Comments for Beetles In The Bush http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com Experiences and reflections of a Missouri entomologist Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on “This is a big horse!” by Ted C. MacRae http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/this-is-a-big-horse/#comment-2456 Ted C. MacRae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:44:59 +0000 http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/?p=4914#comment-2456 A little levity now and then is a good thing. A little levity now and then is a good thing.

]]> Comment on “This is a big horse!” by Ted C. MacRae http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/this-is-a-big-horse/#comment-2455 Ted C. MacRae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:43:15 +0000 http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/?p=4914#comment-2455 Sometimes as fascinating as nature itself. Sometimes as fascinating as nature itself.

]]> Comment on “This is a big horse!” by Ted C. MacRae http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/this-is-a-big-horse/#comment-2454 Ted C. MacRae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:42:07 +0000 http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/?p=4914#comment-2454 I've made my share of ID errors, but I don't think I've ever missed the phylum! I’ve made my share of ID errors, but I don’t think I’ve ever missed the phylum!

]]> Comment on “This is a big horse!” by Ted C. MacRae http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/this-is-a-big-horse/#comment-2453 Ted C. MacRae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:40:01 +0000 http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/?p=4914#comment-2453 Yes, and to top it off, after being told it was a butterfly and not a horse, he suggests (erroneously) that it might actually be a moth. Yes, and to top it off, after being told it was a butterfly and not a horse, he suggests (erroneously) that it might actually be a moth.

]]> Comment on Moustached Tiger Beetle by Ted C. MacRae http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/moustached-tiger-beetle/#comment-2452 Ted C. MacRae Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:42 +0000 http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/?p=4859#comment-2452 Hi Chris - thanks. I didn't think it was such a great shot because of the angle until I got it on the computer and saw how nicely it illustrated the cryptic coloration. One of these days I'll take a good picture on purpose instead of by accident! Yes, I had to close up (f/25) <u>and</u> reduce the flash (1/8 power with the diffusers, which equals 1/16 power without). I actually overshot it a little bit and had to brighten a tad in Photoshop - with all that white sand on a sunny day I was really concerned about overblowing all my shots. Hi Chris – thanks. I didn’t think it was such a great shot because of the angle until I got it on the computer and saw how nicely it illustrated the cryptic coloration. One of these days I’ll take a good picture on purpose instead of by accident!

Yes, I had to close up (f/25) and reduce the flash (1/8 power with the diffusers, which equals 1/16 power without). I actually overshot it a little bit and had to brighten a tad in Photoshop – with all that white sand on a sunny day I was really concerned about overblowing all my shots.

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