pic from last weekend






This post has been edited by Klesk: Jul 23 2015, 06:01 PM

Great to see companies really manufacturing macro accessories that people want
Thomasshahan is one of the most famous macro shooters in the world, just like Nicky Bay

How can I missed his works for so long LOL (didn't know him to be honest until that video shows up).

That light is so poisoning but the price....

i went zoo negara using nikon f3 and 70-200 f4 push pull lens... havbe develop the photo so i not sure how the end product will be

Tetragnatha mandibulata ♀ by Soo Yeak Choo, on Flickr

A female long-jawed spider enjoying her blowfly and does not bother to look at my camera.

This post has been edited by DS_Legacy: Jul 24 2015, 11:43 PM

Awesome find man
A bit underexposed, but pretty impressive for a shot taken with stock 18-55mm

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 24 2015, 11:29 PM

His macro shots all very colourful one haha, but mostly set up one I think

Yeah, so most of the time DIY ones are still better. Most people moult a head-flashlight on the lens as the focusing light for their macro rig, cheaper and lighter

Firework event in Putrajaya is back!!!

http://www.putrajaya.gov.my/community/even...emerdekaan_mala

http://www.putrajaya.gov.my/community/even...ks_competition1

anyone wanna go together to shoot some firework?

This post has been edited by amduser: Jul 25 2015, 11:21 AM

got good vantage point?

Found this spot while cycling in the wild

Toilet by GM Yong, on Flickr

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Jul 26 2015, 04:08 PM

Nice place to enjoy a dump

Ant-mimicking Spider (Myrmarachne ♀) by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Not every kerengga ant (Oecophylla) you see is an ant. Certain spiders from the family Salticidae and Thomisidae have evolved to greatly resemble Weaver ants, both for protection and predation (on Oecophylla). These ant-mimicking spiders can be easily identified by their 4 pairs of legs (instead of just 3)!

Found this mother Myrmarachne guarding her egg sac on a tree infested with weaver ants- very brave. After all, the most dangerous places are usually the safest.

Doleschall's Cross Spider- Argiope doleschalli ♀ by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An uncommon Orb-weaver spider, easily recognized by its black-coloured body, striped legs and striped abdomen.
A female of this species has four, yellowish-orange "protrusion" at the bottom side of her cephalothorax which is interestingly not seen in other Argiope spiders. What makes this species so different from the others?

Crazy Cyclosa with web stabilimenta by Ji Tan, on Flickr

A rubbish-collecting Cyclosa on her orb web. The spider intelligently deposits remains of leaves and preys on its web to serve as camouflage.

These spiders are known to build stabilizing structures called Stabilimentum (plural stabilimenta) of various shapes: Some are so awkwardly deposited that it may seem like the spider was drunk!


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This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 26 2015, 09:03 PM

2 years ago i stay under the bridge there, can get quite good frame with my 11-16 on my DX

if you can camp at the bridge there then 35mm on DX can get the firework fill the frame, not sure if this year the location will change or not

Jumping Spider by Ji Tan, on Flickr

An unidentified Salticid cleaning her legs. Love the nerdy-looking face!


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Found this dead huntsman spider inside a lecture hall (i know it's odd haha) and brought it back to photograph it.

Shot on Nikon D7000 + Sigma 150mm Macro + 12,20,36mm extension tubes.

Huntsman Spider by GM Yong, on Flickr

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Jul 28 2015, 12:44 AM

Ahh, a male Heteropoda venatoria, the heart-shape pattern on the top of its cephalothorax is very unique

Thanks for the heads up about the species

I wonder how does it dies though, the whole spider looks fine other than the flattened abdomen.

I've seen quite a lot of these spiders around my office also... Its hard to say, some died of failed moulting, some got injured by the females during copulation

I am still looking for this spider to photograph haha.. probably need to visit the campus more often at night

Parallel-spined Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha diardi) under UV illumination by Ji Tan, on Flickr

Spiders are easy to find at night, mainly because their eyes will fluoresce when being shined by UV. However, certain spiders have entire body parts that fluoresce instead.
It is unclear as to why this happens. Some say its for males to locate the females; some say its an attractant towards preys; and some say it serves as a warning to the spider itself that its exposed (under moonlight) to predation.


More on Macro Photography here: PixelsDimension
Check out Malaysia's wildlife here: WildLife Malaysia

Interesting...

I cycled quite many times around the school before, so far no any interesting insects found