Macro Critters in the Shrubbery

Critters in the Shrubbery · 07:24 PM

It was raining yesterday morning

and that brought some different visitors out to play

where they had a good look around

When the sun came out later in the day, an ant and a fly went looking for a meal, but when they didn't get along they headed their separate ways.

The fly did quite well indeed.

Just be careful not to get in his way.

The ant didn't do too badly either

especially with his big brother on guard

JUST BEWARE of the fellow, lurking in the shadows

**eaglem** · 05-01-2013, 08:18 PM

Great series of shots, especially the ants.

**MSL** · 05-01-2013, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

Great series of shots, especially the ants.

Thanks EM, always good to hear from the "master". With the ants I found you couldn't follow them around, but you could predict their general direction so it was a matter of sitting and waiting.

**eaglem** · 05-01-2013, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by MSL

Thanks EM, always good to hear from the "master". With the ants I found you couldn't follow them around, but you could predict their general direction so it was a matter of sitting and waiting.

The same applies to Bees and most other insects.

SJM · 05-02-2013, 04:13 AM

Thanks for shareing MSL.. nice
Sue

tessfully · 05-02-2013, 04:22 AM

Wow Marc! I just go through the bird thread and saw this one. What great shots with that TC and 50! I enjoyed them all but the wasp and snails are my faves!

**MSL** · 05-02-2013, 04:35 AM

Originally posted by tessfully

Wow Marc! I just go through the bird thread and saw this one. What great shots with that TC and 50! I enjoyed them all but the wasp and snails are my faves!

Thanks Tess. I had hoped you and Norm might look at the bird images and give them your experienced eye. This TC is proving capable of giving better images than I expected, at least under bright conditions. I actually have another thread with some better wasp images taken with a dedicated macro lens - https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/223324-macro-search-pollen.html

slowpez · 05-02-2013, 07:51 AM

Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Great sharp shots. Love those snails.

**MSL** · 05-02-2013, 07:54 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Great sharp shots. Love those snails.

Thanks for having a look Susan. The snails are fun cause they don't move too quickly. And you always get a surprise when you see the final image, because when you are shooting them in the shrubbery you can't see all the details.

charliezap · 05-02-2013, 01:57 PM

A very good assortment there Marc.I'm about a month or so away from those scenes.---charliezap

bluestringer · 05-02-2013, 02:51 PM

Very nice series. Enjoyed it. TFS.

daacon · 05-02-2013, 02:54 PM

Good macros Marc very nice detail and DOF. I really liked this series.

**MSL** · 05-02-2013, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by charliezap

A very good assortment there Marc.I'm about a month or so away from those scenes.---charliezap

Not that I relish hanging around some of these critters, but I can't complain about the sunshine and warm days that come with them. Looking forward to seeing more of your sunny day photo experiments whether with red solo cups or bubbles or whatever catches your fancy this year.

Originally posted by bluestringer

Very nice series. Enjoyed it. TFS.

Thanks, and I'm glad you stopped by.

Originally posted by daacon

Good macros Marc very nice detail and DOF. I really liked this series.

Turned out to be a better story series than I realized. Also was a very lucky day, as I tried to get a few more images today, and don't think I managed one worth keeping.

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05-01-2013, 08:18 PM	#2
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,144	Great series of shots, especially the ants.

05-01-2013, 08:27 PM	#3
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem Great series of shots, especially the ants. Thanks EM, always good to hear from the "master". With the ants I found you couldn't follow them around, but you could predict their general direction so it was a matter of sitting and waiting.

05-01-2013, 09:57 PM	#4
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,144	Originally posted by MSL Thanks EM, always good to hear from the "master". With the ants I found you couldn't follow them around, but you could predict their general direction so it was a matter of sitting and waiting. The same applies to Bees and most other insects.

05-02-2013, 04:13 AM	#5
SJM Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northeastern Ohio Photos: Albums Posts: 1,358	Thanks for shareing MSL.. nice Sue

05-02-2013, 04:22 AM	#6
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Wow Marc! I just go through the bird thread and saw this one. What great shots with that TC and 50! I enjoyed them all but the wasp and snails are my faves!

05-02-2013, 04:35 AM	#7
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749 Original Poster	Originally posted by tessfully Wow Marc! I just go through the bird thread and saw this one. What great shots with that TC and 50! I enjoyed them all but the wasp and snails are my faves! Thanks Tess. I had hoped you and Norm might look at the bird images and give them your experienced eye. This TC is proving capable of giving better images than I expected, at least under bright conditions. I actually have another thread with some better wasp images taken with a dedicated macro lens - https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/223324-macro-search-pollen.html

05-02-2013, 07:51 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Great sharp shots. Love those snails.

05-02-2013, 07:54 AM	#9
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Great sharp shots. Love those snails. Thanks for having a look Susan. The snails are fun cause they don't move too quickly. And you always get a surprise when you see the final image, because when you are shooting them in the shrubbery you can't see all the details.

05-02-2013, 01:57 PM	#10
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	A very good assortment there Marc.I'm about a month or so away from those scenes.---charliezap

05-02-2013, 02:51 PM	#11
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Very nice series. Enjoyed it. TFS.

05-02-2013, 02:54 PM	#12
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Good macros Marc very nice detail and DOF. I really liked this series.

05-02-2013, 06:51 PM	#13
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749 Original Poster	Originally posted by charliezap A very good assortment there Marc.I'm about a month or so away from those scenes.---charliezap Not that I relish hanging around some of these critters, but I can't complain about the sunshine and warm days that come with them. Looking forward to seeing more of your sunny day photo experiments whether with red solo cups or bubbles or whatever catches your fancy this year. Originally posted by bluestringer Very nice series. Enjoyed it. TFS. Thanks, and I'm glad you stopped by. Originally posted by daacon Good macros Marc very nice detail and DOF. I really liked this series. Turned out to be a better story series than I realized. Also was a very lucky day, as I tried to get a few more images today, and don't think I managed one worth keeping.