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A few snaps of my "Big Old Russian" - a Soviet era 1000mm MTO catadioptric "mirror" lens, mounted on a Lumix DMC-GX7 mirrorless camera.

6 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2017
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5 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2017
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Earlier this year, She That Must Be Obeyed had me plant six rather expensive Portuguese Laurel (Prunus Lusitanica) trees at the end of our garden. At first they did very well - grew about 20cm in two months. But now some of the leaves are showing signs of what appears to be Vine Weevil. The adults are bad enough but they only eat the leaves. Their grubs, are much more destructive and spend much of the late summer and autumn devouring the roots. There are various pesticides available - but I have a fundamental aversion to using such things. An alternative solution is to use nematodes. Now, there are various types of nematode but the type we are interested in are called "Steinernema Kraussei".

From my albeit limited research, it seems these are entomopathogenic (insect killing) nematodes - tiny, soft bodied, non-segmented roundworms around 700µm to 1400µm long. Apparently they attack the weevil grubs via the oral and anal cavities, devouring them from the inside. Then they multiply and go looking for other grubs to eat for their dinner.

8 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2017
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2 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2017
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5 files, last one added on Dec 07, 2017
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Date: 2011-07-14.
Camera: Pentax K10D.
Lens: Pentax 16-45mm
Lighting: 2x Interfit Digilites
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

5 files, last one added on Jul 15, 2011
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Date: 2011-07-22.
Camera: Pentax K10D.
Lens: Pentax 16-45mm
Lighting: 2x Interfit Digilites
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

10 files, last one added on Jul 22, 2011
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Date: 2009-01-28.
Camera: Pentax K10D.
Lens: Pentax 16-45mm.
Lighting: Daylight desk lamp.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

1 files, last one added on Jan 28, 2009
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Date: 2008-12-17.
Camera: Pentax K10D.
Lens: Pentax 16-45mm.
Lighting: LED fairy lights.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

3 files, last one added on Feb 02, 2009
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Date: 2008-09-07.
Camera: Fuji Finepix s9600.
Lens: built-in 35mm equivalent of 28-300mm.
Lighting: natural daylight.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Subject: red Eton S350DL radio.
Location: Southampton, UK.

5 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2009
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Date: 2008-04-26.
Camera: Pentax K10D.
Lens: Pentax 16-45mm & generic fisheye
Lighting: Daylight desklamp
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

14 files, last one added on Feb 04, 2009
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Date: 2008-03-11.
Camera: Fuji Finepix s9600.
Lens: built-in 35mm equivalent of 28-300mm.
Lighting: two Interfit 144 watt Digilites.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my studio, Southampton, UK.

7 files, last one added on Feb 05, 2009
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Date: 2008-02-18.
Camera: Fuji Finepix s9600.
Lens: built-in 35mm equivalent of 28-300mm.
Lighting: two Interfit 144 watt Digilites.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Subject: some electronic equipment and my Citizen Skyhawk A-T WR200.
Location: my studio, Southampton, UK.

24 files, last one added on Feb 22, 2008
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Date: 2008-02-17.
Camera: Fuji Finepix s9600.
Lens: built-in 35mm equivalent of 28-300mm.
Lighting: two Interfit 144 watt Digilites.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Subject: some electronic equipment and the Digilites themselves.
Location: my studio, Southampton, UK.

8 files, last one added on Feb 22, 2008
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Date: 2008-01-17.
Camera: Fuji S9600.
Lens: built-in 35mm equivalent.
Lighting: "Daylight" desk magnifier
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

22 files, last one added on Jan 18, 2008
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Date: 2006-10-25
Camera: Fuji S3 Pro.
Lens: Tamron 18-200mm.
Lighting: the candle itself.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my office, Southampton, UK.

4 files, last one added on Feb 17, 2007
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Date: 2005-04-16.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Tamron 24-300 millimetre.
Lighting: Variety of AC & DC-powered LED's
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Models: Me!
Location: my studio, Southampton, UK.

9 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2006
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Date: 2005-03-08.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Tamron 28-300 millimetre.
Lighting: LED lighting from display unit.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: my studio, Southampton, UK.

8 files, last one added on Feb 19, 2006
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Date: 2004-09-18.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Tamron 28-300 millimetre.
Lighting: disposable coloured light tubes.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas
Location: Rob's basement, Mui Wo, Hong Kong

6 files, last one added on Feb 20, 2006
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Date: 2004-07-03.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Tamron 28-300 millimetre.
Lighting: moonlight.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: London, UK.

1 files, last one added on Feb 21, 2006
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Date: 2004-06-08.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Sigma 24-135 millimetre.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas & Chiara Borgonovo.
Models: Garfield Lucas & Chiara Borgonovo.
Location: City Photographic, Bedford Place, Southampton, UK.

11 files, last one added on Feb 21, 2006, 1 linked files, 12 files total
Album viewed 266 times

Date: 2004-05-05.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Sigma 24-135 millimetre.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: My Studio, Southampton.

11 files, last one added on Feb 21, 2006
Album viewed 249 times

Date: 2004-01-26.
Camera: Fuji S2 Pro.
Lens: Sigma 24-135 millimetre.
Photographer: Garfield Lucas.
Location: My Studio, Southampton.

4 files, last one added on Feb 21, 2006
Album viewed 366 times