Wet weather macros….

[Dennis]

Hello,

Whilst the weather hasn’t been suited to astronomical pursuits, I have managed to duck out during the occasional drier spells to grab a few macros. It seems the rain slows insects down a wee bit, as I was able to grab a few shots and stack them for an improved depth of focus on a couple of the photos.:)

The passionate flies didn’t seem to mind as I sneaked up on them with the Canon MP-E65 lens mounted on my tripod.:)

Cheers

Dennis

[RickS]

That's amazing short of the fly's compound eye, Dennis!

[jjjnettie]

:) Stunning shots Dennis. The fly's eye is amazing.

[Poita]

The thought of hairs growing out of one's eyeball makes me cringe.
Great shots!

[Dennis]

Thanks Rick, Jeanette & Peter. These were taken with the Canon MP-E65 and were tripod mounted to tame the crazy image scale.

Some of the insects were reasonably static, affording me the time to grab 3 or 4 shots for focus stacking, to increase the depth of focus.

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

Quite remarkable, Dennis. You're so good at this!

[Deeno]

Wow!
That really is something quite special

[Dennis]

All it takes Mike, is good Canon glass, a steady hand and cooperative insects, along with lots of patience and a big Recycle Bin for the plethora of images that didn’t quite make the cut!;):)

Cheers

Dennis

[Dennis]

Thanks Deeno – I appreciate your comments.:)

Cheers

Dennis

[lacad01]

Another great set of macros Dennis, looks like that fly was giving you the hairy eyeball ;)

[h0ughy]

what an assortment of bugs - lovely shots

[rcheshire]

Brilliant Dennis. Nice collection.

[Ric]

Great work Dennis.

A fantastic selection of images.

[Dennis]

Thank you Adam, David, Rowland and Ric, its nice to have a day time hobby for those cloudy nights!:)

Especially one that is just as equipment intensive as astronomy.:lol:

Cheers

Dennis

[SkyViking]

Wow, absolutely beautiful shots Dennis.
No wonder the passionate flies didn't notice you, one of them has the other's foot planted right in the eye :D Actually pretty interesting, I would have thought their eyes were quite sensitive but maybe not?

[acropolite]

Outstanding Dennis, the hairy eyeball shots are amazing.:thumbsup:

[Dennis]

Thanks Rolf – here is a full res crop of the “foot-on-eye” region and it looks like the other out of focus foot is similarly positioned. I’m glad that the human species managed to evolve out of that bad habit!:lol:

Cheers

Dennis

[Dennis]

Thanks Phil – I had previously managed to (just) resolve the hairs on the eyes of bees but this is my first fly hairy eyeball!:)

Cheers

Dennis