Where do u guys find your insecs to>?

Well im hoping the MPE-65 will be here tomorow..iv been looking at all your work..lately i been in my back garden with my 50mm and i can only get pics of flys,wasps and the odd spider if im lucky...Where do u guys go to shoot these insecs i keep seeing..?is there some type of plant u guys grow in your backgarden to attract them?If so whats it called?the 1 or 2 plants we have in my back garden dont seem tio attract them.i mea like dragon flys..i havent seen one of them for years,im in west country by the way.

Generally flowering shrubs are good for bugs- hebes, potentillas,lace hydrangeas,buddlias etc. Your unlikely to get dragonflies or damselflies unless there are a few garden ponds around. best to go to a local lake/pond for those.
brian V.

I get the majority of mine in my garden too. A well planted mature garden, with trees (if poss) lots of shrubs and flowering plants too, is the key, I have found.

As for dragonflies (and damsels), just wander round any area where there is water and you should see something. With DFs, knowing a little about your subject helps.

Linda

macro junkie,
Luckily I don't get most of my macro photos of insects in the garden (I want the food) but in the backyard, around the water, under a rock, and unfortunately (or fortunately) even in the house
Really they are everywhere you just have to train your eyes to look for those really small insects, some have great color

I don't get much in my suburban back garden, although I'm letting it grow a bit scruffy on the hope of getting more. Fortunately, I live about 5 minutes walk from a small 20 acre wildlife reserve which is mostly woodland astride a brook, and ten minutes walk away from meadow further upstream beside the same brook. I often travel to wildlife reserves that are known for particular species.

I'm another back garden shooter, I have shrubs and a pond which attracts loads of insects. There are trees at the bottom of my garden also which also attracts a number of creatures. I have never used any chemicals of any sort at my present address which is also a must for a good insect population.

I don't have a garden as I live in a flat. I go to a local common just 10 mins. drive. Plenty of trees shrubs flowers a few ponds.
Walk slowly and LOOK with your eyes, for things that are out of place the more you look the more you will find.

thanks guys.

Richmond Park at 2400 acres is Europe's largest walled park and is only 5mins away. It is mainly acid grassland and weak on flower-loving butterflies but no shortage of other bugs.

My office is beside an old series of gravel working. plenty of insects abound near the water.

I'd reiterate Skylab's comments. Take your time. Don't be afraid to stop for a while. The more you look, the more you'll see.