Robber Fly

Another robberfly eating. They are so easy to shoot when they are eating.
There is a small bridge that goes over a bit of a stream that runs into the pool where most of the dragonflies are. On the bridge is a handrail this is where a lot of robberflies eat there victims. Only trouble is it's under a lot of trees and is dark so have got to use flash.

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Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
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350d, Kit 18-55,, EF 50mm 1.4, Sigma 70-300 4/5.6 APO DG Macro, Sigma 17-70 2.8/4.5 DG Macro, Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro, Opteka 7000 tripod, Monfroto Monopod & 785B Modo , Sigma 500 super, Delta flash breacket, Kenko turbes, cards and batteries.

jackprks wrote in post #3835362
Outstanding! I like the first one best.

Thanks Jack

Bill Pham wrote in post #3835452
nice shot Brian. still have not seen one of these critter but hopeful.

Bill

Thanks Bill. When you see one you will see loads.

jackprks wrote in post #3835513
Where was the flash positioned. It looks as if it was above the critter?

The flash is on the bracket next to the lens, but I had to be above it to get the shot.
See this link to my setup.

http://75.126.234.18 …200516&stc=1&d=​1188202076

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

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

JACK Photos http://www.flickr.com/​photos/parksplace

350d, Kit 18-55,, EF 50mm 1.4, Sigma 70-300 4/5.6 APO DG Macro, Sigma 17-70 2.8/4.5 DG Macro, Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro, Opteka 7000 tripod, Monfroto Monopod & 785B Modo , Sigma 500 super, Delta flash breacket, Kenko turbes, cards and batteries.

racketman wrote in post #3835835
interesting, the Robberflies love the hand rails on the wooden bridges in nearby Bushy Pk. Maybe LordV would find his first Robber if he built a bridge over his Carp pond?

They might pinch his carp

jackprks wrote in post #3835837
The flash is on the bracket next to the lens, but I had to be above it to get the shot.
See this link to my setup.

Looks like it is slightly ahead of the lens which jibes with the image shadows. It also seems you use some kind of diffusser on the flash. I see that LordV uses a paper towel. Yours looks neater.

Thats because I had this one on.
http://75.126.234.18 …200517&stc=1&d=​1188202097

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/