Thematic Show me your insects

**WPRESTO** · 07-25-2022, 02:56 AM

Originally posted by rgknief60

Very fine images, Walt!

Thanks Roger. That's fine set of three that you posted. I like the second and third images in particular.

**Weevil** · 07-25-2022, 10:40 PM - **1 Like**

Belle nymphe des bois / Beautiful Wood Nymph [Eudryas grata]
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CANADA
2022.07.24

Belle nymphe des bois / Beautiful Wood Nymph [Eudryas grata]

#PENTAX

**WPRESTO** · 07-26-2022, 06:28 AM - **2 Likes**

One small and one very small beetle. The black one is about 3~4mm long

**WPRESTO** · 07-26-2022, 06:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Two images of a wasp that needed a bit more DOF. and a fly that would not turn face-to-face, so I shot him in the back.

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**WPRESTO** · 07-26-2022, 06:35 AM - **3 Likes**

And a hopper. Sometimes bypassed as a subject because they are so common (at the moment)

**Weevil** · 08-07-2022, 10:15 PM - **3 Likes**

Éphémère de ruisseau photographiée sur un cadre de porte. / Stream Mayfly captured on a door frame.

Note: species incerta / Uncertain species
According to iNaturalist it's pretty sure that the species is:

Maccaffertium modestum
Fam. Heptageniidae
Order Ephemeroptera

Heptagénie modeste / Modest Flat-Headed Mayfly [Maccaffertium modestum] sp. inc., Fam. Heptageniidae
#PENTAX
Pentax K-3 + SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm f2.8 Macro WR
[EXIF in flickr]

**rgknief60** · 08-09-2022, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Two images of a wasp that needed a bit more DOF

Even with a narrower f-stop, it's hard to get around physics with that framing of the subject. For our camera club competitions, it's easy to tell the judges that don't shoot macro! Never enought DOF, or not enough detail if one backs up to get the DOF!

edom31 · 08-09-2022, 08:10 PM - **1 Like**

Paper Wasp

**noelcmn** · 08-10-2022, 04:21 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by WPRESTO

a fly that would not turn face-to-face, so I shot him in the back.

And there I thought you are the nicest guy in the world- wouldn't, harm a fly- and then you shoot it in the back. Tch, what is the world coming to?

Well camouflaged locust

Censorship worthy

**WPRESTO** · 08-10-2022, 05:51 AM

Originally posted by noelcmn

And there I thought you are the nicest guy in the world- wouldn't, harm a fly- and then you shoot it in the back. Tch, what is the world coming to?

I can tolerate insects doing many things, but not interfering with my photo-life

GreenRich · 08-12-2022, 02:30 AM - **3 Likes**

**K2 to K50** · 08-12-2022, 02:34 AM

Originally posted by GreenRich

Top-notch macro! A beauty!

edom31 · 08-13-2022, 05:37 PM - **2 Likes**

Dragonfly

**K2 to K50** · 08-14-2022, 01:35 AM

Originally posted by edom31

Dragonfly

Wow - very impressive, all of them! Very crisp, clean images.

edom31 · 08-14-2022, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Wow - very impressive, all of them! Very crisp, clean images.

Thank you kindly. Not too shabby for a 20 year-old, 6.3MP camera, albeit paired with great EX glass. I love shooting this combo.

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07-25-2022, 02:56 AM	#6541
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by rgknief60 Very fine images, Walt! Thanks Roger. That's fine set of three that you posted. I like the second and third images in particular.

07-25-2022, 10:40 PM - 1 Like	#6542
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Belle nymphe des bois / Beautiful Wood Nymph [Eudryas grata] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, CANADA 2022.07.24 Belle nymphe des bois / Beautiful Wood Nymph [Eudryas grata] #PENTAX

08-07-2022, 10:15 PM - 3 Likes	#6546
Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,445	Éphémère de ruisseau photographiée sur un cadre de porte. / Stream Mayfly captured on a door frame. Note: species incerta / Uncertain species According to iNaturalist it's pretty sure that the species is: Maccaffertium modestum Fam. Heptageniidae Order Ephemeroptera Heptagénie modeste / Modest Flat-Headed Mayfly [Maccaffertium modestum] sp. inc., Fam. Heptageniidae #PENTAX Pentax K-3 + SMC Pentax-D FA 100mm f2.8 Macro WR [EXIF in flickr]

08-09-2022, 10:12 AM	#6547
rgknief60 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 980	Originally posted by WPRESTO Two images of a wasp that needed a bit more DOF Even with a narrower f-stop, it's hard to get around physics with that framing of the subject. For our camera club competitions, it's easy to tell the judges that don't shoot macro! Never enought DOF, or not enough detail if one backs up to get the DOF!

08-09-2022, 08:10 PM - 1 Like	#6548
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Paper Wasp

08-10-2022, 04:21 AM - 1 Like	#6549
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,182	Originally posted by WPRESTO a fly that would not turn face-to-face, so I shot him in the back. And there I thought you are the nicest guy in the world- wouldn't, harm a fly- and then you shoot it in the back. Tch, what is the world coming to? Well camouflaged locust Censorship worthy

08-10-2022, 05:51 AM	#6550
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by noelcmn And there I thought you are the nicest guy in the world- wouldn't, harm a fly- and then you shoot it in the back. Tch, what is the world coming to? I can tolerate insects doing many things, but not interfering with my photo-life

08-12-2022, 02:30 AM - 3 Likes	#6551
GreenRich Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Derbyshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 141

08-12-2022, 02:34 AM	#6552
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	Originally posted by GreenRich Top-notch macro! A beauty!

08-13-2022, 05:37 PM - 2 Likes	#6553
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Dragonfly

08-14-2022, 01:35 AM	#6554
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,794	Originally posted by edom31 Dragonfly Wow - very impressive, all of them! Very crisp, clean images.

08-14-2022, 11:29 AM	#6555
edom31 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Garden City, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,349	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Wow - very impressive, all of them! Very crisp, clean images. Thank you kindly. Not too shabby for a 20 year-old, 6.3MP camera, albeit paired with great EX glass. I love shooting this combo.