Re: PAW - "There heeere.."

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 moltin

Re: PAW - There heeere..

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/snap

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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 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 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 doin

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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, C

Re: PAW - "There heeere.."

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 >Te

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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 ar

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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 crunch

RE: PAW - "There heeere.."

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 con

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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 - > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/

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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 5

RE: PAW - "There heeere.."

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 T

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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 frank theriault
es <[EMAIL 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-pronu

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2004-05-17 Thread John Forbes
rs it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: David Nelson <[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

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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, 200

Re: PAW - "There heeere.."

2004-05-17 Thread David Nelson
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 is in the centre? It doesn't actually exist. The number of times I've had to answer this question since taking insect photos... (-: Yep, it'

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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 "gr

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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
ROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL 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... > > Seriously, I like the way the back of t

Re: PAW - "There heeere.."

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 "Bro

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2004-05-16 Thread frank theriault
That's just amazing detail, Christian! And, a lovely shot, too. Well, as lovely as a bug can be, I guess... Seriously, I like the way the back of the wing is soft, but the head, legs and thorax are nice and sharp. Weird looking eyes! Almost makes one forget they're compound eyes (they are co