garden pond macros

some shots taken during a break in the French Open tennis semis:

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C37E8664 Pond Skater feeding by tobyjug5, on Flickr

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C37E8682 Pond Skaters by tobyjug5, on Flickr

Pond Skaters have easy pickings stalking these randy little Hydrellia flies c.2.5mm

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C37E8685 Pond Skater stalking flies by tobyjug5, on Flickr

It grabbed the fly on the left at lightning speed and............

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C37E8686 Skater kills fly by tobyjug5, on Flickr

pond skater nymph around 1.75mm

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C37E8703 Fly & Pond Skater nymph by tobyjug5, on Flickr


all 100mm macro and MT24EX flash. Not ideal for smallest subjects but cropped ok

Toby
Canon EOS R7, 100 L macro, MP-E65, RF 100-400
Olympus EM-1 MKII/MKIII, 60 macro, 90 macro, 12-40 PRO

Bas

Body: Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 430 EX III - RT Speedflash, Canon EF 24-70mm f4 L IS USM Lens, 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens, Canon MPE-65 Macro Lens, Manfrotto 290 MT294A3 Tripod, Manfrotto 498 Ball Head
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DENIS
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/mandokid1/
7-Dmk11 5-D Mark 11.5D mark 111
Canon 100 macro, Canon MPE-65, Canon 16-35,24-70,70-200,300 F4,and Sigma 150-600 dg sport

Ishrani
Canon EOS 7D Mark II/Canon EF 300 mm f/4L IS USM; Sigma 150-600 mm C
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/ilmsa/

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/lordv/
http://www.lordv.smugm​ug.com/
Macro Hints and tips
Canon 600D, 40D, 5D mk2, 7D, Tamron 90mm macro, Sigma 105mm OS, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits

George
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