marsh mish mash

BeardedChick

Morning in the marsh. Most photos are shot with 100L + 37mm extension (stacked tubes).

For a while I had backed off of using much extension as I wasn't getting sharp images, so this set is a test to see if I'm better schooled for it.

C&C is welcome and very helpful.

Damsel with nice muted colors.



Dragon with a wounded wing. Gotta figure out how to avoid making hotspots on their eyes.



Fishing spider?



Big and terrifying flapping thing! Glad he was mellow and didn't move.



Jumper with a big prize.



And a cool little green waspy guy. Just had to trust AF and fire away as he was wiggly.



Thanks for checking out my set! :clap

- Michelle

GOLDENORFE

have to say i think these and your last dragon post are your best shots to date

the spider looks like a long jaw orb web spider.

love the bee, maybe needs a little levels correction . looks a little flat.
phil

BeardedChick

Thanks for the feedback on this post and all the others, Phil! You are right, I brought up the levels a little on the green wasp and it looks snappier. Also thanks for the spider ID. :-)

Wicked_Dark

I love the green wasp/bee. Excellent composition and yeah it's very snappy!

Lord Vetinari

LOvely series of captures!
your Big and terrifying flapping thing is a cranefly (totally harmless)
Brian v.

clicketf3

Nice sharp images B.C. I too have been trying to get in too close and which has ended up with alot of throw-aways, even some that I have posted here in this forum and probably should not have due to O.O.F.,but only do so for critique of the other aspects of the photo. I get so wrapped up in seeing all these great magnified images these wonderful people share in this forum and I can't resist to try the same. We need to learn to crawl before we can walk.
Thanks for sharing.

PeterD-2009

Lovely collection of images. The 'jumper' is the the zebra spider (salticus scenicus). It sits in wait for a potential meal then leaps on it. It has two large forward facing eyes (much bigger than its other eyes) which it uses to calculate the distance to the prey and allows it to accurately leap.

I have been going through a learning curve, with a lot of help from people on here. Macro shooting is not as straight foreward and lighting has been my biggest problem.

The Crane fly is my favourite of your series

BeardedChick

Wicked_Dark wrote: »

I love the green wasp/bee. Excellent composition and yeah it's very snappy!

Thanks!

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

LOvely series of captures!
your Big and terrifying flapping thing is a cranefly (totally harmless)
Brian v.

Thanks Brian! Appreciate the ID, and the assurance it's not going to pick me up and carry me off.

clicketf3 wrote: »

Nice sharp images B.C. I too have been trying to get in too close and which has ended up with alot of throw-aways, even some that I have posted here in this forum and probably should not have due to O.O.F.,but only do so for critique of the other aspects of the photo. I get so wrapped up in seeing all these great magnified images these wonderful people share in this forum and I can't resist to try the same. We need to learn to crawl before we can walk.
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Clicket. Yes, we just have to keep at it, and the C&C is immensely helpful. I know what you mean about posting images that aren't great, but then when things start to click it's so :ivar

PeterD-2009 wrote: »

Lovely collection of images. The 'jumper' is the the zebra spider (salticus scenicus). It sits in wait for a potential meal then leaps on it. It has two large forward facing eyes (much bigger than its other eyes) which it uses to calculate the distance to the prey and allows it to accurately leap.

I have been going through a learning curve, with a lot of help from people on here. Macro shooting is not as straight foreward and lighting has been my biggest problem.

The Crane fly is my favourite of your series

Thank you, Peter, and thanks for the spider ID & info! I wonder if he managed to haul the bug up onto the leaf he was on.

It is very nice to look at your photos and learn from your work, too.