Comments on: Zen and the art of lawn maintenance http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/ Trying to keep my eyes open. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mandarine http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-40 mandarine Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:24:28 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-40 You will probably think twice before mowing the lawn again, knowing it will mercilessly throw your fantastic many-legged models out of their homes. I was seriously thinking about leaving a whole section of my garden as a wild-flower prairie, to encourage diversity and thus protect my vegetable garden from pest invasions. Now that you show me what fine pictures can be made, I will hesitate no more. You will probably think twice before mowing the lawn again, knowing it will mercilessly throw your fantastic many-legged models out of their homes.

I was seriously thinking about leaving a whole section of my garden as a wild-flower prairie, to encourage diversity and thus protect my vegetable garden from pest invasions. Now that you show me what fine pictures can be made, I will hesitate no more.

]]> By: Niki Aguirre http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-34 Niki Aguirre Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:29:36 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-34 These are lovely Doug. I agree with the comment about how relaxing it feels to look at these little beauties. The one with the spider and the web is so delicate. And I love the 'dreaded' dandelion. You have a great eye for capturing the things we usually ignore or don't see. These are lovely Doug. I agree with the comment about how relaxing it feels to look at these little beauties. The one with the spider and the web is so delicate. And I love the ‘dreaded’ dandelion. You have a great eye for capturing the things we usually ignore or don’t see.

]]> By: sputnki http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-33 sputnki Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:37:48 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-33 Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Fencer, what a great link! A Pringles can as an extension tube. Great ideas there I can use to get my SLR shooting tiny. Doug Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Fencer, what a great link! A Pringles can as an extension tube. Great ideas there I can use to get my SLR shooting tiny.

Doug

]]> By: fencer http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-32 fencer Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:31:11 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-32 Enjoyed your photos and commentary... A whole world at our feet. Digital cameras can get so close anyway and then with your viewer... I'll have to look around for one of those. With reference to hooking up other stuff as noted by bloglily, have you read about using Pringle's Chips tubes as a macro lens? http://www.photocritic.org/2005/macro-photography-on-a-budget/ He's got some neat photos of the tip of a ball point pen... Enjoyed your photos and commentary… A whole world at our feet. Digital cameras can get so close anyway and then with your viewer… I’ll have to look around for one of those.

With reference to hooking up other stuff as noted by bloglily, have you read about using Pringle’s Chips tubes as a macro lens? http://www.photocritic.org/2005/macro-photography-on-a-budget/

He’s got some neat photos of the tip of a ball point pen…

]]> By: bloglily http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-31 bloglily Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:02:33 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-31 Doug, I love these pictures. They're beautiful and interesting and your explanations are wonderful. The bugs seem so individual, which makes me realize how we just don't look at things sometimes. And all because you figured out how to hook your slide viewer up to your camera! I wonder what would happen if you hooked up other stuff? I think you're on to something here. Doug, I love these pictures. They’re beautiful and interesting and your explanations are wonderful. The bugs seem so individual, which makes me realize how we just don’t look at things sometimes. And all because you figured out how to hook your slide viewer up to your camera! I wonder what would happen if you hooked up other stuff? I think you’re on to something here.

]]> By: sputnki http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-30 sputnki Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:31:22 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-30 Well thank you for the comment Helen. I'm very glad to hear the little folk of my hay field brought some stress relief! Jaunty is a great word for him, I must remember that one. Doug Well thank you for the comment Helen. I’m very glad to hear the little folk of my hay field brought some stress relief! Jaunty is a great word for him, I must remember that one.

Doug

]]> By: Helen http://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-29 Helen Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:26:22 +0000 https://sputnki.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/zen-and-the-art-of-lawn-maintenance/#comment-29 I've just had a horrible stressful 24 hours,yet when I read your post and saw your pictures I felt the tension slipping away from my shoulders. My favourite photos are the bug on the blade of grass - he looks jaunty! - and the colourful spider. I’ve just had a horrible stressful 24 hours,yet when I read your post and saw your pictures I felt the tension slipping away from my shoulders. My favourite photos are the bug on the blade of grass – he looks jaunty! – and the colourful spider.

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