Re: Bug Hints?
chill 'em, in the fridge for 5 min and they'll slow down ( if not freeeze ) --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Bug Hints?
Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? How about some smoke or put them in refrigerator? regards, Alan Chan _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: Bug Hints?
Unless you put a female on an arm and quickly focus and take the shots while its feeding, you don't have much hope. A dead mosquito collapses into an unrecognisable mess unless its freeze- or critical point dried in a laboratory. Pickling them in formalin or an alcohol keeps them recognisable for dissection and identification, but photography is out. They also feed on plants and you might creep around the garden covered in anti-mosquito goo. But if they sense your CO2 they'll leave the plant for your body in a jiffy. Bees are easier. But perhaps you should try fly paper. If you can persuade some to on it you might just have a chance before they get their wings into the gum. Or make an alcoholic preparation of fly paper gum and spread it on some surface they might sit on - near a window in a darkened room for example. If the gum is very thin you might get some pictures. But don't take my word for this I've seen a lot of good pictures of mosquitoes. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:09 AM Subject: Bug Hints? Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn
Re: Bug Hints?
- Original Message - From: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless you put a female on an arm and quickly focus and take the shots while its feeding, you don't have much hope. You don't have to be that quick! http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect15.htm Christian
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On Mon, 9 Jun 2003 02:09:56 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? I'm sorry Glenn, but the only good mosquito is a dead mosquito. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
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On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? Put them in the freezer which should slow them down for you. -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com- photography and portfolio.
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Refrigerator. Regards, Bob... Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? -Martin Luther From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks?
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Do you really think it's a good idea to let a mosquito which could give you a nice case of West Nile encephalitis bite you? We've already got it here in our state and summer hasn't even begun. Granted, we're overrun by them as it is, but I wouldn't advise anyone deliberately letting mosquitoes bite them, especially if they're older or have a compromised immune system. - Original Message - From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Bug Hints? let one bite you: http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect15.htm (the scans are fuzzy as they were made on the ol' crappy-scan (tm) Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:09 AM Subject: Bug Hints? Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn
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In Finland its impossible not to be bitten. One can cut down the number of bites one gets in several ways -- none of which are comfortable. We have a few diseases carried by insect vectors, but I don't know of a mosquito borne one around here. I'll check. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: Re: Bug Hints? Do you really think it's a good idea to let a mosquito which could give you a nice case of West Nile encephalitis bite you? We've already got it here in our state and summer hasn't even begun. Granted, we're overrun by them as it is, but I wouldn't advise anyone deliberately letting mosquitoes bite them, especially if they're older or have a compromised immune system. - Original Message - From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Bug Hints? let one bite you: http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect15.htm (the scans are fuzzy as they were made on the ol' crappy-scan (tm) Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:09 AM Subject: Bug Hints? Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn
Re: Bug Hints?
In Finland its impossible not to be bitten. One can cut down the number of bites one gets in several ways -- none of which are comfortable. We have a few diseases carried by insect vectors, but I don't know of a mosquito borne one around here. I'll check. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: Re: Bug Hints? Do you really think it's a good idea to let a mosquito which could give you a nice case of West Nile encephalitis bite you? We've already got it here in our state and summer hasn't even begun. Granted, we're overrun by them as it is, but I wouldn't advise anyone deliberately letting mosquitoes bite them, especially if they're older or have a compromised immune system. - Original Message - From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Bug Hints? let one bite you: http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect15.htm (the scans are fuzzy as they were made on the ol' crappy-scan (tm) Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:09 AM Subject: Bug Hints? Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn
Bug Hints?
Some mosquitos got into my house. Some have fallen to bug spray. But a few I managed to trap in plastic containers, thinking they might make interesting macro subjects. Uh, anybody got advice for slowing them down enough to shoot? The one that starved to death curled up in a rather un-lifelike posture. Do I need to get ahold of some ether somehow, or are there more accessible tricks? -- Glenn
