My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!)

Choderboy · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

I thought I'd share some pics of my favourite macro location.
It's copped some big storms over the last week or so and a lot of damage as a result. Sad to see but the advantage is all the surviving bugs are clinging to whatever foliage is left.
All with my 17-40.

This is storm runoff after a light rain. I just imagine I'm in a pristine forest

I used to walk past this little patch , untill I discovered it's full of grasshoppers and crickets among other things:
Where most of my hopper and cricket shots are taken.

This is where storm runoff has torn through the patch.

I could see 4 crickets when I took this shot , can only find 3 now.
One is very obvious , doubt anyone can spot the other two..

LordV · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

Lovely environmental shots

Think you should have run a spot the cricket comp for Joan with that last shot

- only just managed to spot one near the bottom when I was typing this message.

Brian V.

Choderboy · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

Thanks Brian.
Here are the bugs:

alliec · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

Great shots Dave, wish i had that nearby

I spotted the two lower hoppers but not the third.

Jay Lowery · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

nice spot, seems like endless macro hunting

steved110 · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

What do you call that spikey seed head with the array of black bristles sticking out like a sea urchin?
In Zimbabwe we called things just like those 'blackjacks' - they would get into your clothes and socks like crazy, prickle and scratch and take hours to pick off!

Mike4BekA · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

Great place to get some pics for sure

Choderboy · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by alliec

Great shots Dave, wish i had that nearby

I spotted the two lower hoppers but not the third.

Thanks Alistair. You'd have to be eagle eyed to spot the third

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay Lowery

nice spot, seems like endless macro hunting

I'm sure I could shoot there for years and still not see all the bugs that exist.

Quote:

Originally Posted by steved110

What do you call that spikey seed head with the array of black bristles sticking out like a sea urchin?
In Zimbabwe we called things just like those 'blackjacks' - they would get into your clothes and socks like crazy, prickle and scratch and take hours to pick off!

I've always called them thistles , but pretty sure that's wrong.
In your socks is very annoying.
Although with all the mossie bites I get in that place , the thistles stuck in my clothes makes a good auto scratching system

racketman · 10th of February 2008 (Sun)

looks like a great place to scramble about. My main area in Winter is the Isabella Plantation within the 5000 acre Richmond Park nearby, not so exotic but it does have the national collection of 50 Japanese azalea varieties :

Photogirl2007 · 11th of February 2008 (Mon)

What a wonderful place to have close by for bug hunting Dave. It is not fair to make me look for crickets like that. It is my game!! LOL!! (Kidding of course!!) Well done on it, I could only find one until you showed us were they were!!

Choderboy · 11th of February 2008 (Mon)

That has a very English garden look Toby. Thanks for sharing.
I was thinking of naming the thread "show us your macro locations"

Thanks Joan , you should have been exempted from spotting the bug

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#1
Choderboy I Chimp, therefore I am Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3,205 IMAGE EDITING OK	My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) I thought I'd share some pics of my favourite macro location. It's copped some big storms over the last week or so and a lot of damage as a result. Sad to see but the advantage is all the surviving bugs are clinging to whatever foliage is left. All with my 17-40. This is storm runoff after a light rain. I just imagine I'm in a pristine forest I used to walk past this little patch , untill I discovered it's full of grasshoppers and crickets among other things: Where most of my hopper and cricket shots are taken. This is where storm runoff has torn through the patch. I could see 4 crickets when I took this shot , can only find 3 now. One is very obvious , doubt anyone can spot the other two.. __________________ Dave http://www.flickr.com/photos/12185187@N00/sets/ 1DMK4, 1DSMK2, Canon and Sigma lenses

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#2
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Worthing UK Posts: 46,004 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) Lovely environmental shots Think you should have run a spot the cricket comp for Joan with that last shot - only just managed to spot one near the bottom when I was typing this message. Brian V. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/ http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/ Macro Hints and tips http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=807056 Canon 20D, Canon 40D, Canon 5D mk2, Sigma 105mm EX macro, Tamron 90mm macro, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

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Choderboy I Chimp, therefore I am Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 3,205 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) Thanks Brian. Here are the bugs: __________________ Dave http://www.flickr.com/photos/12185187@N00/sets/ 1DMK4, 1DSMK2, Canon and Sigma lenses

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#4
alliec Goldmember Join Date: May 2006 Location: Worcester, England Posts: 3,313 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) Great shots Dave, wish i had that nearby I spotted the two lower hoppers but not the third. __________________ Alistair My Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/alliec2007/ 350D, 30D, Tamron 90mm, MP-E 65, 2 x 18-55, 50 1.8 II, 430EX Speedlite, MT24ex and Kenko Extension Tubes.

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Jay Lowery Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: california Posts: 1,231	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) nice spot, seems like endless macro hunting __________________ photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/10984084@N05/

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#6
steved110 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK Posts: 5,756 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) What do you call that spikey seed head with the array of black bristles sticking out like a sea urchin? In Zimbabwe we called things just like those 'blackjacks' - they would get into your clothes and socks like crazy, prickle and scratch and take hours to pick off! __________________ 20D, Eos 100 Canon EF-S 18-55 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 , Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro CanonEF 17-40 f/4 L and 70-200 f/4 L Speedlite 580EX and some bags'n pods'n stuff

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#7
Mike4BekA Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,323	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) Great place to get some pics for sure __________________ Canon Rebel XTICanon Kit Lens 18-55Sigma 70-300 DG APOCanon 100mm 2.8 USM MacroCanon 430 EXKenko Tubes (Lost in Mail forever) www.flickr.com/mdcphoto

10th of February 2008 (Sun)	#9
racketman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond Surrey Posts: 18,464 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) looks like a great place to scramble about. My main area in Winter is the Isabella Plantation within the 5000 acre Richmond Park nearby, not so exotic but it does have the national collection of 50 Japanese azalea varieties : __________________ Toby Flickr collections Gear Last edited by racketman : 10th of February 2008 (Sun) at 18:50.

11th of February 2008 (Mon)	#10
Photogirl2007 Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Africa Posts: 2,600	Re: My Favourite Bug Location (56K Beware!) What a wonderful place to have close by for bug hunting Dave. It is not fair to make me look for crickets like that. It is my game!! LOL!! (Kidding of course!!) Well done on it, I could only find one until you showed us were they were!! __________________ Joan Young http://saphotographs.blogspot.com/ http://natureswow.com

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