Macro images with the Pentax 100mm

Decided to stick with the insects in the garden today. It was too hot to get stuck in the shed and puff smoke or even blow bubbles

C & C welcome please

Amin,

I really do hate you

Hi Amin, cracking shot, but, the dof is very shallow, I'm having the same problem so I'm trying to stop down as low as I can go to a minimum of F22-32 if this was hand held then it is really good, just my take on it,
Jack.

You say it's to hot well it's 35C here today

Thanks J and Jack,

Jack, it was handheld. I got tired chasing this little one hoping to catch in in flight and then got so frustrated just took the camera off the tripod and kept chasing it handheld. When it decided to perch on that leaf then it wouldn't just fly again, except giving me the run around turning and twisting the angle. Finally I thought I had had just enough of it and got this one handheld.
You are right about the DOF, but if I stop down around f/22 the background will start showing. Will have to find a good balance but I think around f/11 or f/22 would be just about right.
Got to try it, but ideally I want to nail it flying . Am into the flying mode now since I manage to catch those hoverfly in Lido yesterday

Thanks again for all your kind comments

The Spanish bees are to fast for me Amin,

Surely you can't be that old Jack, that you can't chase a bee around the garden

Very nice Amin, heres my insect for today.

Amin, chasing is not the problem catching them is.

Geez Mike, that is a knocker . That red pinkish sorround just adds to the beauty, and nice and crisp image, nice one.
Not sure if my above one matches it but let me check if I have any still in store

Nice one Mike

Dont do what I did when I was living there, found a load of bee hives in the forest and made the mistake of getting too close.
It was them chasing me then ... bloody scary it was as well.

Go on, Amin !
Do some more shots, show them...

...and I will go and buy the lense at last....
I am thinking of it too long already ....

Amin, I think your subject was a little shy

Mike, the one that I could find that could come closest to yours is this one

Now all I need to hear from you is say that you took it handheld and I am going to find a corner in the garden to scream and vent my jealousy off

You know it was handheld Amin, I don't use a tripod
Was taken with my Tamron Adaptall 2 90mm f2.8 MF macro lens.

This was taken with the Pentax D-FA 100mm macro.