Who would guess that the little so and sos will try to bite you if they get on you or that they are ravenous cannibals when they happen upon another in the pupa stage? Great image of nature in her more savage persona !

And that's the other side of that superb lens - try putting it onto an F series 1.7x AutoFocus adapter. .... !!!

Fantastic lens that and put to good use here.

Fascinating image bringing up all sorts of Why? How? and What fors?

Well done!

You might try a macro bellows - the Pentax ones have a mechanism to release/set the iris. A cheaper alternative is the fairly common BPM Universal bellows unit. This looks a bit flimsy but it is actually anything but. You can also get a BPM focusing slider to go with it. Stick this pair on a tripod and there is little you can't photograph! You can put (say) Takumar lenses onto either, in which ...

You are getting the hang of these foggy shots!

Blessed are the Pessimists .... .... For they shall never be disappointed.

The right photo for the right season - and it's really well done. Congratulations!

I am always amazed at the sheer extent of this city. Perhaps it shows up better than others of a comparable size?