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Sep 16, 2007 15:21 |  #1

i posted this on best of mpe-65 but i wanted to post it here to..i took itk today and im very pleased with how it come out..i was chasing this guy round my garden on my hands and knees for 1 hour..Who says u have to freeze them?

i got there in the end.. :)


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Sep 16, 2007 16:22 |  #2

WOW, is all I can say. Looks like the chase was well worth it.
What big eyes you have.:)


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Sep 16, 2007 21:21 as a reply to  @ Peepaw's post |  #3

Who does say u have to freeze them? iv never frozen anything but it might work lol. nice shot. whats the blue thign in background?


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Sep 16, 2007 21:29 |  #4

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Who does say u have to freeze them? iv never frozen anything but it might work lol. nice shot. whats the blue thign in background?

iv never froze any thing and dont never will..the thing in the backgrownd is a close line that was on the floor..:lol:


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Sep 16, 2007 21:37 |  #5

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iv never froze any thing and dont never will..the thing in the backgrownd is a close line that was on the floor..:lol:

haha a close line. we should start doing shots on colourful backgrounds like this 1 cuz they look cool

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Sep 16, 2007 21:38 as a reply to  @ lance v's post |  #6

click the photo for a larger 1.

quality of the shots not great but thats the idea(stole it off LordV):o


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Sep 16, 2007 22:00 as a reply to  @ lance v's post |  #7

your right looks great,:):)


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Sep 16, 2007 22:04 as a reply to  @ macro junkie's post |  #8

It makes them look completely different to ther macro shots


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Sep 17, 2007 01:43 |  #9

Good capture- nice eye detail :)
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Sep 17, 2007 02:12 |  #10

Looks like it could take over the planet -well done! :cool:


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Sep 17, 2007 05:28 as a reply to  @ Dalantech's post |  #11

Good shot M-J. I always feel a certain satisfaction when I've invested a lot of time in getting a shot, and it comes off.

Mind you, for every success there are at least 5 failures...:rolleyes: :)


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Sep 17, 2007 05:39 |  #12

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Good shot M-J. I always feel a certain satisfaction when I've invested a lot of time in getting a shot, and it comes off.

Mind you, for every success there are at least 5 failures...:rolleyes: :)

in this case 40 failures:lol: thanks for stopping by


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Sep 17, 2007 05:43 |  #13

dreamline wrote in post #3946138 (external link)
Good shot M-J. I always feel a certain satisfaction when I've invested a lot of time in getting a shot, and it comes off.

Mind you, for every success there are at least 5 failures...:rolleyes: :)

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in this case 40 failures:lol: thanks for stopping by

haha i no that feeling. for every hour i spend taking macro i usually end u with about 3-4 shots:confused:


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