this has had a pretty bumpy ride .. fairly ordinary at 10 votes and a 4.3333 ..
but i'm totally thrilled this morning 5 hours before rollover with a score of 7.2446 .. oh .. just went down .. 7.2340 .. !!..
but i havent shot any insects for nearly a year .. saw a gorgeous little blue damselfly in the grass the day before I got this shot but didnt have the camera with me and had to go out ..
so the next day i took the camera into the grass .. early morning .. had rained during the night and there was mist/dew .. saw this robberfly perched as you see him here .. took three photographs and then he flew to another stalk of grass .. got a few shots there .. he moved again .. got more shots .. none worked like this one .. i couldnt believe that the droplet and his eye and foot/leg all were in the same focal plane or wotever its called .. all in perfect focus .. his thorax wasn’t in focus so I focus stacked that in from another of the shots I took ..
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE AMAZING VOTES AND COMMENTS ..
being recognized during voting was brilliant.. xxxx
AFTER ROLLOVER ..
never dreamed this would get the blue .. my first blue in a free study ...
thankyou everyone ... :)
for giles Giles_uk ..
used a 36mm kenko extension tube with the 100mm lens ..
you can buy the kenko extension tubes in a set of three .. 12mm .. 20mm and 36mm .. and use them in different combinations depending on the magnification that you want ..
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Congratulations on the blue ribbon... outstanding image. Looks like 2012 might be a year for the insect/animal in the FS... and what better way to start. Well done!
Gotcha! wd on your return ribbon Roz! Now please leave for another year :)
ETA: I know the reasons behind you're absence and I'm really happy for you now. Only the best Aunty Bugz.
Yeehar, back with a swat, and what a bottler. On ya blue. Bewdybottlabonzacobbadiggatruebluefairdinkinaussiemate! Bold highlights for the comprehension of those not of the hyperpolyglots. Sorry, I got a little carried away, well done Roz.
I'm making a point of commenting on the images I scored the highest. The focus and clarity of this is outstanding. Great vibrant colours, good composition, crisp details, fabulous! Well done.
You're back! Woo hoo. Ok this is so typical "Roz" quality. Either way magical macro of a robber-fly. I'm always sceptical of water drops on flowers, bugs etc but I am certain this is a "Roz" taken in the lawn morning grass dew and she has integrity. 9
Robberfly with dewdrops
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