Sawflies on forsythia

mehampson

Got my first real bug shots of the season, while visiting some family this week -- after a few days of rain, their forsythia bush flowered, and was absolutely covered in sawflies going for the nectar (Dolerus nitens, as far as I can tell -- they were all coated in pollen by the time I got to them).

Whole gallery is here, all between 1x and 2x. These are my first shots with the extension tubes and with my new diffuser in the field, as well. The catchlights in the eyes aren't really bright enough, and I'm wondering if I made the diffuser too large or if it's just the nature of their eyes.











Thanks for looking

GOLDENORFE

good series, lighting looks good.
why do you want stronger catchlights in the eyes?

phil

ecowarrior

Blimey! Can that thing see where it's going?

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful captures- well and truly pollenated
Light looks good to me
Brian V.

mehampson

Thanks everyone

Phil: I'm not sure if I do or not. I think I'm just used to them being at least a little blown-out, so the grey looks a little strange to me. Though I'm happy with how it looks everywhere else.

Lord Vetinari

mehampson wrote:

Phil: I'm not sure if I do or not. I think I'm just used to them being at least a little blown-out, so the grey looks a little strange to me. Though I'm happy with how it looks everywhere else.

Well it's what you like that counts really but many of use play with diffusers etc to stop highlights blowing out
Brian V.