I think that this is a very good picture1

Sharp where it needs to be, with good out-of-focus areas to balance & project the hoverfly forward.

How would it look, do you think, with some cropped off the left, to leave an almost square image?

Roger.

"That is remarkable".
You can quote me........
I'm a K7 owner!

Roger.

All K7, !00mm DFA Macro, ISO200, hand-held.


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Following three: on-board flash



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Constructive criticism (& any other comments) most welcome. Don't hold back!


Roger.

I don't believe any fairy tale ever invoked such passion, nor could it.

Roger.

In my photography, I try to reveal, to bring myself & anyone else who will look, to be more aware of the beauty all around us &, if possible, to add an extra veneer, however thin, of beauty & interest.
This most easily comes, for me, through my macro & general natural history photography.

A very good question, well asked.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

Coker.

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.

The book I use is "Collins Guide To The Insects of Britain & Western Europe", by Michael Chinery.
ISBN 0-00-219137-7

(Then confirm any id on Google Images.)

Roger.

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.

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.

Steve, these are really great!
Esp. no. 2, with his wonderful feathery antennae.
Flicking through "The Book", I think it's Chironomus Plumosus.

Absolutely my sort of images.
Thanks for letting us see!

Roger.