Bees and Spiders

[Bios.]

A couple of recent shots.
Thanks for looking.
#1

Colletes Male by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#2

Colletes Male by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#3

Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#4

Andrena Haemorrhoa by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#5

Wolf Spider by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#6

Mother and Spiderlings by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

#7

Spiderlings by [[BIOSPHERE]], on Flickr

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

Love how the bee is "bathing" in the pollen. And I'm even more amazed by those spiders, taking a second look I realized that they were baby spiders! And it's great that you"re not scared of spiders

 

[Patriot]

OMG those are some nice shots. How do you get the bugs to stay still? I tried today and they kept running away when I got too close.

 

[FireDiva]

Amazing shots....you must have stood so still you forgot to breathe....beautiful.

 

[Joel_W]

Super Set. Pictures # 1 & 2 just blew me away!! Simply outstanding. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Jaemie]

Beautiful. Heebeejeebees. Beautiful. Heebeejeebees...

 

[Sidro62]

Wonderful shots and I love insects pics also.

Sid

 

[Bios.]

Thanks.

OMG those are some nice shots. How do you get the bugs to stay still? I tried today and they kept running away when I got too close.

It's all about leaning their behaviour, most insects will return to the same places so you have to watch and wait rather than chasing them. Also days with intermittent sun and cloud are good because insects come out in the warmth but then slow down when they get caught out by sudden cold spells.

 

[Patriot]

I think I need a better lens for stuff like that. I only have the vivitar series 1 70-210mm 3.5 lens to try macro with. I might need an extension tube and start using a slower shutter speed to capture more detail. Maybe I guess, I'm still trying at it though.

 

[Bios.]

Try reversing a lens. Probably the cheapest route to high magnification macro. Look at examples of flash diffusers also.