Ironwoods Random Offerings 2017

[Scott Murray]

hi, saw this on the internet this morning (aussie native). Every see one?
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No,I havent seen one of these ones yet.

Me neither I think they are found in sandy forest floors, I know of ones in Western Australia but still not seen one.

 

[Ironwood]

Me neither I think they are found in sandy forest floors, I know of ones in Western Australia but still not seen one.

I am sure that I read somewhere that they can be found on the East coast as well, not sure how widespread they are though.

 

[Ironwood]

Still marvelling at this 50-150 and being able to shoot at f2.8, probably should have stopped down a bit, but still experimenting with it

These are cropped quite a bit because I couldn't get any closer.

 

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A couple of macro shots that I didn't post yet from the other day...

 

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Jumping spider returning back to nature...

 

[Needa]

Jumping spider returning back to nature...

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Looks like Peeps. (Marshmallow candy of various colors shaped like animals}

 

[Ironwood]

Looks like Peeps. (Marshmallow candy of various colors shaped like animals}

They might taste better than this one
:mushroom:

 

[Ironwood]

Green Tree Ants preparing their lunch...

And on the next leaf is this little Fella with his lunch....

 

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After the rain this morning...

I thought it needed a bit more room on the right hand side, so I went back out to take another shot.
The lighting had changed by the time I went back out.

 

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I got my Tamron 150-600 back from getting warranty work done , I gave it a bit of a test when I got home. AF seems to be working OK now.

Fan-tailed Cuckoo.

 

[Ironwood]

I found this Jumping Spider this afternoon, the insect was still alive at the start of this series....

 

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These are a few more test shots from the Tamron , I think it is an improvement over what I was getting out of it originally.
Maybe their adjustments have made it better.

This has been cropped quite a bit...

Ulysses Butterfly....

 

[Ironwood]

A couple more with the Tamron.
The AF locked up on me again today, had to switch the camera off, then back on and it worked again. Looks like there is still an issue there

Both these are cropped at 50%

 

[Ironwood]

Went for a walk down to the creek this afternoon, the humidity was oppressive so I didn't stay long. I took the Sigma 50-150 for something different.

I saw an Orange Footed Scrubfowl (my first sighting here), but I couldn't get a shot at it with only 150mm to work with

 

[Ironwood]

When I got back to the house, I was greeted by this Goanna near my front door, it found the nearest tree.
It was almost 5 feet long.