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http://twistedsifter.com/2015/05/lily-worlds-first-throw-and-shoot-camera/

take a look at the above, see the world's first throw & shoot flying camera.

amazing bit of new tech.

Just wondering why my last 3 post in this section have been stuck on 537, and Kan Wins are stuck on 5547

Mmmmm . . . chips! ..

Night Market - Pai

Hey Goshawk.

I have been looking at your photo for ages, absolutely superb, how the hell do you get the different lighting affects in the photo, (short version)

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Outstanding shot of a very interesting animal. I have no idea what it will hatch into. It is so well camouflaged that it would appear to be plant specific. So most likely would have evolved with the plant and may well be symbiotic with the adult playing a part in pollination. But this is conjecture. Be interesting to test the hypotheses. Thanks for the pic!

Just found the name of the plant it is feeding on its an areca triandra palm, finding the caterillars name is another thing.

Morning Mist

Panasonic LF1. F4.5 -iso 100- 1/1300sec

yeah ??? got 6 likes once... so i am out so far ;(

Same here in first posting in just a weed, 21 downloads,but not enough likes.

Did Best shot start today; do we have to go back through our post to see if we managed 10 likes?

Came across an excellent article in DPreview on Understanding Magnification, an important thing to be aware of when doing macro. By Erez Marom

Photography, like any other art, demands both compelling content and expert technique to create a pleasing result. In my previous article, I discussed some of the aesthetic choices involved in creating a successful macro image. Technique, however, is an absolute must; it's the artist's tool to convey his artistic vision.

Nature, landscape and wildlife are some of the most technically challenging fields of photography, and macro photography comes with its own unique set of technical considerations. In this article I'll be discussing one of the most important ones; magnification.

Some of the greatest challenges in macro photography arise from the simple fact that we shoot from very close distances. Thus the magnification of our subject becomes of primary importance. The magnification ability of a given lens is stated in its specifications but in my experience, few photographers understand the meaning and implications of this designation.

To understand the concept of magnification, it's worth taking a very brief look at how a photographic image is created. Every point in a given scene reflects light rays. The front element of the camera lens 'captures' these rays and then focuses them onto the imaging sensor, producing a projection of the scene at the location of the sensor.

More here - Macro photography: Understanding magnification

Thanks for that link.

I never actually thought or knew that if you take a photo in Macro and the whole image is visible it’s not Macro, to achieve a macro image you would have to crop.

Macro can there for be achieved either by shooting at close range, or cropping an image to fit the definition.

Never too old to learn

Just had a thought, should I have put my last two posts in nature in Macro or Nature?

Tried to find out the ID, no luck

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Buprestid or Jewel Beetle - I don't know the specific species. Thailand is super rich in this group with species numbering in the hundreds, with most likely many unnamed. They are hunted for their use in the jewellery trade. Nice shot - colour at its most intense.

Its only 5mm in size, I suppose I should have included a shot of the original size,( Next time)

Thought I’d give the moon shot a shot, 6pm last night at Najomtien

Old boys outing.

I love a photograph that tells a story