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Fleas
09-27-2003, 12:38 PM
On our desert outing last night we saw 2 Mohaves, two Sidewinders and lots of scorpions, orbweavers, wolf spiders and this critter
http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/910696-M.jpg
This out of focus closeup of a sidewinder
http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/910693-M.jpg
This Mohave
reptilist
09-27-2003, 02:24 PM
You must have gotten your hi falutin' lens, 'cause I don't remember you getting up so close to them rattlers before!

Much better!

:bright
Fleas
09-27-2003, 05:11 PM
Part of the equitment that has arrived is a Sony remote commander. I can stick the Sony 707 on a monopod, attach the remote and put the camera right into his face for a picture at full resultion and crop for a good close up.
Brendan
09-27-2003, 06:22 PM
Very nice John. Great shot of that mojave. That's one thing I need to try once in a while is using a tripod for closeups. Seems it gets the job done. Macro is such a cool function.
Fleas
09-27-2003, 07:02 PM
Wonderful shot of the newborn. Is that a speck or tiger, I cant see the tail. I wish you could see my set up for dangerous snakes/insects. Havent worked all the bugs out yet, but it is coming along well.Have lot to learn yet
Brendan
09-27-2003, 08:22 PM
It's a newborn speckled. Here's a pretty adult.
Brendan
09-27-2003, 08:23 PM
Here's a newly born tiger.
Fleas
09-27-2003, 08:57 PM
Nothing short of excellent pictures. Have been working to get some "snake eye" pictures, but the wild ones are touchy about a camera an inch from their eye. My guest for this evening cancelled out so I will stay home and will do some cropping and enhancement in the digital darkroom.
Donna
09-27-2003, 10:19 PM
You guys just have no idea how much I look forward to your photos! Thanks!

Donna
Fleas
09-28-2003, 04:40 PM
Thanks Donna, Brendan is starting to post some very good DOF pictures. Hopefully pictures will become more common in this forum. If you are in the field much, you will see this guy looking at you.
http://fleas.smugmug.com/photos/857031-M.jpg
Brendan
09-28-2003, 05:02 PM
John,

Did you take a look at the one's I posted today of the Lyre and Speckled?
Fleas
09-28-2003, 06:35 PM
Looking....
Fleas
10-03-2003, 08:48 AM
That critter in one of the bove links is a tailless whip scorpion