Some nature shots from FRIM - April 7th, 2007

[Crazymalaysian]

Was a fun outing, thanks to all that came. :)

Here's one shot first,

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*EDIT BY ST*

Here's the group shot taken at FRIM.

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From left to right:

ShaolinTiger, kenntsc, Crazymalaysian, Kervin, fulat, kenmin, crazylobster & -m i n g

[fulat]

ya.. thank you for those who attended.

i still havent process my RAW files yes... just simply give 1 for now..

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[yannick]

ya.. thank you for those who attended.

i still havent process my RAW files yes... just simply give 1 for now..

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@_@ u all walk into jungle = ="

[fulat]

yeap... me, kenntsc, Kervin, and kenmin went to the top because we do not have macro lens but the rest of them too busy with thier bugs~ :rolleyes:

[seethoe]

eeee....i'm scared of that bug...so big... ;) nice shot!

[Crazymalaysian]

Thank you seethoe, it is scary indeed. :D

A couple more,

Kungfu bug,

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Everyone else thought this bug was just a piece off a tree, I begged to differ and showed them eyes. Too bad focus slightly off, sob sob. ;)

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A beautiful damselfly, thanks to crazylobster for spotting it!

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A tiny, tiny, tiny bug we saw flying about, extremely hard to catch, but I managed to with one hand extended out and shooting with the LCD. Interesting patterns on the body.

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[kenntsc]

Was having fun :) Thanks for everyone who instructed me especially fulat taikor.

habitat of tarzan?
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Kind CrazyMalaysian lend me his "raynox filter" to take this macro shot, but i couldn't control that beast very well...:redface: will buy myself one after this kekekeke
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[fulat]

sorry kenntsc, i have to merge ya photos which created earlier by CrazyMalaysia.

this will allow others viewer to view on our outing photos easier...

kenn,
nothing la.. i never teach anything... it's still ya idea and ya camera... :D by the way... nice photos u have there... yours better than mine. :D

[eehcrd]

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7932/dsc0014bq7.jpg


this one is best, imho.

[kenntsc]

fulat, no problem, if u feel like wanna remove my post also can :redface: joke joke*


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wow this one looks like lobster! yummy leh
nice shots for all!

[crazylobster]

Heres one of my favourite take during the photo shoot :)


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/18.jpg

[mobbes]

Nice shots you guys got there. Crazymalaysian, love your damselfly ... i've got a lumix too 0 & used to do some really close macros. Kenneth, did you attach the raynox to your 17-50? How much does it cost & how many times magnification?

[Ming]

I had a meeting and came late for the shoot.. Only at 11:30.. Was also in time for the group shot! Haha you'll see later..

Well here are the very few shots I took.. Took only 29 pics.. Resulted in 21 pics. I only took a few shots to post up. This time, I shall label my pics better

1 - Egg legged freak with horns
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2 - Standing freak
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3 - 2nd of standing freak
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4 - Green frog with orange eyes
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5 - Caterpillar with 'don't know how many' eyes
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[Crazymalaysian]

In case anyone is wondering, the spider with the thorns belongs to a family of spiders called "spiny spiders". They are a rare and an endangered species (due to deforestation). The bright colors are to attract prey, and the sharp thorns mean it wont be an easy lunch to predators. Credit to me for spotting it. :D

Ming your shots are good what, dont complain and say your shots suck! The spidey is sharp.

[ckchowov]

You guys got very nice macro shots. Congrats!

[qqmeng]

wah .....all so nice.

[JackJack]

and i missed tat....;)

[Caveman]

wah.. I like the damselfly and spider shots. very nice lor. thumbs up guys.

any group photo ?

[fulat]

wah.. I like the damselfly and spider shots. very nice lor. thumbs up guys.

any group photo ?
got... with ST. everyone asking for u caveman~

[ddkwh]

wow!! good shots ming!! never seen such a spider before. hehehe...

[sampoerna]

I see potential lobster being model :cool:

[ShaolinTiger]

It was a fun outing with really nice weather and a decent amount of bugs to aim at.

Macro is much harder than it looks and I still have a lot to learn hehe, thanks to all for attending.

Group shot added to first post in the thread, here's a few from me.

Termite Army (are they termites?)

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The Fly

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Weird t-shaped bug

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Cute bug

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The woodish bug that really is a bug because it does have eyes!

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[ShaolinTiger]

I love spiders, and capturing them on film...I found a few interesting ones this trip.

This little fella was cute and was jumping all over the place including all over Crazymalaysian's camera!

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This guy was relaxing on his web.

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The other thing that caught our attention was the Maiden Flys, really stunning colours (We call them anorexic dragonflys).

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They do move around quite a lot, but thankfully like dragonflys then tend to stay in the same area.

