More of the Little Creatures (macros)

By Words | Published July 26, 2010

A few more shots, taken today…
Hover-fly, natural light

Hover-fly (different species), with flash

Hawthorn shield bug, with flash

Grasshopper, with flash

Painted Lady

Garden spider, with flash
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Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM. Where I used flash I relied on the pop-up unit bulit in to the camera, with the exception of the final shot which was illuminated with the Canon 430EX flash unit

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16 Comments

  1. debplatt July 26, 2010 at 2:07 am #

    Very nice series. :up: 😀

  2. gdare July 26, 2010 at 5:07 am #

    Very good lens, I must say :yes:

  3. Words July 26, 2010 at 8:07 am #

    Thanks Darko!

  4. Words July 26, 2010 at 8:07 am #

    Thanks Deb!

  5. Mickeyjoe-Irl July 26, 2010 at 1:07 pm #

    You're certainly getting your money's worth out of that new lens. :up:

  6. Cynthia23 July 26, 2010 at 2:07 pm #

    Awesome!

  7. SittingFox July 26, 2010 at 9:07 pm #

    Very impressive close up of the spider :bug:

  8. Words July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    Cynthia, thanks!

  9. Words July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    Adele, thanks! Spider season is just getting properly under way :bug:

  10. SittingFox July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    I'm not really seeing any spiders at all in the house this year except multitudes of daddy-long-legs spiders. Which is actually probably why I'm not seeing the others :chef: :yuck:

  11. Words July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    Thanks Erwin!

  12. Words July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    We're encouraging them to set up home outside, where they're doing fine. I've just been watching a small spider defeat a wasp (I was attracted by the frantic buzzing).

    Edit: on examining the photos I got, it turns out the 'wasp' was a hover fly.

  13. Words July 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm #

    Mick, If you work it out at cost per shot it's almost free :right:

  14. Ukwildlife August 5, 2010 at 8:08 pm #

    I do love macro close ups. Great stuff

  15. Words August 5, 2010 at 11:08 pm #

    Neil, macros are perfect a this time of year. Always something new to discover, and so much activity.

  16. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Very nice