Macro Photo thread

[DannyScene]

Are the majority of the pictures on here cropped and zoomed or are they more or less straight from the camera at that level of detail etc?

I know I ask a lot of question so apologies in advance

[damianmkv]

My shots are with a 70-300 VR and a raynox dcr-250 which costs about £40. It takes a bit of practice and you need good light ( as with dedicated lenses ) but for the money, the results can be fantastic.

Almost all are taken at 70mm with a crop, dependent upon subject size.

[damianmkv]

bluebottle by damianmkv, on Flickr

[Dogsey]

Common Blue Damselfly 02 by Mike G Photos, on Flickr


Common Blue Damselfly 01 by Mike G Photos, on Flickr

[Dogsey]

Harvestman 01 by Mike G Photos, on Flickr


Harvestman 02 by Mike G Photos, on Flickr


Harvestman 03 by Mike G Photos, on Flickr

Leiobunum rotundum I think, first two shots of a male and the third a female. Happy to be corrected if anyone knows better.

[Dogsey]

Anyone got any idea on the ID of this fly?


Fly by Mike G Photos, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Dogsey said:

Anyone got any idea on the ID of this fly?


Fly by Mike G Photos, on Flickr

I'm no expert with flies, but do have a copy of "British Hoverflies"!

According to the book, this should be one of the Eristalis drone flies, probably E. tenax or E. pertinax. Because the front and mid tarsi (lower leg) look pale, I'd go for Eristalis pertinax. It's a male too (females have a gap between the eyes).

[RobbieKB]

Ed_P said:

Dogsey said:

Anyone got any idea on the ID of this fly?


Fly by Mike G Photos, on Flickr

I'm no expert with flies, but do have a copy of "British Hoverflies"!

According to the book, this should be one of the Eristalis drone flies, probably E. tenax or E. pertinax. Because the front and mid tarsi (lower leg) look pale, I'd go for Eristalis pertinax. It's a male too (females have a gap between the eyes).

Ed beat me to it. Of course I was just going to say "it's a hoverfly mate."

[rolex]

This hoverfly mimics a hornet(Volucella zonararia) It's only supposed to live in Southern England but I photographed this in the Midlands. Another sign of climate change.

[LongQ]

rolex said:

This hoverfly mimics a hornet(Volucella zonararia) It's only supposed to live in Southern England but I photographed this in the Midlands. Another sign of climate change.

So where does southern England end compared to what we call "the Midlands"?

[Dogsey]

Ed_P said:

I'm no expert with flies, but do have a copy of "British Hoverflies"!

According to the book, this should be one of the Eristalis drone flies, probably E. tenax or E. pertinax. Because the front and mid tarsi (lower leg) look pale, I'd go for Eristalis pertinax. It's a male too (females have a gap between the eyes).

Thanks Ed.

And thanks for your input too Robbie!

[ddarno]

Smile it's the weekend...

Common Darter Dragonfly by ddarno, on Flickr
(50% crop)

[damianmkv]

^^ hehe...but also a bit spooky ...


hoverfly feeding on nectar by damianmkv, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Bee (Bombus pascuorum) by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[damianmkv]

a shepherd and his flock by damianmkv, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Drama on an apple leaf, (click for more details) ...


The Spider and the Fly by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[RobbieKB]

Nice Ed! What a greedy sod.

ETA: What lens/flash do you use?

[DibblyDobbler]

Superb Ed

[DibblyDobbler]

Hoverfly by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Fly on Flower by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr