Zeealex Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That last bee shot was AmAzin' Hammer! to be honest my fave is that one: but everyone is entitled to their opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Thanks Guys Im gonna go on a butter fly hunt next see if i can keep up with them fluttering about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I quite like the second to last one, it like hes covering his face as if hes had enough of having pics takenlol or hes covering his head as hes going in for a crash landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai-San Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Fantastic shots Hammer, wish my Fuji S8000fd was up to that standard. A few shots here from a great day in Shrewsbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Some really nice sharp pics there m8 Your camera should be up to bee shots , with an 18 x zoom, and image stabaliser and program modes,, the only draw back (for me)would be having to use the LCD screen to compose the shot, but thats just a personal thing well at least you would'nt have to stick your head in a bush full bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 *** WARNING *** Gut wrenching graphic content that some viewers may find distressing The result of dropping the camera out of a 1st story window The camera survived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pave Low Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ouch, I feel your pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeko Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Good news for camera and you, bad for lens though. Just be glad you didn't had some EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM on your camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 @Hammer hope you get yourself a new lens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 New Lens is on its way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twcrash Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 3 A.M. Pick me up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Well due to lack of any butterflys its back to Bees oh and a small spider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeealex Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 loving the spider one hammer! guessing you got your new lens then? all i have to put up is this at the moment, it's an old one but hey still good. anyway. leave you guys to it, hope to see more from you hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Well i did something today i told myself i would never do !! i switched a DSLR to vidoe mode I noticed this guy while i was watching the bees, So i quickly grabbed my tripod and set up. I was quite pleased with the result for a 1st attempt PS is you watch it from youtube it will go 1080HD full screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 GJ Hammer. We have those spiders in the States too. I always wondered what they are named. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 "Garden Orb spider Araneus diadematus This brightly coloured beauty comes in a variety of shades of orange and brown, and is characterised by the pattern of white dots on its back which resemble a cross. The minutely spiny legs are banded light and dark. Seen here at the centre of a 300mm circular web spun vertically between the leaves of Iris by the garden pond, this female (body length 13mm) was ready to react to any fly that became snared on the web. Small prey were taken back to the centre of the web and devoured on the spot. Larger prey were taken off to a more secure food cache in the event that the web would need to be rebuilt. The much smaller and less spectacular males might be found around the periphery of the web waiting to scavenge any leftovers. In some cases the female takes up a rather less conspicuous position outside the web but maintains contact through a 'signal thread' that returns vibrations from the centre of the web. At rest, after a full meal or pending a web rebuild, these spiders will often be found with their long legs tightly tucked up close to the body. This is a common and widespread species that can be found throughout the northern hemisphere" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Awesome video, you could actually see each stand being placed, loving the bee flypast too lol. Great stuff. If you can get the whole web at an earlier stage of production, with the whole thing in shot, it would make a terrific sped-up movie. There's a challenge. Start by destroying that web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Thanks Guys Thats a good plan Rocky and one i had thought about, how ever it comes back to the question of battery life, more so than the remote shooting the video eats the standard battery. So it will have to wait till i have a battery pack or mains lead. which is on the list of things to buy before my planned trip to the Canadian Rockys. Im off all week,and it looks like were gonna get some nice weather so may be i will give it a go with a fully charged battery and see how long it lasts. The last of Bees, Promise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Hammer these are really very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat50 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Thanks for the name of the spider. Agree with Rocky, very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 subscribing to your video Hammer :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 3 little words, NEED BIGGER MEMORY CARD !!! Well i know thats 4 words , but you can guess what happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeealex Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 how big is the one you have? and i'm gunna guess, you ran out of space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 how big is the one you have? and i'm gunna guess, you ran out of space? Yep ! i only have 8GB card the spider took so long on the construction of the supports for the web that once it got to bit were he's doing the fun part the card run out of memory half ways through. I have had a look at what i have and TBH its not as good a one i did yesterday, Because i wanted to get the whole web in i was zoomed out more, so it looses a lot of the detail the other vid had. Plus it was quite breezey today, not much to us, but to that little chap it must have seemed like hurricain. He was bouncing about on the web quite a bit . I will see what i can use and post a vid later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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