Originally posted by LeRolls It's a shot of the inside of a small bowl at a furniture store that caught my eye.[...] Still thought it was interesting enough to share.
Definitely. You seem have an eye for finding the photogenic in the everyday. It's a shot that's hard not to stare at, very interesting, and probably a very judicious use of B&W.
Last weekend I tried out my (new to me) Pentax-M 50mm F/4 with a 20mm extension tube. I think something like a 100mm must make it much easier to photograph bugs, as with the 50 you really need to get close! But... I got a bit lucky.
First of all with a butterfly (moth?) that was feeling very chill and really didn't seem to mind my presence.
Ugly Papillon:
I even have closer shots, but the thing was so hairy/ugly that they're really not that nice.
And then, I saw a bee that seemed to fly straight at another one that was in a flower, and they apparently fought (?!). One left, and the other one seemed momentarily dazed, left barely hanging on to a petal. I got a few shots before she came to and flew away.
Dazzzed Bee #1: Dazzzed Bee #2:
Finally, caught this one mountain climbing lillys...
Climbing Lillys #1:
I'm pretty happy with these shots, but ultimately I'm not sure I'll use the 50mm Macro much for critters, because it's pretty hard to get close enough...