THURSDAYS CRITTERS -- Screen Door Visitors
posted by micki at 1/11/2007 11:31:00 AM
Thursday, January 11, 2007
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No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
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Grasshopper
Camera - Minolta Maxxum 7000
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 200
Shutter Speed - 1/2 +1 EV
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Scanning Method - Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner
Unidentified Flying Bug
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji Superia ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/90
Aperture Setting - f-13 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Just the little pop up flash on the camera to fill in the details
Scanning Method - Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner
It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted here on Shutterbug Underexposed, despite the ease with which you could copy my photos. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one.
No excuse for being late today except that I’ve got a lot of things to do around the house and lost track of time. Totally forgot about the Blogger switch, I’ll have to do that some other day.
I also spent some time going through a lot of packs of photos searching for some good bug shots for today’s post. Before spring comes along and I try to improve on my bug shooting skills, I thought I’d better get last year’s shots posted. Most of the year, except when it’s very, very cold, you will find some six or eight legged creature on the screen door leading out to the large porch. Here’s two of them. This is the same door, but the grasshopper was shot from the outside looking in. The door was on the shaded side of the house in the early morning. The second shot was from the inside looking out. The exposure was too long to shoot him in available light, not that there was any…and I did try first, so I used the pop-up flash and was very pleased with the results. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, considering how close I was to the subject – not bad.
I am always fascinated by the intricate details of such small creatures. Great shots. You have a lot of patience.
excellent!..i really like the top one and the way youve framed both..
Great DoF , only the insects are neat.
To answer about my camera.
I always have this Nikon F2 camera (in fact i have two F2) I often use the f2/35mm lens with. I'm very pleased with this lens.
Have a nice day Micki
I haven't seen a screen door in many years, many memories just came rushing back seeing this.
Alien invasion, good job they don't get any bigger. See you now have a Maxxum 9 in the list, one fine camera.
Great pastel hues.
Hey micki, you have a really cool blog! Love the idea of a different theme for each day of the week. Like the colours in the second one of these. Cheers for the comment today.
Dear Micki. You did really well showing the subtle colours on these bugs, particularly the unknown bug. Such a beautiful purple sheen on the folded wings. I'd imagine the flash helped to highlight this colour which you may not have got otherwise. BTW, you have a pretty solid screen door there! LOL`
Good source of protein and good shots. Really like the coloring going on with the bottom one.
Not bad inded!
Very interesting. I like the background colors on the second shot.
gREAT sHOTS! I was looking at some of my summer bug photos today! and I almost posted one a hopper!!! :)NG
cool idea
Very colourful critters they are too!
Where are those frogs when you need them?! :-) Lovely little buglets. I really like the bottom one. That warm magenta light coming through the screen is wonderful.
Two very fine bugs and grasshoppers, particularly, reward a very close look. I am intrigued by the mesh being so regular in the frames : knowing you, it would have been so arranged in-camera . . ?
Now that it's beginning(!) to get a bit wintry here, it's good to see images so evocative of the gentle wooden screen door slap of summer :-)
This would be a really interesting project to explore... a continuing series on screen door visitors... neat idea Micki.
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