Can Anyone Help Me Scan Some Bugs?
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Comment by Chris Brown on April 29, 2010 at 2:58pm -
HEY, JUST A QUICK UPDATE.... I HAVE TRIED SENDING SCANS FULL SIZE TO PEOPLE AND THEY TELL ME THEY DON´T GET THEM...THEY DON´T GET THE EAMIL AT ALL SOMETIMES. SO, IF YOU DO SEND ME SOMETHNG, PLEASE SEND ME A SEPARATE MESSAGE VIA THIS SITE SO THAT I KNOW INC ASE IT DOESN´T MAKE IT. THANKS AGAIN TO YOU WHO OFFERED TO HELP ME.
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Comment by Chris Brown on April 21, 2010 at 3:36pm
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Wow, I am grateful to you guys offering to help me out.I didn´t think anyone would!!! I know that beggars can´t be choosers, so... anyghing would be awesome. I just enjoy the rich interaction between a bug and your hand... more pressure vs less pressure, one bug vs many bugs... whole hand shots vs closeups, different bugs, different positons.. the more the merrier. Since scanning at that resolution is slow, I usually use both hands, and move along in jumps as the scanner moves along... to get several images out of one scan. Dead bugs usually look... dead, so live ones give more interesting results. Sometimes I barely hold them still, and others I will ... squishém flat... yuck. So, to sum it up, do whatever you are willing to do. I´ll be grateful for any variety I may get. Take care all!!!
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Comment by Laura Rivera on April 20, 2010 at 12:42pm -
Wow--would those be Scandinavian Dairy Farm flies? Now THAT's something you don't see on a scanner every day...
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Comment by Greef on April 20, 2010 at 6:11am -
I'll scan flys for u...in the summer around the dairy farm we have loads of flys
And if i find any other insects ill send the scan ur way
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Comment by Katie Plese on April 18, 2010 at 8:31am -
Chris,
if you go to ebay and type in "collections", you can then search for "insects".There are people that collect dead insects and have photos up for the sale of their items. If you contact he seller they may let you use or purchase their image.
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Comment by Chris Brown on April 17, 2010 at 11:45pm
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Thanks, Joan and Wendy....Joan, you´re probably right... Wendy I guess I always felt ok about it because.... there are sooooo many bugs. I mean, you kill more bugs on your windshield on one summer outing than you could ever do in a lifetime of scanning. I hope that eases your mind a bit about my "technique"
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Comment by Joan Anne on April 17, 2010 at 6:11pm -
Chris I guess words has got round to most bugs by now, "Hide its Chis the SQUISHER!"
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Comment by Wendy Johnson on April 17, 2010 at 6:04pm -
I appreciate your art Chris and you get great affect with your style......yet I am a fierce proponent of observing of a live specimen. I have studied zoology and learned quickly that there is little knowledge to gain from the lifeless carcass of an animal, that hasn't already been documented in text books. I have participated in many field and lab studies and in my best experience it has always been with live observation that the most intriguing understandings of the species is gained. I am scarcely at terms with idea extinguishing life for the sake of scientific study let alone ART.
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