Good spotting, even if technically not superb. I'd love to see one of these in the wild.

Hi Tom! Lovely shot, and I'm glad your computer duties aren't keeping you TOTALLY out of the field....Though it is too danged hot to go out and shoot here in Oklahoma anyway!

Nice parts shot!

Good point. Though you did refer to it, I didn't note your reference to other, more cuddly species. You triggered one of my hot-button lectures, and I didn't fully ponder what you'd said fully.

This was a neat find. And what a name for them!

http://www.photomacrography1.net/images/srilankatreeviperspotW6465.jpg An experiment with lighting that I think was successful, but I'm biased on the matter! I considered cropping this to a pano, but decided that took away from the spotlight effect. Sri Lanka Tree Viper captive subject 180mm lens I...

Well, I wouldn't call him sweet! But the face on his abdomen is very impressive indeed.

I'm glad the spiders didn't get this guy! Interesting "environment" created by the reflection in the glass!

With lone predators like rattlesnakes, there's usually a surplus of predators over available territories. Unless there is a VERY aggressive program of habitat destruction, or some ultra-effective method such as killing the snakes while hibernating in their "caves" in the winter, just killing individ...

Why not experiment? If you prefer not to use flash, the other suggestion I'd have is to crank your 350D up to ISO 1600 or so and try shooting at f/4 or f/5.6 in fairly bright light with your 100mm macro. You could use a desk lamp or bright, concentrated lamp to get more light onto the eye. Shooting ...

Hi Darren, and welcome to the site!

You've been through a lot of woe lately, congratulations on being able to get out and photo some beautiful flowers!

One of my handful of favorite snakes.

captive subject
90mm lens with 2x tc
1/250th second @ f/32
ISO 100
flash as main light

Congratulations on your escape, Sue! Nice capture of an unusual subject.

Fascinating beetle, I love the antennae!

By switching back and forth between CNN and Fox News, you can get alternating current of news, with occasional plugs for their advertisers. Ohm sure you already know this, so please don't Volt from the thread because you feel insulted. Wire you even talking about this stuff, anyway? If you were well...