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Apr 15, 2015 23:19 | #1

This wasp and nest were out of normal reach, so I put the camera on AF, held it at arms length, pointed in the general direction and pushed the button.

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Apr 16, 2015 00:38 | #2

Came out very well !
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Apr 16, 2015 06:02 | #3

Good one! I use AF most of the time but not at arms length lol

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Apr 16, 2015 13:06 | #4

Great capture, pays to just go for it.

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Apr 18, 2015 01:26 | #5

Nice one. The AF on my MP-E seems to be broken

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