A 'how to do this?' kinda question.
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Davi said:
Just wondering where to start with an image like this - other than patience, what sort of gear makes life simplest?

Lift Off- Best Viewed Large by aussiegall, on Flickr
Hmm iPhone isn't making this easy
hope that img is showing
Fixed the image for you.
Lift Off- Best Viewed Large by aussiegall, on Flickr
Hmm iPhone isn't making this easy
hope that img is showingI believe you will find all the answers here.

It's all about patience for these shots. Here's one I got with the MP-E65mm:

It looks like this is coming in to land on the flower, in fact it was the opposite. The hoverfly had already "done it's stuff" on the flower and was flying off to the next one. It certainly wasn't an easy shot to get with the mp-e, and I probably took 2-3 to get this. Something like the 100mm would have produced better results as the mp-e can't get much in frame (even at 1:1).

It looks like this is coming in to land on the flower, in fact it was the opposite. The hoverfly had already "done it's stuff" on the flower and was flying off to the next one. It certainly wasn't an easy shot to get with the mp-e, and I probably took 2-3 to get this. Something like the 100mm would have produced better results as the mp-e can't get much in frame (even at 1:1).
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