Bug mix

[LordV]

Some recent bug shots. All are focus stacked except the hoverfly
Brian V.

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Orb web spider
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1110/1269066700_0c5a152fc7.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1110/1269066700_26ea7a1bfc_o.jpg)

Hoverfly egg laying
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/1268207501_ed6e6a25c3.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1310/1268207501_2fa8d82d2e_o.jpg)

Sawfly portrait
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1384/1268209517_2a2d4fdda2.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1384/1268209517_c8078fdf5f_o.jpg)

A wingless bark fly- species characterised by the anchor mark on the head
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/1258316449_ce8b00735f.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/1258316449_36aefcb151_o.jpg)

Dance fly Empis sp
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/1287017613_abe2d4a938.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/1287017613_ebce1b1b96_o.jpg)

Mosquito
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/1287017621_50ca3e209a.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/1287017621_75df4e8668_o.jpg)

[4g63photo]

Beautiful shots LordV. I hope you dont mind me asking but are these with your MPE?

[alliec]

Super shots Brian. The spider and the hover are my favourites.

Alistair.

[LordV]

Beautiful shots LordV. I hope you dont mind me asking but are these with your MPE?

Thanks- yes these were all with the MPE-65.
Brian V.

[LordV]

Super shots Brian. The spider and the hover are my favourites.

Alistair.

Thanks Alistair :)
Brian V.

[skylab]

Great set Brian. Like the dance fly.

[Greg_C]

Great series Brian, The spider is my fav, I like the way she's balanced.

[Attic]

Stunning shots Brian. :-)

[Bill Pham]

have to go with the dance fly and hover for second Brian. nice set as usual.

Bill

[racketman]

one of the best Sawfly photos i've seen - excellent series.

[Hatch1921]

Really like the hoverfly and the dancefly. Keep up the great work Brian. Hatch

[eccles]

Superb shots yet again. How did you shoot the spider, Brian? They usually face downwards. Did you get the camera underneath and shoot upwards? If so, do you have a right angle finder to help you do that?
Incidently, since each of these is a multi-shot stack, aren't you going over the eight shot limit per post? ;)

[bromm]

Beautifull captures Brian, the detail you capture is amazing.

[dpastern]

Lovely series Brian - especially the mozzie shot, which I find outstanding!

Dave

[LordV]

Thanks for the comments everyone- very much appreciated :)
eccles- think you are right- there's about 23 shots here :)
Funny you should mention the orb web spider- I don't normally photograph these anymore (done them too many times) but this one was high up on the side of my greenhouse which meant that I could get a shot from underneath and rest my camera lens on the glass and the web was shielded from the wind- couldn't resist trying it esp as I wanted to do a 3-D. No don't have a right angle finder.

Brian V.

[Jay Lowery]

the mosquito has the coolest haircut of any bug and interesting eyes. great shots

[LordV]

the mosquito has the coolest haircut of any bug and interesting eyes. great shots

Thanks Jay :)
Did like the eyes on the mossie :)
Brian V.