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by MikeBinOKlahoma
Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: Portable Digital Backup--First impressions of Vosonic VP8360
Replies: 0
Views: 17102

Portable Digital Backup--First impressions of Vosonic VP8360

I wrote a long, self-indulgent post about how I got to the point of purchasing this that I've placed afterwards for those who want to read it. Facts and comparison are in the first half of the post: Bottom Line is that after a couple of days of testing at home and playing with the thing, I find it v...
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: expo Arboretum Kalmthout Belgium
Replies: 1
Views: 11272

Congratulations Edwin! I'm glad to see macro photography get a little respect in this way.

Good work!
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum and Community Announcements
Topic: Dang! They beat me to it....
Replies: 0
Views: 17246

Dang! They beat me to it....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06 ... index.html

I'd been looking and looking to get a shot of this snake, but some stuffy biologist beat me to it! LOL. Interesting critter, for sure.
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Canon EOS Rebel XT...First impressions.
Replies: 3
Views: 15802

Sorry the LCD and menu systems are so frustrating. I've heard other people complain about the viewfinder, unfortunately. But I'll bet you love the EOS 20D! Having the Rebel XT as a backup won't be so bad.
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:14 am
Forum: Community Members and Friends
Topic: It's here! It's here!! It's finally here!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 16411

Great start! And at least you have a good wild subject and pleasant background. Back in "the day", when I got my bright shiny new 100-400L lens, I was so excited about my ability to take mammal closeups that I seriously considered driving a few miles out of town and finding some cows standing in fie...
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:01 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Err 99
Replies: 6
Views: 19656

Your information fits with my experience. Seems to become rooted in a particular lens. My 100-400 does it occasionally without warning. Releasing the lens from the mount and reseating it often fixes it. As you mentioned, using an eraser carefully often improves matters--Usually brings a series of er...
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:08 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: "Dust" on my sensor?
Replies: 6
Views: 18718

Interesting, in an awful way. I didn't know P&S cameras were subject to this! If you have to live with dust anyway, why not just go all the way and get a DSLR and be done with it? :-)
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:51 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: The last thing a mouse ever sees...
Replies: 2
Views: 3007

The last thing a mouse ever sees...

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Extreme fullframe closeup of a captive burrowing owl, with a little bit of help from Photoshop to make it more dramatic....
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:48 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Front End of a Harvestmen
Replies: 3
Views: 3923

When I was a kid, I was a fan of a television show called "Johnny Quest"....In one show, the villain attacked with a robot that seems to have been copied off the design of a daddy longlegs! This shot reminds me of the show. :D
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:34 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Hot off the CMOS!!...New dragonfly photos...
Replies: 11
Views: 9356

Tom, thanks for posting your thoughts--I am not "commercial" at this time, but would like to be, so I probably think more about this sort of thing than I should. Refreshing to hear someone else's ideas on the area!
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:00 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: garter snake scales
Replies: 2
Views: 4751

garter snake scales

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The greenish tone is not a color cast, but his real color! Captive snake, shot with 180mm macro.
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:54 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: You can't see me!
Replies: 10
Views: 8950

That's a good one! :-)
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:51 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: The Nerve of Some Insects!
Replies: 6
Views: 4934

Glad to see you getting that 100mm out again....This might be interesting as a vertical.
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:50 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Ya'all Had Better Take a Look...
Replies: 6
Views: 4792

Ken, I think you probably picked that guy up when you ate some of that sushi in the Far East....
by MikeBinOKlahoma
Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:49 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Hot off the CMOS!!...New dragonfly photos...
Replies: 11
Views: 9356

The Mexican Amberwing in particular is gorgeous. Reminds me of an old Stearman training biplane! :)