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Old 14-11-2010, 02:29 PM
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Awesome Andrew! We will most likely be there around the same time on Saturday again but I will pm my mobile number in case we can't find each other.
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Old 14-11-2010, 02:45 PM
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Hi BIMBO’s!

After yesterday’s slim pickings I returned today, solo, to find the macro pickings just as slim! A nice pair of Wrens did come out to play however, making the trip worthwhile. As did the cappuccino and fruit toast at the café!

Missed your company and especially missed the gear envy with Troy not being there!

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Old 14-11-2010, 03:38 PM
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Lovely collection there Dennis. Esp like the female wren!
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Old 14-11-2010, 03:39 PM
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i dont think this thread qualifies as Brisbane IIS Macro Boy's outing anymore LOL shelleys there now!! haha
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Old 14-11-2010, 05:42 PM
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Hahaha thanks Tony

Some really great shots again Dennis, really like the wren shots very sharp and great composition. Also wanted to ask you the name of the supplier on ebay you used for your strap again, I've completely forgotten!

Also Troy, Jason was just wondering how much power you can put through the twin lite with the lumiquest ultra bounces you have and still get reasonable light?

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Old 14-11-2010, 07:04 PM
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... Also wanted to ask you the name of the supplier on ebay you used for your strap again, I've completely forgotten!
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Hi Shelley

The USA manufacturer of the Bino/Cam harness is OP-TECH and details of the harness can be found here.

There are 2 types; webbing (non-stretch) and elasticated (slightly stretchy). I ordered from overseas (either B&H or Adorama I think?) as the local distributor, Michaels in Melbourne, had a 3 to 4 month delivery! They may have received a batch by now, so it might be worth contacting them.

I actually ordered both the webbing and elasticated versions with some extra Uni Loop connectors for our binoculars and just in case I purchased a 2nd body, which I did with the 7D! The Uni Loops are the short tails fitted to the camera or binocular body – the nice thing is that the tails are short so when you un-clip the camera from the harness, you’re not left with a long strap dangling from the camera body.

I didn’t like how the elasticated version “bounced” up and down as I walked, due to the stretchy material, so I exclusively use the webbing version although my wife occasionally uses the elasticated version for our binoculars.

I can walk around all day without any neck or shoulder fatigue as the weight is distributed across one’s back and another nice feature is that the camera doesn’t swing out as much as the typical camera strap allows when you bend over to get gear out of your bag when it is lying on the ground.

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Old 14-11-2010, 08:30 PM
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Also Troy, Jason was just wondering how much power you can put through the twin lite with the lumiquest ultra bounces you have and still get reasonable light?
Dunno. Never really had any trouble with enough power, if that's what you mean. Typically I have it set to manual power, and usually 1/16 to 1/4 gets most jobs done. Usually need the higher power at high magnifications on the MPE65.
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Old 16-11-2010, 05:29 PM
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I won't be able to make a meet this weekend unfortunately. Too much else on.
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Old 16-11-2010, 07:24 PM
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Hello,

Due to my short sightedness when first coining the phrase “BIMBO”, I carelessly introduced a gender limitation. Boys has now been replaced with Branch, to make the acronym more inclusive.

Welcome to the branch, Shelley!

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Old 16-11-2010, 08:30 PM
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Old 16-11-2010, 10:06 PM
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Due to my short sightedness when first coining the phrase “BIMBO”, I carelessly introduced a gender limitation. Boys has now been replaced with Branch, to make the acronym more inclusive.

Welcome to the branch, Shelley!

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Thanks Dennis, glad to be a part of the branch!
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Big bump.. but how about another of these sometime?
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I concur! Been too long since I've sat perched in a garden, searching for that elusive bug
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Old 08-06-2011, 06:47 AM
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I know, oh how I miss that agonising frustration, and the back pain that comes with it
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I know, oh how I miss that agonising frustration, and the back pain that comes with it
Then more practice you must have! As long as it's not on a Sunday or on a Saturday that I have to work, I'm up for it. Haven't done much macro myself so will be very rusty. Here's 2 recent ones:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/...abf01b5bb4.jpg

Might re-work this, looks overexposed to me now. Reminds me that I should check my monitor calibration. edit: this was taken just after sunrise, the sun kept coming out from behind clouds and forcing me to change my exposure settings. Plus, I was trying to get shots for my 2 mates with their 2 Nikons...swapping cameras etc and I think I didn't get the best shot

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/...04fb0e78b2.jpg

Pity there was a medium breeze on the day I shot this damsel and it kept damn well rotating its head too (causing motion blur on the face grrrr!!!!). Still, one of my best damselfly shots (not that I have a lot of shots of these hard to approach insects).

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Old 08-06-2011, 07:19 AM
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Nice images Dave. Yep more practice is always in order, I haven't done any macro at all since December... actually, I think the last macro day could have been one of the last time I've shot.

Damsels sure are hard.. try doing that same image with twice as much mag!

As for macro days, well for me it'd have to be Saturday or Sunday as I work the rest
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Old 08-06-2011, 07:52 AM
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Nice images Dave. Yep more practice is always in order, I haven't done any macro at all since December... actually, I think the last macro day could have been one of the last time I've shot.

Damsels sure are hard.. try doing that same image with twice as much mag!

As for macro days, well for me it'd have to be Saturday or Sunday as I work the rest
Ta. Here's a damsel that I shot in December in Sydney:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/...4d826a49f7.jpg

No crop, as is. Probably should rotate the image now that I look back. It was in a really awkward location - right in the middle of a bunch of rose bushes with very sharp thorns and not a lot of room for moi to navigate and try and get a shot (hence poor composition and extreme lack of dof).

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Old 08-06-2011, 08:22 AM
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Macro session sounds good, but do you expect much in the way of insects to be around this time of year? I find it pretty slim pickings during winter.
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Old 08-06-2011, 08:29 AM
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Macro session sounds good, but do you expect much in the way of insects to be around this time of year? I find it pretty slim pickings during winter.
yeah, true, good point.

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