We also spotted a small frog on the way out (this is uncropped).

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And a grasshopper (I think?)

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That's all for now, will post more later!

[Caveman]

got... with ST. everyone asking for u caveman~

:(( Been busy lah... you guys make me want to go FRIM...

[fulat]

:(( Been busy lah... you guys make me want to go FRIM...
no problem la... we organize again... there's another hill we havent been... that one evry very hard to walk... 45 degree up...

[Ming]

Haha thanks to all. And also thanks for having me at this outing!

Here are more the last of my pics

6 - Cricket
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7 - This one wasn't cropped.. Good thing he stood still
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8 - Fat ladybug
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9 - And lastly, our forum administrator.... A 'macro' shot of him being biased :P
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[yannick]

wahhh...u all got nice macro...sayang i tak ikut ar...though wan to go also but i overslept... >_< nice pic shaolin espeacially the last one grasshopper. love it!

[Ming]

Thought that was a cricket?

Lol nice group shot

[yannick]

Thought that was a cricket?

Lol nice group shot

which one is you?

[qqmeng]

ming ...the bug of your last photo ...is really cool man. :D

[Ming]

which one is you?
I'm the last one. Right side :D

ming ...the bug of your last photo ...is really cool man. :D
Hahaha good one! That was the biggest bug

[alancheong7]

CM's 1st opening shot made me drool :D
Crazylobster's a ..... gurrrrl?!?!?!? :D
fulat's greenery so inviting :D
The damselfly, red/orange moth on leaf(?) :thumbs_up:

Whoa! ming's spiny spider is AWESOME - was about to say, 'Quick! submit & find out if you discovered new species!' when CM explained....! :redface:
Your take of the cricket is also waaaay :cool:

Kenneth's #1, #4, #6 :thumbs_up: Especially #4, and #6 for the light burst :cool:

ST's spiders & damselfly are good. But the frog is AWESOME.

Hope I can join the next one.

[noordin]

Your macro pics are superb! :thumbs_up:

[Aaron]

wow..an outing to the FIRM....great macro shoot....
fulat...dint ajak me oso...:P haha...kidding...:D

[derickuan]

Wow! Guys, great pics from a good outing....:rock:

[noruazumi]

wow!! all shots are great. heaven for macro shooting. u guys must have a great time there. thumbs up to everybody!!!



Haha thanks to all. And also thanks for having me at this outing!
9 - And lastly, our forum administrator.... A 'macro' shot of him being biased :P
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btw, does anybody know what species is this "bug"? i think this is a new species discovered by - m i n g! *me run & hide from ST* :D

[derickuan]

Weird t-shaped bug

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ST, hehe...in fact I also have this weird t-shaped bug photo before...

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Taken from my toilet....

[ddkwh]

ST, hehe...in fact I also have this weird t-shaped bug photo before...

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Taken from my toilet....

TOILET?! :0 of all places. nice shot too derickuan. :)

[>>::NelsonChow::<<]

In case anyone is wondering, the spider with the thorns belongs to a family of spiders called "spiny spiders". They are a rare and an endangered species (due to deforestation). The bright colors are to attract prey, and the sharp thorns mean it wont be an easy lunch to predators. Credit to me for spotting it. :D

Ming your shots are good what, dont complain and say your shots suck! The spidey is sharp.

CM if the specis is an endanger one. Will our flash hurt it? Just curious.:redface:

[fulat]

wow..an outing to the FIRM....great macro shoot....
fulat...dint ajak me oso...:P haha...kidding...:D

Aaron, come in more frequently la... it's all posted on the EVENT thread. will organize another soon if not too tired. hope to see u there. been talking to u so long never meet u before. :P

CM's 1st opening shot made me drool :D
fulat's greenery so inviting :D


Alan, if freaky is the bozo for Kids Klick... me will be the cheers leader of SA.com. wahahhaha i am just being supportive and trying to ease and cheers everybody up. :P

[chuah406]

looks like you guys had lotsa fun! great pix....

[Levin]

awesome shots by everyone. :thumbs_up:

[stockie]

Great shot all!

[Ming]

Thanks for your feedbacks all!

[Aaron]

Aaron, come in more frequently la... it's all posted on the EVENT thread. will organize another soon if not too tired. hope to see u there. been talking to u so long never meet u before. :P

haha...sure i will....... yalor... talk with u so long oso never meet u before;)

[crazylobster]

CM's 1st opening shot made me drool :D
Crazylobster's a ..... gurrrrl?!?!?!? :D
fulat's greenery so inviting :D
The damselfly, red/orange moth on leaf(?) :thumbs_up:

Whoa! ming's spiny spider is AWESOME - was about to say, 'Quick! submit & find out if you discovered new species!' when CM explained....! :redface:
Your take of the cricket is also waaaay :cool:

Kenneth's #1, #4, #6 :thumbs_up: Especially #4, and #6 for the light burst :cool:

ST's spiders & damselfly are good. But the frog is AWESOME.

