Re: Wildlife November 2009

[ranunculus]

It is possible to capture acceptable close-ups with a relatively inexpensive camera.  These images were taken a while ago with a 3.4 megapixel camera.

Apologies to Maggi for the larger than usual images, but these are used simply to illustrate the amount of detail that can be captured.

[Anthony Darby]

You get around Cliff. The butterfly is Malaysian (Idea sp.)!

[ranunculus]

He was visiting Leeds at the time, Anthony ... in the butterfly house!   
He may be back in K.L. by now?

[angie]

Cliff amazing images, cant get over the detail on the wings.
Angie

[Lesley Cox]

Are the first two of a dragonfly Cliff? Superb images but what an ugly mug it has. Surely only its mother could love it?

I have had a request from a NZ lurker on dial-up, that posters post smaller pictures, say not more than 100KB, as the bigger ones not only take a long time to download but that many don't even appear at all, in full.

While I'm sympathetic to the request, having had dial-up myself for a long time, it seems to me that if lurkers want things from the Forum, they should join, and make their own requests.

[Anthony Darby]

I think the criteria we have at the moment are fine. If we are going to bend to the occasional lurker who might join if we do this that or the next thing we'd sacrifice the quality of posts. Many people can testify that dial up is painfully slow but that's life.

[ranunculus]

Are the first two of a dragonfly Cliff? Superb images but what an ugly mug it has. Surely only its mother could love it?

It's a FEMALE Southern Hawker, Lesley ... a real looker as hawkers go!   

[mark smyth]

someone still has dial up!? While on the subject I know two people who want the internet but because of where they it's not available by cable or wireless

[Anthony Darby]

someone still has dial up!? While on the subject I know two people who want the internet but because of where they it's not available by cable or wireless

There are ways Mark.

[Lesley Cox]

Are the first two of a dragonfly Cliff? Superb images but what an ugly mug it has. Surely only its mother could love it?

It's a FEMALE Southern Hawker, Lesley ... a real looker as hawkers go!   

Ah well then, she probably relies on her personality and not her looks. Just as I do.

[Paul T]

Brilliant dragonfly and butterfly pics, Cliff.  So much detail. 

[Ragged Robin]

Only a few days ago before the cold set in I saw a large dragon fly in the garden and was amazed as it droned past wishing I had had my camera at the ready!  Very difficult to photograph and so up close Cliff, thanks for the terrific shots   

[Maggi Young]

someone still has dial up!? While on the subject I know two people who want the internet but because of where they it's not available by cable or wireless

 Not only do people still have dial-up, Mark, but there are even more who have broadband but with an intermittant and/or painfully slow connection .

[Maggi Young]

Some of you crafty folk out there with small children in your lives may be interested in this site:
http://cp.c-ij.com/en/contents/2026/list_15_1.html   ..... 77 different creatures to download, print and assemble to make a 3-D paper 'sculpture' ......

[mark smyth]

"How much did you say the lens cost?
http://www.paulhillion.com/photo3131046.html