Beetle in Flight

Until today, I thought that birds in flight was difficult...

Lots of soldier beetles in the garden today. Spent a while trying to spot when they were about to take off. Then spent another while trying to press the shutter button quick enough for the beetle to still be in the frame. As for focus ... all luck rather than judgement. But got lucky once.

And here it is.




Steve

Well captured, that cant have been easy,
But what a great way to pass some time, and you got an excellent shot too.

Now for today's macro challenge, how about a beetle flying towards you. With its eyes in focus

Only joking I'm not that mean

Thanks for the kind words.

No, no, no, absolutely not - life's too short and the list of jobs to be done is too long!!!

In case you're wondering, I noticed that a beetle standing at the edge of a leaf and waving its antennae was likely to take off soon. Presumably it's a male trying to pick up pheromones from a female. Once it lands, it runs around like crazy until it finds what it's looking for or stands still and waves its antennae again.

Come to think of it, if they always take off in the direction they are pointing when standing still, a head-on shot might be possible... Aaaagh!!!!

Steve

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂

Astounding!
10/10!

Out walking the dog earlier, every cow parsley top had about half a dozen on board, all down the lane, there must have been hundreds!

Thanks for letting us see,

Roger.

Impressive capture Steve - you say "Luck" but experience, patience and your good eye have probably contributed more

Well done Steve... well worth the effort...

Best

I've tried to do this. It's flippin' hard so well done!