Hope I can join the next one.


Yes, I am a girl!

More pictures from me.

1.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/17.jpg

2.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/3.jpg

3.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/11.jpg

4.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/5.jpg

[Ming]

Nice shot (Pic 3), crabby!!

[ShaolinTiger]

FRIM is a very nice place, we got there quite early in the morning so the sun was still rising in the sky.
It's really like being in the jungle! :flower:

#1 Sunny Day

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We also discovered an inherent flaw with the Canon S3IS, whoever said it's good for macro doesn't know how macro is taken and what it involves (and generally what lighting conditions macro is taken under).

Although the camera can actually focus at 0cm for macro...the pop-up flash doesn't extend high enough to cast light on anything that close to the lens rendering it useless.

Unless you want to shoot at super high-ISO to get a reasonable shutter speed, which of course is not a good idea.

So it's ok for Macro, but definitely not good and 100% tested the FZ50 kicks it's ass!

#2 Canon S3IS and Exo-skeleton

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#3 Lovely blue skies and leafy greens

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#4 The forest was beautiful with the sun streaming in

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#5 During the journey we stumbled across another busy termite highway (We jokingly called this one Federal Highway as it was so packed)

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[ShaolinTiger]

#6 This is the same guy in the first post in this thread, pretty scary fella!

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#7 Colourful Caterpillar!

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#8 1 Legged Cricket

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#9 After all of that, we had Segambut Seafood Noodles in Chow Yang, SS2

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Thanks again to everyone that came :)

Good trip and good lunch!

[DPcanon]

Ming....... #7 insect is fabulous. All u guys had great fun I see. I did not have enuf time before my work to join u people. Next time!!

[crazylobster]

Nice shot (Pic 3), crabby!!

Thank you :D

And urm... crabby? :?

[alancheong7]

[QUOTE=crazylobster;4898]Yes, I am a girl!
LOL

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/17.jpg
Cute spider - was the breeze blowing or the spider moving its web? Its shadow on the lovely shade of green opens up possibilities for creative cropping.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/3.jpg
One of my faves!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/11.jpg
The best of the lot from the trip - a girl beat the boys in getting this cute beetle :D:D Tighter crop doing away with the twig would be much better, methinks.

Thanks for sharing :cool:

[Aaron]

So it's ok for Macro, but definitely not good and 100% tested the FZ50 kicks it's ass!


haha...cannot agree more.... FZ50 Rox :rock:


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wow...his pic very nice.... clear and sharp

[fulat]

haha...cannot agree more.... FZ50 Rox :rock:

wow...his pic very nice.... clear and sharp
yeah... D200 with Tamron SP90 and SB800 rox~ ;)

[Crazymalaysian]

Gasteracantha arcuata,, from a family of spiny spiders. Turns out they arent toxic but can bite. :D

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[ShaolinTiger]

yeah... D200 with Tamron SP90 and SB800 rox~ ;)

Nothing to do with me leh :rolleyes:

[fulat]

Nothing to do with me leh :rolleyes:
got~ u use fingers to press the shutter. :P

[crazylobster]

[QUOTE=crazylobster;4898]Yes, I am a girl!
LOL

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/17.jpg
Cute spider - was the breeze blowing or the spider moving its web? Its shadow on the lovely shade of green opens up possibilities for creative cropping.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/3.jpg
One of my faves!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/11.jpg
The best of the lot from the trip - a girl beat the boys in getting this cute beetle :D:D Tighter crop doing away with the twig would be much better, methinks.

Thanks for sharing :cool:


I had no idea what moved the spider web :( Or the picture would be quite nice. Anyway, thanks for your comments :)

[twsttl]

Powderful macro shots from alls,
Bravo........well done.:cheers: :cheers: :heart: :heart: :rose: :rose:

[csjian]

Yes, I am a girl!

More pictures from me.

1.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/17.jpg

2.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/3.jpg

3.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/11.jpg

4.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b362/bakedlobster/5.jpg


like your photos. very creative! post more.

[kenmin]

sorry for the late reply, just one photo here.
thanks for the outing and nice meeting you all.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/239/456645744_5d4a2e4dd1_o.jpg

[crazylobster]

like your photos. very creative! post more.

Thank you :D

[aaronfoo]

T.T .. i wish i came to this forum earlier lol

[Gojira]

Damn....I really must make a trip to FRIM....

Excellent shots all around! I see many potential macro gurus...

[noordin]

Very nice series guys. From your pics, it was worth the trip. :)