Recent content by OzTron

Not sure what the hell this is, I’m guessing this is a caterpillar of some sort. I feel sorry for the Bird or other type of creature that tries to swallow this thing. Can any ID this?

Here are a few shots of a Humming Bird taken with my Sony 707. The first two shots I uses a +4 close up lens and the last shot was with no lens in Auto mode. These are my first Humming Bird shots… Any advice on taking these types shots would be wonderful. Thanks…

Juvenile Speckled Kingsnake Common Name: Speckled Kingsnake, Salt-and-pepper Kingsnake Scientific Name: Lampropeltis getula holbrooki - Stejneger Size: Hatchlings: 7 - 9 in. Adults: 36 - 48 in Record: 72 in Behavior: Wild-caught specimens range from completely docile to...

…any comments on these photos. I took these with a +4 Hoya close up lens.

Yeah no kidding… It was a rather big snake… And yes it was with my Sony 707 and no additional lens. This Photo is blury but gives you an idea of the moment as i was trying to figure out the shutter speed, it was actualy atacking the camera and hit the lens a few times. Here is a...

This Snake was wondering out in the back, believe it or not but my Wife is holding the stick that it is wrapped around while I try to get myself bit. Its not really a macro shot but it’s a a close up, too close.

No farm that I know of… but I have found that the many lakes around the area have lots of butterflies and flying insects.

I shot most of these in a local botanical garden, and a few at my house. From what I understand every year our Botanical Garden Arboretum imports thousands of butterfly cocoons and hatches them to be released into the area. They do this because they have a short life span, and will not...

Bugs anyone… Found these suckers hanging out in the backyard.

Well here are a few more close up shots of some local Butterflies. I took these images using my Sony 707 and that’s it. I did not use any special lenses or filters. Just the plain ol’Camera in auto mode. This one was a lucky shot… some big huge butterfly got jealous...

here are two more...

Hello everyone this is my first post and just wanted to introduce me and my work. I am a total macro noob and I’m just started learning. Feel free to give me any advice. I use a Sony DSC-F 707 and im trying to find the best close up lens to use. I bought Kenko set but haven’t figured out where...