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by Hans Breuer (twoton)
May 3rd, 2015, 6:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hiking the Everglades National Park
Replies: 6
Views: 2467

Re: Hiking the Everglades National Park

What a great trip you sent me on. Thanks very much for this!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
May 3rd, 2015, 6:11 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Far-north Queensland, Australia
Replies: 13
Views: 7407

Re: Far-north Queensland, Australia

Very, very wonderful stuff. Thanks for sharing! There are three flash reflections in all the critters' eyes. What's your flash rig?

Thanks again!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
May 3rd, 2015, 6:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some hooks I made recently
Replies: 10
Views: 2945

Re: Some hooks I made recently

Stronk Leike Russian Tenk
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
May 3rd, 2015, 6:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping Japan?
Replies: 2
Views: 2897

Re: Herping Japan?

And while you're in Japan, do make a side trip to that little island not far to the south. Also quite good for herping, I hear :-)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
May 3rd, 2015, 6:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?
Replies: 19
Views: 7689

Re: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?

CONGRATULATIONS!! And yes, you made me look :-)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 28th, 2015, 9:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Morocco - april 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10339

Re: Morocco - april 2015

Great set of photos, Thor! Your shallow DOF brings the faces, and in some cases only the eyes, in focus and lets them tell the story. I find it particularly nice since it lets the animals blend into the background, which is more or less the color of the animals. Is that a personal technique you deve...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 28th, 2015, 9:33 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!
Replies: 21
Views: 10979

Re: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!

VAS wrote:Spend once and cry once.
LOVE IT! :-)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 27th, 2015, 4:44 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!
Replies: 21
Views: 10979

Re: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!

I love that photo of the tripod and the rattlesnake. Alien scout vessel meets Earthling. Scout vessel deploys huge outboard camera plus mobile video screen. "We come in peace." "Hissssssssss." "Take us to your leader." "Hisssssssssssssss." Et cetera, ad nausea...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 26th, 2015, 9:55 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Carter Caves April 24, 25 and 26
Replies: 7
Views: 4250

Re: Carter Caves April 24, 25 and 26

The much-underestimated steaming jungles of Ohio! Who'dathunk it ... love the Leopard Moth and the Tiger Beetle, and that rock formation (wtf, how did it get that way?)

Thanks very much for sharing!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 25th, 2015, 8:48 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!
Replies: 21
Views: 10979

Re: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!

Wow ... again, thank you all very much for the awesome help! Much food for thought! I've looked around the website of my local supplier, and this one caught my eye. . I like the travel aspect. I just can't find out how low this actually goes. Does anyone know (or is anyone able to see) how close to ...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 24th, 2015, 4:32 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tripod purchasing tips, please!
Replies: 21
Views: 10979

Need tripod purchasing tips, please!

Hi all, I'm thinking of getting more into plant and landscape photography, and of generally using the flash less during daytime (I shoot mostly in dark forests). I'm looking for something highly flexible and light. Also important is that I can put it flat on the ground to shoot terrestrial things ey...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 24th, 2015, 1:49 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Retic Underwater Video
Replies: 11
Views: 4911

Re: Retic Underwater Video

Awesome indeed!!!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 22nd, 2015, 6:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)
Replies: 20
Views: 7346

Re: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)

There's something Japanese about Spock. Like the Nipponese, he would have made a great "forcing nature to be more natural than itself" gardener and herpeto- why, anythingculturalist!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 22nd, 2015, 5:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)
Replies: 20
Views: 7346

Re: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)

You know who Hagen was, right? He was the one who brought the seemingly unstoppable Siegfried down... Know Him By His Lies :-)

Hans, gloomily
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 18th, 2015, 8:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)
Replies: 20
Views: 7346

Re: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)

orionmystery wrote:Therefore, I am guessing the viper was 14cm from the front of my lens.
Hmmmm ... a dangerous path you were treading, young padawan. Not be with you the next time, the Force will ....
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 17th, 2015, 12:49 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)
Replies: 20
Views: 7346

Re: A few common but cute snakes from Selangor (Malaysia)

Wonderful! Say, what lens did you use for the first Wagler's shot, and how close did you go?
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 16th, 2015, 6:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Productive Day with My Son
Replies: 9
Views: 2989

