New macro pics with my upgraded camera

[shorty]

Canon EOS has many types so don't hurry into getting one. ANything from Rebel XS to the $$$ 1Ds-MarkIII offers decent shot, depending on your needs and budget. Lens is far more important than the body. Good luck finding your own SLR camera.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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My rig is getting closer to completion here is how it looks so far. I'm going to have some photo session using the Sigma macro lens this coming few days I hope to have a blast with them. Hope to put up some macro shots in near future.

I'm not hurrying at all. I have done quite a bit of research on this and I have settled on the same model as yours, although I have some different lenses picked out.

I am anxious to see your macro shots when you get your new lens. I can't wait to see what it's capable of. Good luck!

 

[yen_saw]

Took some pics with both lens, i need more practice. Here are few to share.

Acromantis formosana

The wild collected ooth in Tucson has grown into adult, i am 99.9% sure it is Pseudovates arizona now.

Before adult

BUdwing abdomen (adult female)

Asia flower mantis

Leptomantella

 

[yen_saw]

Just hatched this morning...... B. mendica

recently hatched Gonatista grisea

GHost mantis

Hestiasula brunneriana

S. bicornis - adult male

P. wahlbergii

Gambian SE flower

Hierodula patellifera - Adult female gray morph

 

[Morpheus uk]

Those photos are stunning :huh:

You should register an account (free for upto 200 photos) on www.flickr.com

Your photos should prove popular on there

 

[Katnapper]

Very nice pics, Yen! Looking forward to your future shots too!

 

[revmdn]

Wow! Not only do I have mantis envy, now I have camera envy. Great pics.

 

[cloud jaguar]

Nice pics Yen Saw - i especially like the pics of Hestiasula brunneriana and Gambian Spotted Eye! Those B. Mendicas sure do look like weird aliens or sand fleas or something! I still do not understand how they hange from when they first squeeze out of an ooth to look more like mantids - They must fold in half or something - i have watched many of them hatch out and i still do not understand what they do exactly! Anyways, nice job on those.

~Arkanis

 

[revmdn]

Oh yeah, if you are selling any of those B. mendicas when they are old enough please post it. I'd really would like a few.

 

[Pelle]

Very beautiful photo's! And nice species

 

[bassist]

LOVE the image of that ghost mantis good work.

Also thanks a lot Yen I'm now sure the 'mystery mantis' I received from mantisplace is a Taiwan Flower Mantis.

 

[The_Asa]

Nice pics, so glad you got the new camera, really, you deserved it

 

[Anleoflippy]

Hi Leo. Canon Ixus series is pretty good camera too. I couldn't decide on either Rebel or EOS but went for the later due to its better made structure. How much does the EOS series (body only) cost in Malaysia? I remember commodities are always more expensive in the East than West Malaysia.

Well I Know Ixus is also good because I have the Ixus 80 series and I take pics of my mantids in Digital macro mode so its pretty focused...

And you are right about East Malaysia is more expensive then West Malaysia,In sabah here, the price is RM300 to 500...

Its pretty expensive, and west Malaysia is only RM200 I believe...

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks all!! i hope to further improve on my photoshooting skill. My class been postponed till Feb though bummer!

Those photos are stunning :huh: You should register an account (free for upto 200 photos) on www.flickr.com

Your photos should prove popular on there

Thanks! I will check it out, although i must admit that having involved in too many forums and free webpage is keeping me at my toe.

I still do not understand how they hange from when they first squeeze out of an ooth to look more like mantids - They must fold in half or something - i have watched many of them hatch out and i still do not understand what they do exactly! Anyways, nice job on those.~Arkanis

Thanks Arkanis, yeah they do look more like grub than mantis when emerge from ooth, but don't believe they are folded in the ootheca.

Oh yeah, if you are selling any of those B. mendicas when they are old enough please post it. I'd really would like a few.

Will do. Recently i have been mainly breeding mantis for photo shooting purpose but they are breeding like crazy i need to get rid of some species soon.

LOVE the image of that ghost mantis good work.Also thanks a lot Yen I'm now sure the 'mystery mantis' I received from mantisplace is a Taiwan Flower Mantis.

Cool! glad it helps If you want some adult pics of this species PM me.

Well I Know Ixus is also good because I have the Ixus 80 series and I take pics of my mantids in Digital macro mode so its pretty focused...And you are right about East Malaysia is more expensive then West Malaysia,In sabah here, the price is RM300 to 500...

Its pretty expensive, and west Malaysia is only RM200 I believe...

HI Leo, yes the Canon Ixus series take decent pics with macro mode. My wife bought a Canon IXUS 860 IS last year Summer in Hong Kong for about 3000HKD and focusing was very easy with that camera!

hmm so the East is more expensive than West trend is still on eh. Well with cheap air flight nowadays such as Air Asia in Malaysia, you could fly to the West for very low fare (it is actually free, just pay airport tax of less than RM100) and be able to buy cheaper electronic stuff in KL.

 

[yeatzee]

Looks like you've got focusing almost down....congrats!

Post some more pics, I enjoy checking out all ur species.

 

[yen_saw]

Thanks. I am still working on getting rid of the focusing "hot spot" from flash light. I need to get a filter for my flash light. here are few more to share

Pseudempusa pinnapavonis

Tarachodes sp

P. wahlbergii

 

[yen_saw]

I have quite a few species hatch out recently

Creobroter gemmatus

Thesprotia graminis

P. ocellata

Last one out is a rotten egg!!!

Rhombodera sp.

Hatchling of this species turn out to be the one that is hardest to shoot.... they never stop :angry:

 

[yen_saw]

H. brunneriana

Hierodula patellifera

Poor male....

Face of the killer female

Couple pic of my primitive set-up

 

[yeatzee]

Nice.......I got to say that lens is a beast!

 

[Katnapper]

I enjoyed the pics, Yen. I especially liked the close-up of the P. wahlbergii creating her ooth, and the ones of the C. gemmatus nymph. I like your simple photo studio set-up too... it's cute! Sometimes the simplest is the best.

 

[Anleoflippy]

Very nice pics, I like your Hierodula and I'm so sorry for your male...

Hierodula Species has been always my favorite because of its size and colors, and sorry for your male...

Keep us updated, and are you planning to go to Malaysia Sometime