Jiminy bites the dust.

[Ironwood]

Poor Jiminy that I photographed yesterday, looks like he has met his demise at the hands of the Greenants .
Nikon D7100 and the old clunker ( Nikon 55mm f2.8 D macro )

[Alan]

Poor Jiminy - but his demise is your gain.

Nature at work and a photographer with the skills to capture it. Good to see an old Nikon Macro still up to the job too

[Ironwood]

Not sure if its the same hopper, but its a good story .

This old lens continues to amaze me, I got it cheap off ebay, it came with no lens caps and was covered in dust, the front and rear elements have scuffs from cleaning, and its been dropped a couple of times, I dropped it 1.5 meters onto concrete, it just keeps going.
I actually prefer the images out of this lens over my latest model Nikon 105mm macro.

[Isac]

Fantastic photos and a great story. Well done. I've got a solution for the Jiminy demise, of how to get him back. It's a photo I took last year but I'm not going to hijack your thread. I'll post it up some other time. The detail on those ants is super.

[loose cannon]

Great shots, nothing wrong with that lens.

[Ironwood]

Thanks Isac and Mick. I am sure Jiminy will live on.

[P Plates]

These are great and some excellent detail. Of these I really like #3 the most.

[Ironwood]

These are great and some excellent detail. Of these I really like #3 the most.

Thanks PPlates. I am glad you told me you like that one, for some reason I like the first one, I think because of those Greenants at the front looking like they are rushing in to help with the kill.

[MEK]

Very nice ! good work

[Phoenix]

I am glad I didn't look at this last night before going to bed..would have given me nightmares!
You had photogenic subjects doing fascinating stuff and you took a terrific series.
Well done and thank you for sharing.

[Ironwood]

Thanks MEK and Jo.