haiz...I was trying so hard to get away without the tripod. But nampak nya, no chance hor?

But for some shots,like the flower one, how to use tripod?..I was practically lying prone on the ground...well, almost.

How much did you pay for the 300mm? Hrmmm.... Wanna count my budget.. Thinking of either get a 350D or 400D.... Since you also just got your 350D, hope you can teach me a thing or two...

Btw, you mentioned that you could 'u/l' the pix for me.. What's u/l? Upload?

hahah good prone on the ground, sniper huh.

in the follow the photo game, i posted a photo of a mosquito, tajken using 350d w/kit lens.

Yes..u/l = upload

the lens dunno the pc leh. I got it FOC This wk i may go to the shop, i'll check for you ok?

Whether to buy 350 D or 400 D depends on yr budget. If i were you, and budget tak dah problem, go for the 400 D.

Teach you ?...aku pun blur and binggung queen. Tapi can share share lah apa sikit yang tahu. We all here are sharing and learning.

Haha...itu plant is like 2 ft from the ground only

The Birds and The Bees

This little birdie always fluttering around the garden. The beak looks like those of the sun-bird,used to extract nectar from the flowers.



That's the partner, high up on the wires



The common burung pipi
Very nimble fellas, flew off before I could creep up on them.Had to use zoom and kept my distance.



In Conference
These gang of very talkative birdies are a real noisy lot. Their favourite chill-out venue...the TV aerial



A bee (looks more like hornet to me) having a feast on the bud of a Canna




Full frontal view




Food from the dead
Wondered why it's sucking juices from the decayed flower.



Back-side view. Pl excuse me!



Final curtsy before I say good-bye.
This is one voracious feeder. It was feeding for at least 5 hours on the same plant. Didn't check how much longer it stayed on the meal.



This post has been edited by ??!!: Sep 30 2006, 01:22 PM

your bee/hornet shots are amazing! Share your secrets!!

Thx for the compliment.

Secret? No secret leh.

To me I feel we must be on ever-ready mode. Keep our eyes open for photo opportunity.

The bee shot was taken on my way out to work. Saw the bee hovering back and froth , so quickly got back to the house, grab the camera and shot shot shot. The weather wasn't good. In fact, it was a very cloudy morning with threatening rain clouds.

I also dunno what setting to use. Just experiment and change settings and look at the outcome. The countless shots I took using different combination of settings to see the results! Also shifting the angle a little bit may just make the difference in the way the lighting hit the subject.Of course, all of this is not visible at the time of taking the pix.So I just take the kia-su attitude,just snap with different settings, different angle . Just don't know what may just turn out.

Happy experimenting!

nice macro on the bee..i love the "Food from the dead" very nice...

the bird head abit OOF of me...mayb next time focus on the head more..

Nice DOF for the insect shots. But the pictures have too much noise for my liking, and you could have D&B'd the details of the insect. The huge flower in the background of the first insect shot is immensely distracting though, and the last two a bit boring (for my taste, anyway)

http://static.flickr.com/120/255502209_77df02fe60.jpg

Chill-out takpe, those buggers all berak on your aerial, on the rooftop .. if got car at the bottom mampoi, kena bomb

http://static.flickr.com/96/255502288_dabc110c37.jpg

Dun mind me asking ... at what shutter speed did you manage to freeze the wings? I know my photography but my science sucks ... errr ... or a bee dun flap their wings when they're on a flower?

This post has been edited by ac98: Oct 3 2006, 09:22 AM

i think no he freeze the wings but the bee flaps its wings hehe

i think the bee din flap the wings.

yes, the focus ended up nearer the body. This little birdie was so fidgety and small (about 7 cm) and I had to keep my distance before it flew away. Conclusion - it's damn tough trying to capture a pix of a flying insect.

D & B= ??

The high noise level- could it be due to the post-processing and cropping?

Despite the 300 mm zoom, I was terrified of this mean-looking bee and kept my distance. The plant was in my neighbour's compound, separated by a concrete fence; so could only take picture from my side of the garden. Sky was over-cast. Add my lack of skill, so I actually had quite horrible pictures in it's original form.



hehe;not my aerial. The aerial is mounted on the roof, so no danger of damage to cars parked on the road.



shinchan & clemong are right. I didn't freeze the wings with the camera. Just had a very cooperative bee which didn't flap its wings. I was very surprised too that the bee was just spreading the wings wide open as if to balance itself while having its breakfast. Perhaps it was trying to get some warmth from the little sunlight that was coming thru?...very much like the butterfly.

D&B = dodge and burn.

I seriously doubt it is a bee, I think it is a fruit fly or something of that sort.

I don't think it's a bee either, but am calling it 'a bee' as i don't know what it is. In my mind , that's a hornet.


Food, Glorious Food

Satay- All time Malaysian favourite



Ayam Percik
Make sure you remove the burnt parts before eating. It seems they cause cancer.



Murtabak and roti telur, roti bawang,etc...All the versions of roti canai or roti pratha that are a hit with any M'sian anytime of day


Mee Siam



Cathay Laksa
This is one dish that apparently can only be found in JB. True blue orang JB will die for it.

satay! i shouldnt keep seeing galleries in lyn.. always food only.. make me wanna go home nia

What to do...M'ian is a food haven. Never mind lah you quai quai belajar bersungguh-sungguh, we all makan on your behalf ok?


.....some more.......

Duku



Moon Cake



Pulasan
The Rambutan look-alike. Has to be pulas-ed to remove the skin; thus the name..pulasan

wah se....food again.......very hungry adi....
but nice pic...and nice food...

My salute.