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So It's Another Bug Season

Journal Entry: Tue Jun 24, 2008, 2:08 PM
Yup another bug season is here I've thrown up a few new pics there for y'all to see.

Again this year I've gone with a completely new macro rig. I'll be shooting with the Canon 40d camera and their MPE-65 macro lens. This is a very unique lens in that it can go from 1:1 all the way up to 5:1. In the previous years I've been maxing out at 2:1 so this will really open up some new things for me. (Unfortunately controlling the depth of field is going to be a real pain.)

On top of that I've purchased Canon's MT24-EX macro flash which gives you one flash on either side of the lens that you can adjust in just about every way possible and is giving me a much higher quality of light than my old setup so equipment wise I'll be in pretty good shape this season.

I'm taking pretty much all of July and the first 10 days in August off so as long as I can pull myself off the couch there should be bug pictures galore coming. I hope you enjoy them! (And I hope all this new equipment is worth it!)

Thanks for reading and checking out my page,
Kurt

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  • Current Age: 31
  • Current Residence: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Interests: Poker, Photography, Macro Photography, Video Games
  • Favourite movie: Snatch
  • Favourite genre of music: Rap, Rock, Pop, Pretty Much Anything
  • Favourite style of art: Photography
  • MP3 player of choice: Don't really have one right now.
  • Favourite game: Rock Band!
  • Personal Quote: Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -Pascal
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon 40d, MPE-65 and the 100mm macro, MT24-EX Macro Twin Flash

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*markbarton:iconmarkbarton: 4 days 1 hour ago
you're welcome :)

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My shots in order of popularity [link]
~Twitch1977:iconTwitch1977: 4 days 4 hours ago
Thanks! It means a lot to get comments like this from other macro photographers.

Thanks for the watch!

T

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Check out my gallery for various insect/spider macros!
*markbarton:iconmarkbarton: 4 days 8 hours ago
impressive gallery

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My shots in order of popularity [link]
=KatiesPhotography:iconKatiesPhotography: Jul 23, 2008, 8:00:31 PM
I love your gallery! Very inspiring. I'm hoping to play around with macro soon.

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they just make the best of what they've got.
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~ladysharkbite:iconladysharkbite: May 7, 2008, 10:31:34 AM Mood: Love
I really love Your macro work!!So amazing!!:)
~ladysharkbite:iconladysharkbite: May 7, 2008, 10:31:08 AM Mood: Love
I really love Your macro work!!So amazing!!:)
=Cristian-M:iconCristian-M: Mar 4, 2008, 2:26:33 PM
You have a lot of excellent macros in your gallery! :)

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After all is said and done, more is said than done. (Aesop)
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In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded (Terry Pratchett).
~amisiux:iconamisiux: Feb 3, 2008, 2:02:32 PM
You was featured :love: [link]

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Burgzt :aww:
~cjameson3:iconcjameson3: Jan 15, 2008, 7:24:45 PM
You're very welcome! :) :)

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~Court~
~Twitch1977:iconTwitch1977: Jan 15, 2008, 7:08:05 PM
By all means, watch away! :) Unfortunately there won't be that much posted here until spring/summer again, but I do have some stuff that didn't get posted from this last summer that I still do plan on getting up soon.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my page!

T

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Check out my gallery for various insect/spider macros!
~cjameson3:iconcjameson3: Jan 13, 2008, 10:53:19 PM
I really love your stuff! Can I watch you?

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~Court~
~SDJR:iconSDJR: Aug 21, 2007, 6:39:34 PM
OMFG fantastic macro! My regards...
~SunnyLittleSecret:iconSunnyLittleSecret: Aug 4, 2007, 11:54:15 AM
I like your gallery very much!it's very interesting idea!
~Miracidium:iconMiracidium: Jul 12, 2007, 7:50:19 AM
Hi Kurt
Your gallery is really amazing :)
Can't wait to see more of your works!

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*Macro-Beginners-Club
`marble911:iconmarble911: Jul 8, 2007, 12:43:39 PM
Ouch, what have I gotten myself into?! *runs away*
I'll do what I can. But I'm from Austria, so I'm not required to know any Canadian insects :nana:
~Twitch1977:iconTwitch1977: Jul 8, 2007, 11:42:08 AM
Also now that you've shown you can ID bugs I may have to start using you as my go-to bug identifier. You've been warned. :)

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`marble911:iconmarble911: Jul 8, 2007, 11:03:21 AM
Now you're making me blush! :)
~Twitch1977:iconTwitch1977: Jul 8, 2007, 10:57:07 AM
Thanks :) That really means a lot coming from someone with a gallery as outstanding as yours!

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Check out my gallery for various insect/spider macros!
`marble911:iconmarble911: Jul 8, 2007, 3:55:13 AM
Great gallery. I like your hummingbird hawkmoths in particular. Tried to capture them a few times but they are so quick...
=SYSPLUCK:iconSYSPLUCK: Jun 23, 2007, 2:48:59 PM
Great gallery!
If you're looking to get your macro out there a little more. I suggest *Macro-Beginners-Club I'm a part of that club, there's a lot of great stuff there, you might like to check out too.
:+devwatch:

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~Twitch1977:iconTwitch1977: May 14, 2007, 3:14:13 PM
Heyas!

My weekend pictures came out alright, I just haven't really gotten around to doing anything with them yet. Drop me an email or my msn is the same address I gave you as well (usually only on it during the day at work though).

I'll email you back a few links to the pics I have done, but hopefully this week I'll get more of them figured out.

Kurt

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Check out my gallery for various insect/spider macros!
~BoxersFracture:iconBoxersFracture: May 10, 2007, 6:11:34 PM
Hey Kurt.

You have an awesome macro gallery.
I'm wondering how your weekend pictures came out.

Anyways, it was nice meeting you.

Later,
*devknu:icondevknu: May 9, 2007, 10:19:46 AM
Hello Kurt, your gallery is really superb :thumbsup:
*Macro-Beginners-Club:iconMacro-Beginners-Club: May 8, 2007, 2:46:44 AM
Great gallery! We'd like to invite you to join our club,showcase your work & get more exposure :D

We're a new club, and growing fast! Hope to see you there!

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~densitometer:icondensitometer: Mar 17, 2007, 2:05:14 PM
Excellent macros Kurt, keep them coming.....................

Macky

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