Collembola

[Tintin124]

Well after @hoftwi found a Tomocerus minor/vigularis not sure which most likely minor now.

I had to see if I could find something different from the usual Cincta etc

These ones are quite a tuned to light and have a tendency to run away from it. So I was chasing this little thing around stopping it disappearing down the cracks in the paving slabs.

Shot with reversed 18-55mm at 18mm and near closest focus.

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Collembola-5695-06 by bthomas124, on Flickr

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Collembola-5698-09 by bthomas124, on Flickr

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Collembola-5696-07 by bthomas124, on Flickr

All comments welcome and appreciated.

 

[hoftwi]

Very clear shots Byrn

Ever since my last post of the springtail, I couldn't get any more of them with better focus, they ran as fast as the spider mite but with darker colour, not that easy to see and chase them i won't give up tho,i will get them again

 

[Logical Fallacy]

Nice work Bryn, looking forward to getting back to the collembola, and my favourite little Dicyrtominas!

 

[IanClark]

jeez, those are crazy good shots of a Springtail Bryn.

 

[Tintin124]

Nice work Bryn, looking forward to getting back to the collembola, and my favourite little Dicyrtominas!

Don't you bloody start lol I have trouble finding globbies but guess I'm looking in wrong place. Need to cut back my wild garden so I can lay on the grass. Thanks for the comment.

jeez, those are crazy good shots of a Springtail Bryn.

Thanks Ian I do love the reversed lens.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Nice ones Bryn.

Paul.

 

[TimmyG]

Brilliant stuff Bryn. I've commented on Flickr already so I'll just say great work!

 

[Tintin124]

Nice ones Bryn.

Paul.

Brilliant stuff Bryn. I've commented on Flickr already so I'll just say great work!

Thanks Guys... @TimmyG you had great opportunity to rub it in that you have your first globby of the season and that would have made me but as you didn't

 

[TimmyG]

Thanks Guys... @TimmyG you had great opportunity to rub it in that you have your first globby of the season and that would have made me but as you didn't

Don't worry I'll post up a completely separate thread just so I can rub it in

 

[orionmystery]

Nice captures of this good looking springtail, Bryn. How do you control the aperture with this reversed 18-55?

 

[Tintin124]

Nice captures of this good looking springtail, Bryn. How do you control the aperture with this reversed 18-55?

I don't lol. I set it to F11 before reversing not yet had a scenerio I need to change it bar a studio stack of a dead hover. So I could do that taking my time. Think a old lens with aperture ring is probably best solution.

 

[orionmystery]

Ha...that's what I thought. So you set it to F11 while the lens was mounted on a camera body, and dismount it while pressing and holding the DOF Preview button, right?

I did that with my Tamron 17-50 lens and the aperture jammed up right away. Cost me $$$ to repair...sigh

 

[Tintin124]

Ha...that's what I thought. So you set it to F11 while the lens was mounted on a camera body, and dismount it while pressing and holding the DOF Preview button, right?

I did that with my Tamron 17-50 lens and the aperture jammed up right away. Cost me $$$ to repair...sigh

Thats right I remember you saying. Not sure why that happened to you but not good. Think that scared me from trying on any other lens don't really mind doing it on a £60 lens.

 

[orionmystery]

Thats right I remember you saying. Not sure why that happened to you but not good. Think that scared me from trying on any other lens don't really mind doing it on a £60 lens.

Not sure but I think it had something to do with my drybox RH at that time. I used to had it set at 43%RH. Too low/dry I guess. Now it's at 48.

 

[LCPete]

Superb Bryn excellent details