This mornings bugs

[Ron Evers]

As I was coming in the house this morning I noticed a Dragonfly on a Lilly bud. I rushed in to get my camera & it was sitting on the table with the Helios 58/2 on & a set of three tubes beside it. Rather than go upstairs for for my macro lens I put a 20mm tube on the 58/2 & went back to find the fly still sitting on the bud. To my surprise the fly filled the frame as you can see in this pic.

I decided that a 11mm tube would be more appropriate & went inside to switch tubes. When I came back outside the fly was gone & I spotted a very tiny spider - now I could have used the longer tube but I shot with the short one anyway. This pic has about 30% cropped off.

 

[MohaimenK]

pretty cool! How did you get the green/black background? That makes the pic look really nice

 

[tirediron]

Nice captures Ron!

 

[Ron Evers]

pretty cool! How did you get the green/black background? That makes the pic look really nice

The dark is a board blocking the light & the green is the sunlit yard.

 

[Polyphony]

There's something about the eyes of the dragonfly...it's a good thing!

 

[dak1b]

#1 is fantastic!

great work ron!

 

[MohaimenK]

pretty cool! How did you get the green/black background? That makes the pic look really nice

The dark is a board blocking the light & the green is the sunlit yard.

I think I get it. Thanks!

 

[Ron Evers]

There's something about the eyes of the dragonfly...it's a good thing!

Here is a crop of the eyes from the first pic.

This Russian lens continues to impress me. A real bargain @ $29 Canadian with shipping.

Thanks all, for your comments.

 

[rottie98]

I love that dragon fly photo. great shot

 

[vtf]

close to perfection:thumbup: