Front yard macro

[astro_south (Andrew)]

We abandoned the BIMBO meet Sat morning due to very high winds. Around lunch I managed to find a sheltered spot from the wind at home and found a few targets ... no doubt also sheltering from the wind

[shelltree (Shelley)]

Wow Andrew, these are some really fantastic shots! Beautiful set, I particularly love the first four and the comical dragonfly, they always appear to be smiling!

[Vanda (Ian)]

Nice shots. What lens F stop did you use?

[Octane (Humayun)]

Andrew,

Sensational bokeh in the first four images and wonderful detail throughout, too.

Everytime I see a macro image, it reminds me of A Bug's Life.

H

[astro_south (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by shelltree

Wow Andrew, these are some really fantastic shots! Beautiful set, I particularly love the first four and the comical dragonfly, they always appear to be smiling!

Thanks Shelley

Originally Posted by Vanda

Nice shots. What lens F stop did you use?

All these were with f14 Ian, Tv - 1/250th, ISO 400. 580EXII flash on manual set to 1/2 +0.3 (varied a little due to ambient light) with a softbox diffuser.

Originally Posted by Octane

Andrew,

Sensational bokeh in the first four images and wonderful detail throughout, too.

Everytime I see a macro image, it reminds me of A Bug's Life.

H

Cheers Humayun. I have been trying to get a bit of colour in the bokeh too, targeting angles that have a flower or interesting colours in the background.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Super shots Andrew, by the looks of things you're in a top spot for shooting macros