Best light, worst Skeeters.

[Ron Evers]

Damn hard shooting while flailing @ skeeters.

Took the Tokina 35-105 close focus out this morning & took all these in the close focus setting. This is a nice all purpose lens.


1. Thistle

2. Salsify or Goatsbeard looking to the sun; the root is edible.

3. Dont know this one

4. Daisy

5. Eyed brown

 

[pgriz]

Ron, the trick with skeeters, is to bring someone along who's a more attractive bait.

Were these shots hand-held or on a tripod?

 

[Ron Evers]

All hand held.

Unfortunately, I am the one others use as a bait person, I will be standing in a cloud of bugs & other folk pointing & laughing.

 

[o hey tyler]

I'll be sending you an IV drip of 100% DEET.

 

[pgriz]

Ron, this may be of interest to you: What Mosquitoes Want - Secrets Of Host Attraction

And you did well shooting those handheld ESPECIALLY if you had the little bloodsuckers going after you. I admire that dedication.

 

[Derrel]

Shots 3 and 5 are my favorites out of this batch. Yes, indeed, that's some sweet light.

Skeeters....Avon Skin So Soft ladies hand lotion is so good a mosquito repellant that I have Alaskan guide friends who suggest it to their clients as mosquito repellant--AND it seems to actually attract fish...so, it's a big repellant and a fish attractant!@!@! (Seriously!)

 

[Ron Evers]

Thanks for that link, twas an interesting read.

 

[shortpants]

Very nice light.

I'm with you Ron, I'm covered in bites. I think the mosquitoes here laugh at my can of DEET spray.
My husband rarely gets bit. I tell him it's because he's bitter.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Shots 3 and 5 are my favorites out of this batch. Yes, indeed, that's some sweet light.

Skeeters....Avon Skin So Soft ladies hand lotion is so good a mosquito repellant that I have Alaskan guide friends who suggest it to their clients as mosquito repellant--AND it seems to actually attract fish...so, it's a big repellant and a fish attractant!@!@! (Seriously!)

Thats the best right there. My favorite product to avoid our FL skeeters attacking in fighter formation