How about a cute caterpillar today??

Photogirl2007 · 18th of January 2008 (Fri)

and a nice close up look at his feet and face..

Mike4BekA · 18th of January 2008 (Fri)

I love them both!!

Photogirl2007 · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Thanks Mike

All these caterpillars have such cute feet too!!

LordV · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Lovely shots Joan- looks like some multi handed praying going on in #2

Brian V.

macro junkie · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

amazing creature..great shots

Photogirl2007 · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Brian

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looks like some multi handed praying going on in #2

Thanks Brian. I wish I had a couple of extra pairs of hands at times

Macro junkie

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amazing creature..great shots

Thanks MJ. I never knew there was such a large variety of caterpillars until I started taking pics of them.

GaryT · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Beautiful colors Joan. Really nice job. Don't often get to see thier faces either.

troypiggo · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Interesting view on that closeup. Good shots Joan!

Photogirl2007 · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Gary

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Don't often get to see thier faces either.

Thanks Gary. Often they are so hairy it is difficult to get a picture of their faces but I try to do so if possible.

Troy

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Interesting view on that closeup.

Thanks Troy. As you probably know by now, I like to get these things from different angles if I can, it makes it a bit more interesting.

Ken Ramos · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

I assume you are still using the Kodak. However these are really good Joan and I have to say that you have come a long way from where you were several months ago when you began in macro. A very marked improvement indeed, you should be very proud of your accomplishments. Not being picky, just some constructive comments, it appears that the depth of field could have been just a bit better but that is hard to do sometimes, even with a DSLR and macro lens stopped down, however I too have the same problem with my point and shoot PowerShot G7, the auto focus does not always see the subject like I do, no matter how far down one may stop the lens sometimes.

Yes, the compositions are quite nice as are the colors and details, very sharp on those spines and good details in the little "feets." The DOF I was refering to is mainly in the second image around the mouth, eyes, and more of those little feet but not to worry, all together a very nice set of images.

TheFishGuy · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

cool looking catapillar. What does it turn into?
chris

Photogirl2007 · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Ken
Thanks for the kind comments, it is much appreciated.

I agree with your comments on the second pic, the face is not as clear as I would like it to be. I think the problem lies in the fact that it is cropped from the full pic with shows better DOF than this, although the clarity is still an issue on the face.

Photogirl2007 · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Chris

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What does it turn into?

Thanks Chris. I am not sure if it is a butterfly or moth. I have been having a great problem trying to get the id on these caterpillars and it has been suggested by a few people that I actually begin to breed them out and take pics, then do a book. An interesting suggestion.

mellowd · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

Very nice

Ken Ramos · 19th of January 2008 (Sat)

I searched all 236 digital pages, count em,' of buguide.net and found quite a number of similar species, all moths. Yeah some were close but close really applies only to "horse shoes and nuclear weapons" and with horse shoes one really has to get close. However I would say that this might one day become a moth. It has all the characteristic markings, of which, that suggest a moth caterpillar.

Posts like this can make ya lose sleep...

18th of January 2008 (Fri)	#1
Photogirl2007 Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,600	How about a cute caterpillar today?? and a nice close up look at his feet and face.. __________________ Joan Young http://saphotographs.blogspot.com/ http://natureswow.com Last edited by Photogirl2007 : 19th of January 2008 (Sat) at 01:12.

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Ken Ramos Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rutherfordton North Carolina Posts: 412 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How about a cute caterpillar today?? I assume you are still using the Kodak. However these are really good Joan and I have to say that you have come a long way from where you were several months ago when you began in macro. A very marked improvement indeed, you should be very proud of your accomplishments. Not being picky, just some constructive comments, it appears that the depth of field could have been just a bit better but that is hard to do sometimes, even with a DSLR and macro lens stopped down, however I too have the same problem with my point and shoot PowerShot G7, the auto focus does not always see the subject like I do, no matter how far down one may stop the lens sometimes. Yes, the compositions are quite nice as are the colors and details, very sharp on those spines and good details in the little "feets." The DOF I was refering to is mainly in the second image around the mouth, eyes, and more of those little feet but not to worry, all together a very nice set of images. __________________ EOS 20/30D, Canon EF 100mm & EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM and EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Wide Angle Tele-Zoom USM, Canon PowerShot G7, Canon 430EX Speedlite w/Novoflex bracket and Manfrotto tripod & monopod

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