Back to the bugs

stevehapp

Hi everyone.
I haven't done any macro for ages so this morning i went out to the community garden and shot some bugs.
I was a bit rusty and it took ages to sort out the flash.
Some of the highlights are a bit hot, but oh well. :dunno

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I have no idea what these bugs are called. I suppose I should get to learn their names. doh!

Any feedback thankfully received.

cheers,
steve

Lord Vetinari

Good series of flies

#1 greenbottle
#2 Dolichopid (long legged) fly
#3 fruit fly

Brian V.

Skippy

stevehapp wrote:

Hi everyone.
I haven't done any macro for ages so this morning i went out to the community garden and shot some bugs.
I was a bit rusty and it took ages to sort out the flash.
Some of the highlights are a bit hot, but oh well.

I have no idea what these bugs are called. I suppose I should get to learn their names. doh!

Any feedback thankfully received.

cheers,
steve

Hi Steve, I haven't taken any MACRO shots for a long time either.
You already know your highlights are blown, first little guy would have been better with more space on the left.

I dunno why but I look at your last shot I think "OLD MAN"
Dunno if you've ever seen the Disney Film "BUGS LIFE" but the old grasshopper in that was also almost tanslucent and looked it's age in the film too hahaha

Glad you got out to shoot, and share ... Skippy
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stevehapp

Thanks Skip,

1. I tried to crop it as you said but the bottom right leaf was in the way. I should have painted it out.. !!

3. It was inside a shadehouse and the light colour was real weird.. it looks sorta sepia and olde worlde, hey...
i havent seen bugs life yet..

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Thanks for the ID's Brian.
I have put the names in the metadata and into my brain.

cheers,
steve

hairycrab

Nice shots!!

stevehapp

hairycrab wrote:

Nice shots!!

Thanks for the feedback, nik.