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Jul 27, 2007 04:16 | #1

I gotta say...taking snapshots of these little guys has made me appretiate how easy we got it -- compared to the 'grim' reality they're living in. :S

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Fly became victim of sticky carnivorous plant (family Drosera)
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"Damsel in Distress"

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Another victim to the merciless Drosera!
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...and to make it worse, they got THESE beasts waiting around for any 'survivors'

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Oh how I feel for those little 6 legged friends of ours!

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Jul 27, 2007 04:36 | #2

It certainly is a scary world out there...

Don't know if it's just me, but these shots seem to have a strong yellow cast. Spider shot looks good (my pick of the 3) and all look sharp on my work monitor.

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Jul 27, 2007 04:48 as a reply to @ dreamline's post | #3

dreamline- Thanks for the feedback. The sun was setting at the time and everything had that 'yellowish' shine at the time of shooting... I think that may be the reason for the strong yellow cast. Also I'm still in early experimenting stage using my 24EX with the 50mm reversed on 100mm -- finding it difficult to get sufficient light. I was actually holding one of the flashes with my hand at the end of the lense.

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Jul 27, 2007 04:53 | #4

well with all that you had to do to get these pictures they look very nice. I think that the yellow in the first two add to the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

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Jul 27, 2007 05:07 as a reply to @ base146ball's post | #5

wow #3 looks really good to me. great series too.

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Jul 27, 2007 05:10 | #6

Excellent series- like them all
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Jul 27, 2007 05:28 | #7

Superb... I'd love to get one of those carniverous plants. I'm pretty sure I'd kill it though, knowing my gardening skills...

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Jul 27, 2007 05:33 | #8

Fantastic shots. I don't mind the yellow, I think it adds to the mood. The spider shot is just amazing. Love how the lighting brings out so much detail.

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Jul 27, 2007 06:01 as a reply to @ Froggr's post | #9

Thanks for all the great feedback guys!
I agree, I could of changed the yellowish tone in photoshop -- but I thought it suited the dark 'gloomy' feel that the reality is, for those poor insects.

The spider one is also my favourite -- looks great as my new desktop wallpaper

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Jul 27, 2007 09:44 | #10

Great series.

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Jul 27, 2007 09:47 | #11

Lovely set. Creepy world out there.

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Jul 28, 2007 23:57 | #12

Great series. My favorite is the last spider shot

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