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 (Rick)]

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

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

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

[Poita (Peter)]

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 (Mike)]

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

[Deeno]

Wow!
That really is something quite special

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by iceman

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

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]

Originally Posted by Deeno

Wow!
That really is something quite special

Thanks Deeno – I appreciate your comments.

Cheers

Dennis

[lacad01 (Adam)]

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

[h0ughy (David)]

what an assortment of bugs - lovely shots

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

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.

Cheers

Dennis

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

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 Actually pretty interesting, I would have thought their eyes were quite sensitive but maybe not?

[acropolite (Phil)]

Outstanding Dennis, the hairy eyeball shots are amazing.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by 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 Actually pretty interesting, I would have thought their eyes were quite sensitive but maybe not?

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!

Cheers

Dennis

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by acropolite

Outstanding Dennis, the hairy eyeball shots are amazing.

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