Today's Wildlife

First, this afternoon on alchemilla mollis in the garden.
K7, 100mm DFA Macro, on-board flash + diffuser:


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These three, this evening, about half an hour ago.
K7, 18-55 @ 30, on-board flash, built-in pot luck!


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Any thoughts most welcome.

Roger.

Love the first, great colours and details, the rest seem slightly lost in the frame though.

Thanks, Snappychappy.

The thre bat images are about as big a crop as I can go, without losing the passing semblance of IQ they're struggling to retain!

Shot at 30 on the kit zoom to maximise the chances of getting them in-shot but, when they do come relatively close, they're relatively small in the frame......

Roger.

I quite like the minimalist abstract quality of the last one.

Excellent macro!

The bat shots look quite challenging! I imagine catch in focus wouldn't work as they're too fast moving?

Thanks, Crossed-up. If only I'd meant it that way!!
I've been trying for some time now to get a decent bat image. As you've seen, without much success.
So far!

And thanks to you, too, Pentaxophile.
I was pleased with the fly.
I don't think c-i-f would work inasmuch as the lighting is flash, not constant, so the flash/c-i-f combination couldn't be "ready" to fire the shutter, would it......?

Roger.

Love that first one

It's not a macro. That Fly really is 2 feet long!!!


Respect for posting the bat pics. I think you did really well considering how difficult a subject a speedy bat in the dark is.