Tale of Spring Love
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These are Globular Springtails (aka Garden Springtails) [Sminthurus something!] They are about half a millimetre long and appear like dots to the naked eye. They're called springtails because they have a 'leg' folded up underneath them that springs out and fires them away from danger. For those who didn't see David Attenborough's Insect show a few months ago, these two are going through a courtship ritual here. The smaller black springtail is the male, and the larger red springtail is a the female. The male attempts to impress the female by running at her. He grabs her antennae with his and pushes against her. If he's strong enough, or persistent enough, the female will allow him to mate with her. Unfortunately, despite his attempts, this little guy was eventually shrugged off by the female and they went their separate ways. So small are these critters that they are still small in this photo despite me using all my extension tubes - the same magnification as this photo!
Posted 8:58pm Sunday, 14th May 2006
I've been trying out 'super-macro' today, by putting my 50mm lens backwards on my 300mm zoom lens (that has a macro mode). I shall post my attempts with this setup soon, including one of these little guys!
| Camera Model Name | NIKON D70 |
| Shooting Date/Time | 2006:05:14 13:47:45.00 |
| File Type | NEF |
| Lens | 50mm reversed lens + 63mm extension tubes + Sigma EM140-DG ring flash |
| Shutter Speed | 1/125 |
| Flash | Auto, Fired, Return not detected |
| ISO Speed | 200 |
| Focal Length | Unknown |
| Aperture | Unknown |
| ExifTool Version Number | 5.53 |
| File Size | 5292KB |
| File Modification Date/Time | 2006:05:14 13:47:46 |
| File Type | NEF |
| Mime Type | application/unknown |
| Make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera Model Name | NIKON D70 |
| Software | Ver.2.00 |
| Date/Time Of Last Modification | 2006:05:14 13:47:45 |
| Jpg From Raw Start | 131072 |
| Jpg From Raw Length | 796059 |
| Y Cb Cr Positioning | Co-sited |
| Subfile Type | Full-resolution Image |
| Image Width | 3040 |
| Image Height | 2014 |
| Bits Per Sample | 12 |
| Compression | Nikon NEF Compressed |
| Photometric Interpretation | Color Filter Array |
| Strip Offsets | 927372 |
| Orientation | Horizontal (normal) |
| Samples Per Pixel | 1 |
| Rows Per Strip | 2014 |
| Strip Byte Counts | 4491675 |
| X Resolution | 300 |
| Y Resolution | 300 |
| Planar Configuration | Chunky |
| Resolution Unit | inches |
| CFA Repeat Pattern Dim | 2 2 |
| CFA Pattern 2 | 2 1 1 0 |
| Reference Black White | 0 255 0 255 0 255 |
| Shutter Speed | 1/125 |
| Aperture | Unknown |
| Exposure Program | Manual |
| Date/Time Of Digitization | 2006:05:14 13:47:45 |
| Exposure Compensation | +2/3 |
| Max Aperture Value | 1.0 |
| Metering Mode | Center-weighted average |
| Flash | Auto, Fired, Return not detected |
| Focal Length | Unknown |
| File System Version | 2.10 |
| ISO Speed | 200 |
| Quality | Raw |
| White Balance | Auto |
| Focus Mode | Manual |
| Flash Setting | Normal |
| Flash Type | Optional,M |
| White Balance Fine Tune | 0 |
| Exposure Difference | 0.0 |
| Preview Image Start | 8112 |
| Preview Image Length | 24252 |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | 1.0 |
| ISO Setting | 200 |
| Flash Exposure Bracket Value | 0.0 |
| Exposure Bracket Value | 0 |
| Tone Comp | Auto |
| Lens Type | MF |
| Lens | 0mm f/0 MF |
| Flash Mode | Unknown (3) |
| AF Point | Center |
| Shooting Mode | Single-Frame |
| NEF Curve 1 | (Binary data 4160 bytes, use -b option to extract) |
| Color Hue | Mode1a |
| Light Source | Speedlight |
| Hue Adjustment | 0 |
| Noise Reduction | Off |
| NEF Curve 2 | (Binary data 1412 bytes, use -b option to extract) |
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| Blue Balance | 1.46094 |
| Lens Data Version | 0101 |
| AF Aperture | 1.0 |
| Focus Position | 0 |
| Focus Distance | 0.01 m |
| Lens ID | Unknown Nikkor or Tokina |
| Lens F Stops | 0.00 |
| Min Focal Length | 5.0mm |
| Max Focal Length | 5.0mm |
| Max Aperture At Min Focal | 1.0 |
| Max Aperture At Max Focal | 1.0 |
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| Effective Max Aperture | 1.0 |
| NEF Thumbnail Size | 1520 1008 |
| Sensor Pixel Size | 7.8 x 7.8 um |
| Serial Number | No= 20032c6b |
| Shutter Count | 6469 |
| Image Optimization | Normal |
| Vari Program | Unknown |
| User Comment | Unknown |
| Sub Sec Time | 00 |
| Sub Sec Time Original | 00 |
| Sub Sec Time Digitized | 00 |
| Sensing Method | One-chip color area |
| File Source | Digital Camera |
| Scene Type | Directly photographed |
| Custom Rendered | Normal |
| Exposure Mode | Manual |
| Digital Zoom Ratio | 1 |
| Focal Length In 35mm Format | 0 |
| Scene Capture Type | Standard |
| Gain Control | None |
| Contrast | Low |
| Saturation | Normal |
| Sharpness | Normal |
| Subject Distance Range | Unknown (0) |
| Shooting Date/Time | 2006:05:14 13:47:45.00 |
| TIFF-EP Standard ID | 1 0 0 0 |
| CFA Pattern | [Blue,Green][Green,Red] |
| Image Size | 3040x2014 |
| Jpg From Raw | (Binary data 796059 bytes, use -b option to extract) |
| Preview Image | (Binary data 24252 bytes, use -b option to extract) |
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