P5300263 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

How the background is fully black?

P5300263 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

How the background is fully black?

No brush or studio background with a frozen butterfly.

Just cut and paste on photo shop.Clearly to see.

3 images taken today from the summit of Doi Pui, Chiangmai....

....i need your insect expertise here angiud. First is a Lynx spider right? the other 2 species i do not know...

Its a jumping spider of the family Salticidae

P5300263 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

How the background is fully black?

No brush or studio background with a frozen butterfly.

Just cut and paste on photo shop.Clearly to see.

Clearly to see; but completely wrong!

The photo was taken in Kaeng Krachan National Park last week. I was mainly using a macro lens but this butterfly was high in a bush so I used a telephoto with an effective focal length of 456mm.

The original shot can be seen in the attached. The dull background was distracting so I used the "black" slider to darken the blacks in Lightroom, and also added some contrast. Various other minor adjustments. also in Lightroom. As usual, I then used Photoshop as a final step to resize the image and sharpening for posting.

Lightroom is a very powerful tool.

@ Fractured rabbit, i wish to thank you for your most comprehensive photography guide.

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It's only a moth but i got it! With considerable focal length this time. Thanks to you. I always leave AUTOMATIC off now. Even if i am lazy.

It's a butterfly:

The Red-spot Duke - ดุ๊กจุดแดง

P5300263 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

How the background is fully black?

He doesn't use the option "fill flash" when you set the exposition on the background and use the flash just to light enough the subject

The Wavy Maplet - แผนที่แดงลายหยัก

The Yellow Grass Dart - หนวดตุ้มลายเหลือง

A Forest Lizard

The Gray-washed Oakblue - ฟ้าไม้ก่อเหลือบม่วงอีแวนส์

The Columbine - น้อยขาวดำ

The Royal Assyrian - อไซเรี่ยนเล็ก Not enough light to use the "fill flash" option

Unidentified Ladybug

The Angle Cyclops - ปีกใสจุดตาลายหัก

The Witch - นิลเหลือบฟ้า

A hairy Moth caterpillar

Cup Mushrooms

The Burmese Ace - จุดเหลี่ยมพม่า

The Hoary Palmer - ปาล์มใต้ขาว

The Larger Harlequin - ใต้ปีกพราวใหญ่

The Spotted Judy

The Yellow-bodied Clubtail - หางตุ้มก้นเหลือง

The Azure Royal - หางคู่ฟ้าหนวดตุ้ม

@anguid I went to look for more of your photos on flicker. You must see the nature quite more widely than most of us.

When I hear buzzing sound next to my ear and see some fly or bee flying around, I name it conveniently as UFO and forget it.

3 images taken today from the summit of Doi Pui, Chiangmai....

....i need your insect expertise here angiud. First is a Lynx spider right? the other 2 species i do not know...

Its a jumping spider of the family Salticidae

I can't help but think that spider is not some cartoon caricature. Great shot.

@anguid I went to look for more of your photos on flicker. You must see the nature quite more widely than most of us.

When I hear buzzing sound next to my ear and see some fly or bee flying around, I name it conveniently as UFO and forget it.

I agree. Anguid has an amazing portfolio of insect photos, AND, the knowledge of what species they are.

Tam Nam Bang Batcave, Phetchabun area 2013

Ready Set Go!

Tam Nam Bang Batcave, Phetchabun area 2013

love the last shot... excellent capture!

mountain leaf...

summit of Doi Pui, Chiang Mai

I visited one of my favorite spots in Phuket town. Hill with view and monkeys.

Homeless monkey. He did open the trash bin and found what he was looking for - iced water with a bit sweet taste.

This one was all ready to borrow a motorbike, seems like fun for bigger apes, so why not us as well?

Just after hard play with other kids.. older monkey came to cool things down. His face expression is pretty much the same as humans have "I was just playing with others, really"

I'm not sure what this plant is, but it grows wild. I haven't found a really good data system to identify Thai plants and wildlife.

Centipede

Kids call them Rot Fai, Thai for train.

Great how they can get all these legs going in the same direction at the same time.

Heck I have known people who have a great deal of trouble getting two legs going in a straight line.

nice pic Robby (it's a millipede though, not a centipede..) we get the 'blood red' coloured ones on our patch.. i'll dig out a pic later, if i can find one.

Kao Koh national park 2013

I spotted a rather large bird here. Can anyone ID it?

i love to poke, prod & generally intimidate these awesome creatures....

Scorpion

i spy with my little eye....

Garden Fence Lizard

I don't know what plants these are, or whether they are trees or vines, but there isn't a straight line on any of them.

i spy with my little eye....

Garden Fence Lizard

Nice picture. Every time I try to get my camera out of its case for a photo, those little critters scamper off before I get focused.

Something colourful.

Most of the butterflies I see are in constant motion and don't stop long enough near me to get a good picture. I've got hundreds of blurry photos of them. I have a young cousin who likes butterflies and I always send her my better pictures. Occasionally I get lucky.

Most of the butterflies I see are in constant motion and don't stop long enough near me to get a good picture. I've got hundreds of blurry photos of them. I have a young cousin who likes butterflies and I always send her my better pictures. Occasionally I get lucky.

A trick a friend of mine uses for butterflies to "sit and stay", is to use some honey dropped in an area to easily take a shot.... then you have to sit and stay until they appear!

He just uses a squeeze bottle, with a good cap on it...

I did try that, once, but the cap popped off in the bag.... it was a bit messy!

And you thought wasps are bad...

totster

I think this is the same dragonfly species as the one Goshawk posted in water scenes. At least it stayed around long enough for a photo. Dragonflies are really interesting insects spending most of the life cycle in an aquatic environment. They prey on other insects and the larger ones will occasionally eat small minnows. The larger species can move quite quickly using a form of jet propulsion.

i love to poke, prod & generally intimidate these awesome creatures....

Scorpion

Malaysian Forest scorpion I think - like this one from Khao Yai NP.

Malaysian Forest scorpion I think - like this one from Khao Yai NP.

yes! thanks for that Mousehound... i was wondering exactly what species it was. I often find them tinged greenish/blue in colour.

Heterometrus spinifer ...indeed!