Ecooper wrote:Below is another photo of another Meiosimyza fly that I took in the garden last night with the new lens and diffuser for comparison...

It seems to have sprouted some short, fine hairs between the long, thick ones!

Harold

I find Mulleins interesting plants for ytheir growth forms and the structure and colour of their flower. I found some in habitat in Northern Greece: http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=130790#130790 And I have a similar species ( V. phlomoides ?) or cultivar in my garden: http://ww...

Here are some habitat shots of Mullein Verbascum sp. eriophorum ?at high altitude: http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/462_File0211_Zagori_Mullein_Topaz1_1000_1.jpg http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/462_File0213_Zagori_Mullein_Topaz1_800_1.jpg In my garden there is a silver-lea...

Now Berners-Lee has commented:

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Harold

Here is a selection of alternatives to Google:

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Harold

Phil, There are a lot of Carl Zeiss lenses. With a registration distance of 74.9mm, you will need around 30mm of extension for infinitiy focus before you even get into extensions for macro. Potential advantages include the shutter being in the lens and flash synchronisation at all speeds. How you wo...

Excellent diversity.

The large, broad-leaved moss may be a Mnium species.

Harold

The article comment, a generalisation about all film camera prices plummeting, is inaccurate.

Harold

They are the common garden spider Araneus diadematus.

Harold

sonyalpha wrote:I keep old logs and bark in dark corners of the garden...heres what I discovered last night...a pair of Amourus Woodlice:

Watch out for slime moulds. They last only a day or two, at least photogenically.

Harold

The biggest worry for business is the cloning of websites. http://www.e-crimeexpert.com/scams/articles/paypal-scam Here is an openly-advertised cloning service: http://www.clonewebsite.com/ Another theft mechanism: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-08/internet-theft-web/54116488...

dunksargent wrote: I have ordered one of each in 67mm diameter to try with my Digilux 2 via a 69mm to 67mm step down ring.

I hope you ordered from the same place as I did, where prices are (were anyway), significantly lower than anywhere else.

Harold

My brother purportedly sent me two advertisement links recently, from his Yahoo email account, copied to his wife. Apparently, unknown to him, they went out to his address list. More recently, Yahoo has asked them both to change their passwords.

Harold

This morning I was surprised to receive an e-mail with the subject "Exciting changes to your Flickr account", not least because I have no Flickr account, never have had one and have never made any enquiry about one. I note that there have been various scams featuring Flikr and I suspect this one is ...

Lothar, I started photographing cacti because they tend to flower only in the early afternoon, on warm days, such that the opportunities for enjoyment were limited. Even taking them out of the greenhouse for a few minutes could cool them enought to initiate closing of the flowers, so most photograph...