Drone Fly and Micro MOth

IPClark

Quite often the Drone flies like to sit on our Camelia during the later evening. Tonight was no exception. I often leave them be because they always seem to sit in a side profile position which would mean an identical shot to some I have already. However I did notice this evening some coloration on the eyes.

In particular, this one for some reason really reminds me of the Milky Way when you look at its eyes.

I shot this with the 100mm and a single 20mm tube on.






And then, this small moth on our Potentilla. Probably about 7 or 8mm in length.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely shots Ian - yes drone flies do have some odd eye striping - think it's partly due to bands of hairs.
Brian v.

IPClark

Cheers Brian. Must admit I've never really seen banding like this on a drone before but perhaps light / angle has been a little different previously. Really does look like the Milky Way