sawfly

macro junkie

65mm - mt-24ex - 400D - 2x gary fong diffusers
i saw this sawfly on a butter cup flower.so i held it with my left hand so it didnt move in the wind then i could rest my camera on my left hand and move the camera back and forth until i was in focus

That day was very windy.If it wasnt windy i doubt i could of held the flower with out the fly flying off.On windy days you be surprised the amount of good shots u can get by holding the flower.

3:1 - f/8
shutter speed 200
iso100




2:1
f/10
shutter speed 200
iso100

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful shots Scott- a heavily disguised sawfly

Brian V.

JAG

wow! Lovely shots! How do you not shake? That is my biggest problem...is trying to not shake. The D300 I use is alot heavier than my D50.

Skippy

macro junkie wrote:

65mm - mt-24ex - 400D - 2x gary fong diffusers
i saw this sawfly on a butter cup flower.so i held it with my left hand so it didnt move in the wind then i could rest my camera on my left hand and move the camera back and forth until i was in focus

That day was very windy.If it wasnt windy i doubt i could of held the flower with out the fly flying off.On windy days you be surprised the amount of good shots u can get by holding the flower.

3:1 - f/8
shutter speed 200
iso100

2:1
f/10
shutter speed 200
iso100

Sure is covered in Pollen, I often wonder how bugs vision is affected when their eyes have a lot of debris or pollen on them

I don't know how you guys do these shots in the wind or holding with one had

2 Great shots Scott ... Skippy
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Leonardo

I just love that look of the eye(s)... and pollen too

GOLDENORFE

very good shots scott,#1 my fav
phil
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