Macro

Hello

Accidentally, I appear to have ended up having a macro day, that is mucking around with my Sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro lens and them my Sigma 50mm EX DG Macro - no prizes for guessing the winner.

Firstly the 70-300mm

Lady bug




Grasshopper obscured by blades of grass




Grasshopper 2 obscured by blades of grass




Fly (poop hopper) of some description




Now for the Sigma 50mm EX DG Macro

Lily Stamens




Lily




Another Lily




And shot of the day in my opinion, a Woodlouse




And then I thought I had met a bit of a PU legend, but following the lack of enthusiasm, no camera and zero manners I reslised I had got the wrong obese arachnid

Fat Spiders poor impersonator




Yes i know it's an awful shot

The edit button seems to have gone

I apologise for the typo's above

The woodlouse shot is a cracker!

I realised the other day I haven't had a telephoto on the camera for a couple of months now, having rediscovered the fun of Macro, and have only been carrying the DA 16-45mm for some close-ups and landscapes and the Sigma 105mm macro for even closer work.

Another example of American English taking over fron English English, it is a LADYBIRD!

You have a valid point sir

Thanks for the encouragement Eenymac

Ladybird BEETLE, actually. But more of a bug than a bird, hence the label. Nice shot anyway.

Very nice .. Ladybug and woodlouse for me

From what I can see using google, ladybird is the Americanism and the English dropped the "bug" part due to overtones of sodomy. link

Love the woodlouse shot. Excellent.

Thanks guys

yeah, the pillbug , sorry, the woodlouse is dishearteningly good. I'm guessing it is 18% grey as the exposure cracking. Now off to round up some small creatures.

Every day is a school day I like it when I learn something.

Different creatures, the pillbug can roll up completely where the woodlouse can only manage a partial curl.

That aside, it's the woodlouse for me, bit shallow DOF but what the heck!

I think a pillbug is a type of woodlouse but hey, I'm neither a entom nor an etym more an ap ..... ologist. Sorry.

I like the first, esp. for the bokeh - nicely done.