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Ant working

Postby Greg B on Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:16 pm

I guess ants are always working, little troopers that they are. I
hate 'em - turn your back for five minutes and they want to take
over your house. Eternal vigilance is the only defence.

As an observation - this one has a hairy arse. Given the ants'
legendary lack of individuality, I assume that they all do.

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Postby mdboo on Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:19 pm

:shock: **Speechless** :shock:
Thats an amazing shot!! I want Macro lens now!
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Postby Glen on Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:34 pm

Greg, nice image :D
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Postby moggy on Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:26 pm

Great image, what lens were you using? :wink:

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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:52 pm

Very impressive Greg!
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:27 pm

Greg - great macro shot. If the ant had been aware of your stealth photographic methodology he might have wipe his arse :roll:
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Postby elffinarts on Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:14 pm

what kind of ant is that? love the clarity in this shot. I really want whatever lens you've used here.
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Postby jethro on Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:48 pm

Sharp shot Greg! Extra sharp! Nice depth of field as well on such a tight shot
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Postby phillipb on Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:47 pm

Wow!
How the hell did you get it to stand still long enough?
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Postby TonyH on Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:01 pm

Incredible shot!

Not a very polite ant though, it does need to shave its ar@e before going out in public :lol:

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Postby darb on Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:02 am

great shot mate. Only suggest id make is to try and get a side on profile .. i find it more dramatic than from above. (one i did : http://davidsonimagery.com/gallery/imag ... e/DSC_6981 )
in terms of the capture though, awesome! carrying a fair load there !
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Postby Greg B on Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:36 am

Thanks for the comments.

The lens is the Nikkor 105 micro - really a great lens. Hand held using manual focus, and the SB800 to keep the shutter speed up.

Taken at Wattle Park very near our place, there was a largish bullant nest, and they were carrying stuff out and generally being very industrious.

darb, not much chance to get a side shot, in fact it was hard enough getting this one! But I agree that a side shot would be worthwhile, maybe next time.
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