Hawker, Darter, Copper

Oy · Post by Oy » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:13 pm

Hawker, Darter and Small Copper at Three Sisters Recreation Area - Wigan. Taken this afternoon...

it344x · Post by **it344x** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:36 pm

That is one heck of a macro lens there - most impressive !

regards
Martin
( http://www.mgnastro.org )

Robin · Post by **Robin** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:14 pm

Wow, what superb photos. How close do you have to get to get such fantastic pictures?

Robin

Oy · Post by Oy » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:06 pm

Robin Turner wrote:Wow, what superb photos. How close do you have to get to get such fantastic pictures?

Robin

I was about 1m from the Hawker, 20cm from the darter, and about 50cm from the butterfly.

Robin · Post by **Robin** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:57 am

That's amazing. At the moment I have a 100-400 zoom lens that focuses down to 6ft so that's as close as I can get and even then some insects fly off.

It's a pity we live so far apart, I would love to study your fieldcraft to see how you can get so close.

Robin

gill mclennan · Post by **gill mclennan** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:30 pm

What fantastic photos! Well done. Cheers Gill

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:59 pm

superb photos Hoy, what lenses are you using?, I use a Canon 100 mm f4 macro lens, but working distances can be too close to the subject , then it flies off, dragonflies are usually never in the right place to get very close , well done

alex mclennan · Post by **alex mclennan** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:12 pm

Hi Oy
My congrats too - great pictures.
And Robin has hit the nail on the head when he mentions fieldcraft. Too many people think that you can simply point a camera at a butterfly, pull the trigger and get a top photograph. Knowing your butterfly and its behaviour patterns greatly increases your chances of success! There is absolutely no substitute for fieldcraft.
Alex.

Oy · Post by Oy » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:48 pm

BRIAN wrote:superb photos Hoy, what lenses are you using?

For these shots I used the excellent Sigma 150mm EX DG Macro.

Oy · Post by Oy » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:48 pm

alex mclennan wrote: There is absolutely no substitute for fieldcraft.
Alex.

Absolutely!

BRIAN · Post by **BRIAN** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:21 pm

Hi Hoy, I can see the advantage of the extra working distance you get with the 150mm lens, one last question did you use flash on the darter? noticed a highlight on the eye, but there is no light fall off in the background
excellant photos

Oy · Post by Oy » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:01 am

No flash Hbrian.

alex mclennan · Post by **alex mclennan** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:35 am

ho, ho, hoy

eccles · Post by **eccles** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:02 pm

Very nice pics. It's interesting that the hawker, a male southern, has reached Wigan. Do you see them regularly there nowadays?

rdunn162 · Post by **rdunn162** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:33 am

I've had Southern Hawker up here in sunny Northumberland this month, a bit further North than Wigan

Oy · Post by Oy » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:47 am

Yes - I've been seeing Southern Hawkers here for a few years now.

I photographed on in the Lake District a few years back too!

Wayne · Post by **Wayne** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:09 am

Well done Oy