Re: A Productive Day with My Son

Wonderful! You're doing the right thing there!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 15th, 2015, 9:55 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Yeah, I keep hearing that from various quarters. Guess we were stupid-lucky. We knew all Rhabdophis should be treated carefully, but once the snake shows no aggression, one tends to gets increasingly careless. Agreed, although I was a little surprised at your lack of caution with this species consi...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 14th, 2015, 10:47 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp trip to Rio Santiago Nature Resort, Honduras
Replies: 8
Views: 7028

Re: Herp trip to Rio Santiago Nature Resort, Honduras

Incredible stuff! Thanks very much for sharing!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 14th, 2015, 9:20 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please
Replies: 6
Views: 5052

Re: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please

Update: I went with the Pentax Zoom Fisheye to Super Wide-Angle SMCP-DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (IF) and took it for a spin last Sunday, using not other lens the entire afternoon. Results here: Nepenthes Badlands Paradise (West Sarawak) As you can see, I had oodles of fun with the lens :-) Thank you al...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 14th, 2015, 9:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Thanks very much, fellows! Regarding Rhabdophis murudensis, I recall a couple years ago reading the Singaporean FHF member 'David' recounting his experience of being bitten by one at Mt Kinabalu. The effects didn't sound very nice, but not fatal or particularly damaging. Yeah, I keep hearing that fr...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 12th, 2015, 11:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Thanks very much, JEDDLV and Ribbit! Yes, much like every Japanese should climb Mount Fuji once in their lives, every nature aficionado should visit Borneo....
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 10th, 2015, 11:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Thank you, Roki. There's indeed a great chance of that happening .. the amount of people who've made it down here since I started posting about my new home four years ago is quite amazing. Borneo is known to reach out its vine tendrils and catch people by the ankle. :-)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 8th, 2015, 5:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Like stars in the night - an evening on a Thai mountain
Replies: 8
Views: 4268

Re: Like stars in the night - an evening on a Thai mountain

Great Elephants!!! Thanks for sharing - a wonderful post to mirror a wonderful night! You had me at "Green Keelback" :)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 7th, 2015, 2:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Handling Wild Herps Poll
Replies: 66
Views: 26026

Re: Handling Wild Herps Poll

No....can't say I have!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 7th, 2015, 2:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Handling Wild Herps Poll
Replies: 66
Views: 26026

Re: Handling Wild Herps Poll

Kelly Mc wrote:extricating foxtails
What does that entail?
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 6th, 2015, 9:56 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Giant Asian Forest Scopion
Replies: 1
Views: 3104

Re: Giant Asian Forest Scopion

Heterometrus longimanus. I love those! They're not very venomous, but the pincers pack a pretty punch. I also like how they always wheel around to face you.
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 6th, 2015, 5:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Handling Wild Herps Poll
Replies: 66
Views: 26026

Re: Handling Wild Herps Poll

Birders. Sheesh. They've never held anything in their hands, will never know how it feels, so they harass herpers out of sheer existential frustration. Don't get me started on birders.....

[Disclaimer: This reply may be seen in a humorous light. Or not. Decide for yourself]
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 5th, 2015, 10:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Thank you, Warren! We aimz to pleez...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 5th, 2015, 2:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

15/04/05: Updated the original post with more photos :-)
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 4th, 2015, 11:49 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Sorry, just realized that I left out you BerdNirds. Here's a list of the montane goodies we saw. None of these birds exist in the lowlands. Bornean Treepie Temminck's Babbler Grey-chinned Minivet, male AND female - the flame of the jungle! Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Golden naped Barbet, Mountain B...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 4th, 2015, 11:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Re: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Thanks very much for the kind words, everyone (special thanks to Kelly Mc - always the poet!) and the IDs! I'm hoping to get more phasmid IDs from Ch'ien. (I know he knows what they are - he found almost all of them, and although I kept taking notes like a madman, all that information just became to...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 4th, 2015, 11:49 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Phenotypic Plasticity in Andean Rainfrog
Replies: 4
Views: 2393

Re: Phenotypic Plasticity in Andean Rainfrog

awesome. evolution is awesome.
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 4th, 2015, 8:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu
Replies: 23
Views: 13125

Borneo Dispatches #82: Exploring Planet Kinabalu

Hi all, I haven't posted anything in a great while. Busy with work, a two-month trip back to the homeland (Taiwan), a few houseguests back here, and other lame excuses. But now I'll make up for this with a post introducing the wonderful parallel universe that is Planet Kinabalu. OK, technically, Kin...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 2nd, 2015, 5:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best hand held gps
Replies: 43
Views: 13661

Re: Best hand held gps

It's funny how even the basics of terrain and natural nav can reliably put you in the right direction. A friend of mine showed me the stick and the shadow trick. Basically you put a stick in the ground, and put rocks or debris down in a straight line to show the shadow of the sun. Come back as litt...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 2nd, 2015, 5:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best hand held gps
Replies: 43
Views: 13661

Re: Best hand held gps

It's funny how even the basics of terrain and natural nav can reliably put you in the right direction. A friend of mine showed me the stick and the shadow trick. Basically you put a stick in the ground, and put rocks or debris down in a straight line to show the shadow of the sun. Come back as litt...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
April 1st, 2015, 10:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best hand held gps
Replies: 43
Views: 13661

Re: Best hand held gps

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but I believe that no matter how good the gps, functional knowledge of the basics of terrain navigation and topo map and compass use are essential as a backup. The gps is a superior tool, but the old wisdom that "two is one and one is none" still ...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 31st, 2015, 11:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Handheld GPS for tech idiot
Replies: 24
Views: 6694

Re: Handheld GPS for tech idiot

FWIW, I just learned that there are portable solar panels for GPS units and smartphones, in fact, anything with a UPS port. Might just be the solution to the hunger for power most GPS units display.

http://www.goalzero.com/p/147/goal-zero ... omad-7-kit
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 31st, 2015, 11:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best hand held gps
Replies: 43
Views: 13661

Re: Best hand held gps

FWIW, I just learned that there are portable solar panels for GPS units and smartphones, in fact, anything with a UPS port. Might just be the solution to the hunger for power most GPS units display.

http://www.goalzero.com/p/147/goal-zero ... omad-7-kit
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 25th, 2015, 1:56 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please
Replies: 6
Views: 5052

Re: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please

We expect to see pictures posted from this lens in payment for our advising services! A wide angle in situ Lanthonotus photo will do. :lol: You people and your Lanthanotus obsession. I'm telling you, there is no such animal. :-) But I'll shortly post a few pix from our recent trip to Mount Kinabalu...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 24th, 2015, 8:44 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please
Replies: 6
Views: 5052

Re: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please

Wow, thanks very much for taking the time to reply in such detail, guys! I've had a look at the Pentax Zoom Fisheye to Super Wide-Angle SMCP-DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED (IF), and it looks very good indeed, especially its macro specs. Since it's on sale at our local online dealer here in Malaysia, I thin...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 24th, 2015, 7:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dream find, GABOON!
Replies: 18
Views: 8759

Re: Dream find, GABOON!

NICE!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 24th, 2015, 7:32 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please
Replies: 6
Views: 5052

Need tips for buying wide-angle lens, please

Hi all, I shoot Pentax, and I'm thinking of buying a wide-angle zoom lens of about 10-20 mm focal length. What sort of specs would y'all recommend for nature photography (f/stop, zoom length, whatever you can think of)? I mostly shoot hand-held in bad light and without a flash :-) Thanks very much i...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 2nd, 2015, 9:27 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Sea Snake ID, please
Replies: 2
Views: 1980

Re: Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

Thank you, Paul! FWIW, I also asked Indraneil Das, who leans towards Hydrophis brooki.
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
March 2nd, 2015, 1:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Sea Snake ID, please
Replies: 2
Views: 1980

Borneo Sea Snake ID, please

Hi all, I'm really terrible with sea snakes ... would someone please kindly ID this critter? A friend found it at a beach close to Lundu, western Sarawak, Borneo. Thanks very much in advance! Hans http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/Hans_Breuer/New%20Main%20Album%20from%201106/image_zpscd3duqtv.j...
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
February 10th, 2015, 3:12 am
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: Mammals of the Pantanal, Brazil: Jaguars and more
Replies: 6
Views: 17024

Re: Mammals of the Pantanal, Brazil: Jaguars and more

Awesome. Thank you very much!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
February 9th, 2015, 11:47 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Red Tail Green Ratsnake .....
Replies: 3
Views: 13940

Re: Red Tail Green Ratsnake .....

Very lifelike!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
February 5th, 2015, 12:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp Movie (another movie added)
Replies: 21
Views: 8438

Re: Herp Movie (2nd movie added)

Congrats!
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
February 4th, 2015, 4:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thailand/Cambodia January 2015
Replies: 18
Views: 6842

Re: Thailand/Cambodia January 2015

Whooooo!! Electrifying stuff!

Love that roller (unlike these guys)