 12:31
And tell me cmm...did you said I'm from your lands because you've seen "Romania" as my country ? or...fishing bleaks and chubs with ants tell you something ? ;)
cmM
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 12:42
And tell me cmm...did you said I'm from your lands because you've seen "Romania" as my country ? or...fishing bleaks and chubs with ants tell you something ? ;)
both ;)
River fish seem to like all sorts of crazy insects. Experimental fishing rocks :-P;)
hollow
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 13:08
both ;)
River fish seem to like all sorts of crazy insects. Experimental fishing rocks :-P;)

And some time even plants too...Leaps, especially red ones :D...Man ! I have to go fishing ! It's been a while since I hadn't !
TSEE
7th of April 2005 (Thu), 14:57
Yes he did and I did too when I was a kid :). Just put 3-4 those ants in the fish hook and go for it ! ;)

They are good for bleaks ( a lake fish ) and especially those with red middle for chubs ( a river fish ).

Wow, that's interesting, I thought fish only liked worms cuz that's all I've ever fished with as a bait! Never heard of those fish, can't even tell you the names of the ones I've caught unless you know Swedish, I really hate to go dig out my dictionary! LOL
hollow
8th of April 2005 (Fri), 03:21
Wow, that's interesting, I thought fish only liked worms cuz that's all I've ever fished with as a bait! Never heard of those fish, can't even tell you the names of the ones I've caught unless you know Swedish, I really hate to go dig out my dictionary! LOL

I didn't know those names too :o...But I have a dictionary right beside me :D