A Brackettville Photographer In Training: Wesley's Giant Stick Bug

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Wesley's Giant Stick Bug

Above: As beautiful as this specimen is, and as much as it reminds me of my beloved Golden Bamboo, I still came undone when it made it from my camera lens and onto my hand. ACK! I had to force myself to stillness so I wouldn't hurt it but, oh man, it was hard!

3 comments:

Victoria Williams said...: Love all your butterfly pics - monarchs, queens, they're all pretty to me.
What kind of bug is that? Mantis?; September 25, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Genie said...: Thanks Victoria! I guess it's a mantis? Or related to them? Are stick bugs different from mantises?

I don't know but the danged thing was HUGE!; September 25, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Genie said...: It's a Giant Walking Stick a.k.a. Megaphasma dentricus. It's the largest stick bug in North America. And it is not a praying mantis. I did a LOT of Googling to figure this out!; September 25, 2008 at 11:48 PM

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Somewhere around here I've got a Canon AE1, but I haven't used it in years. I hope I get back to using it again one day. Especially as it was my first REAL camera. It was also a gift, thank you Darbee!

For the most part, I use my Canon Powershot S3 IS and a few accessories to go with it. Nothing fancy. The tele-converter lens is just a bump in magnification. The lenses are useless so far as I can tell unless you WANT to ruin your shots. I LOVE the power cord--I can plug it into the wall for still shots or portraits and there's almost no waiting for the flash to recharge. Too bad I can't find a way to make it shoot that fast with batteries.

The hood is handy and I leave the lens adapter on the camera 90% of the time. Don't have an external flash for it, yet. But what I really really want for it is a fisheye lens for evening and nighttime sky shots!

It does a pretty decent job of macro shots just as it is, but having a macro lens for it wouldn't hurt my feelings.

The articulating screen rocks. The pop-up flash is the worst thing about the camera, really. The newer models have a hot shoe instead of a pop-up. I bet that's NICE!

I look forward to upgrading this camera in another year or so to the S5. I've gotten used to the Powershot features and I'm not sure I care to learn a new camera. Let alone invest in something new and different. Not unless I find a way to make a money at photography somehow!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Wesley's Giant Stick Bug

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