total fluke i got this guy ..
i hadn't been looking for insects to photograph lately as i've been concentrating on mr toddy .. he's so photogenic .. lol .. ;)
we were going for a walk and i was checking out the fence for insects thinking of this macro challenge .. sometimes robberflies hang out on it .. altho i havent noticed any since the fires and crazy rain we've been having ..
had the macro lens on first time in ages ..
and there he was .. quite small .. i snuck up really slow .. no sudden movements ..
lucky toddy was eating something disgusting some distance away .. i got off two shots before toddy came racing back and scared the robberfly away ..
looking at the shots on the camera i didnt think i'd got anything sharp or in focus .. but a few days later i had a look on the computer .. looks like I had a keeper.. ;)
[Mar. 19th, 2020 09:55:37 PM]
2 hours till rollover ..
interesting phenomenon ..
this dropped from 7.3 to 6.9 in the last day of voting ..
also i have other photos in voting which have also dropped significantly in that time ..
it pays not to be too attached to the outcomes here .. as they seem so random .. :)
Statistics
Place: 2 out of 30 Avg (all users): 6.9783 Avg (participants): 7.1000 Avg (non-participants): 6.8846 Views since voting: 1033 Views during voting: 101 Votes: 46 Comments: 5 Favorites: 0
Congratulations this was always going to do well, as far as the drop goes I don’t understand because this is an excellent macro and should not get anything really under an eight.
the robberfly - a fascinating and wonderful creature
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
