More bugs, a weed, fun lens.... comments and critique encouraged.
Thanks for looking!
Bud
#1) Head shot of a Clouded Sulphur Butterfly
1/180s f/10.0 at 100.0mm iso200
#2) Katydid Nymph (Thanks, Roy) on Bronze Fennel (Great plant for attracting beneficial and photographic bugs
1/180s f/20.0 at 100.0mm iso200
#3) Hover Fly - 1/160s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso200
#4) Butterfly Weed - Asclepias Tuberosa - flower buds just before opening
1/500s f/3.5 at 100.0mm iso400
And the latest round of Praying Mantis shots...
#5) Basking in the bokeh...
1/180s f/11.0 at 100.0mm iso200
#6) On Butterfly Weed - 1/180s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso200
#7) 1/180s f/13.0 at 100.0mm iso200
#7) "Excuse me, sir, but it looks like you've got a little piece of fly on your chin..."
1/180s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso200