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2004-06-10 Thread brooksdj
Nice shot Christian. The colours look great and the detail is very fine.Looks like that equipment combo works very well.:-) Dave http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood X have begun emerging and molting

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2004-05-20 Thread Cotty
Holy insecticides, they've never seen eBay before! Nor have they seen anything from Pentax since the SFX... Now that's scary because, except for the ME-F that was Pentax's first AF 35mm camera... And Reagan was in the White House (with dubya's dad as VP) Maggie won a third term

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2004-05-20 Thread Cotty
seventeen years -- wow, that would be 1987. Has it really been SEVENTEEN YEARS since my graduation?? Where has the time gone? What have I DONE with my life? Oh my! Is it time for a midlife crisis?? ERN I was class of 78, but I'm doing okay - I've booked my crisis for 2008. Cheers, Cotty

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2004-05-20 Thread Shaun Canning
Subject: Re: PAW - There heeere.. seventeen years -- wow, that would be 1987. Has it really been SEVENTEEN YEARS since my graduation?? Where has the time gone? What have I DONE with my life? Oh my! Is it time for a midlife crisis?? ERN I was class of 78, but I'm doing okay - I've booked my crisis

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2004-05-20 Thread ernreed2
78 what? 1978. Class of 1978. In the US it's the year of graduation from high school Cheers, Cotty Oh. Cotty: 1987 was my university graduation. Not high school (that was 1980.) ERN

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2004-05-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sportscar, Blond or both? Cotty wrote: seventeen years -- wow, that would be 1987. Has it really been SEVENTEEN YEARS since my graduation?? Where has the time gone? What have I DONE with my life? Oh my! Is it time for a midlife crisis?? ERN I was class of 78, but I'm doing okay -

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2004-05-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/5/04, THE ALLINGATOR, discombobulated, offered: I was class of 78, but I'm doing okay - I've booked my crisis for 2008. Sportscar, Blond or both? Sportscar, blond, AND redhead 8-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

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2004-05-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/5/04, tv, discombobulated, offered: http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html Cool. Got this one on the way out of a church last weekend - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/cicada.jpg I was hoping he was laying in wait for the bride, but he let her go... tv These things

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2004-05-19 Thread Christian
-Original Message- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/cicada.jpg These things for real? They look like props from Judge Dredd. Yep they are real. about 3 inches long and in densities of 500,000 -

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2004-05-19 Thread Christian
-Original Message- From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html Cool. Got this one on the way out of a church last weekend -

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2004-05-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/5/04, CHRISTIAN, discombobulated, offered: Yep they are real. about 3 inches long and in densities of 500,000 - 1,000,000 per acre. My co-workers complain about how hard it is to walk in some areas without crunching over their bodies or discarded exoskeletons. Cars can skid out of

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2004-05-19 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 19/5/04, CHRISTIAN, discombobulated, offered: Yep they are real. about 3 inches long and in densities of 500,000 - 1,000,000 per acre. My co-workers complain about how hard it is to walk in some areas without crunching over

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2004-05-19 Thread ernreed2
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 19/5/04, CHRISTIAN, discombobulated, offered: Yep they are real. about 3 inches long and in densities of 500,000 - 1,000,000 per acre. My co-workers complain about how hard it is to walk in some areas without

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2004-05-18 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html Cool. Got this one on the way out of a church last weekend - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/cicada.jpg I was hoping he was laying in wait for the

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2004-05-17 Thread David Nelson
-on. Wonderful photo. thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - There heeere.. Date: Sun, 16

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2004-05-17 Thread Christian
I didn't even catch that from Bruce. Got your joke, however, Shel... ;-) Christian - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 11:15 PM Subject: Re: PAW - There heeere.. Hey

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2004-05-17 Thread John Forbes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - There heeere.. Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 18:27:06 +1000 Nice shot Christian! Can't complain about anything! REply to comment from frank below: I wonder what the purpose/function is of the dark pupil-looking thing

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2004-05-17 Thread frank theriault
PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - There heeere.. Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:47:28 +0100 Frank, It's inexplicable. He (or she) knows more than you do. Explication is a perfectly good word, and certainly not a mis-pronunciation. John On Mon, 17 May

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2004-05-16 Thread Christian Skofteland
http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood X have begun emerging and molting around the Washington, DC area. This one was shot in the woods around the National Zoo, where I was with my two daughters today. For those who crave details: *ist D, Sigma

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2004-05-16 Thread frank theriault
possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - There heeere.. Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:20:34 -0400 http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html 17-year

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2004-05-16 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hey Christian, Man, you're macro shots are getting better and better. This one is quite amazing in detail and color. Great shot! -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, May 16, 2004, 7:20:34 PM, you wrote: CS http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html CS 17-year periodical cicadas of Brood

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2004-05-16 Thread frank theriault
still shuddering, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - There heeere.. Date: Sun, 16 May 2004

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2004-05-16 Thread Christian Skofteland
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:27 PM Subject: RE: PAW - There heeere.. That's just amazing detail, Christian! And, a lovely shot, too. Well, as lovely as a bug can be, I guess... g Seriously, I like the way the back of the wing is soft, but the head, legs and thorax are nice

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2004-05-16 Thread Shawn K.
ARGGH Their red demon eyes haunt me hahaha Nice shot. -Shawn -Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - There heeere.. http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id16.html 17-year

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2004-05-16 Thread Christian Skofteland
Bruce, thanks! Mark Cassino has really inspired me to improve my bug macros. I'm learning to balance the flash better with ambient light for more natural look. It's a steep learning curve, but I honestly think that the instant feedback from the D is helping me improve. consider: this was a grab