MLWestphal

Remarkable shots, wish mine were half this good.-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially insects and spiders).

I never get tired of these, this guy was sticking his "tongue" out at me!

Thanks very much.-- Enjoy playing with photography...landscape, astronomical, wildlife (especially insects and spiders).

Placed 27^th in the challenge. I stalk the arboretum several times a week trying to get shots like this.

Thanks James......

Gosh, why don't they just throw them off 10 story buildings with watermelons?

I live 20 minutes from an Arboretum and almost all of my macro shots are taken there. It's a very relaxing pursuit, I wander around with my eyes open looking for the unusual and trying to take the ...

It's a jumper, check here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/65704 for specifics

See, these guys are actually easier to catch in flight (more predictable)

Thanks, I suspected as much but, was hoping there was some secret technique that I didn't know about, :)

I like to capture insects in flight for fun. I took the following series yesterday. I'm not sure how many enjoy going after this type of shot, I find the butterflies the most challenging due to ...

Great shots! Would you mind sharing exact settings?

Thanks, I appreciate it.

We started March very warm here in NJ, but then the weather deteriorated significantly. This is my first in flight macro shot of the new season.

Those are parasitic mites.........

Placed 22^nd in the challenge. I believe this is a queen wasp (they only emerge to grab a meal, which can clearly be seen in her clutches) out for her snack. This happened so fast that at the time I really wasn't sure what I was getting.

Placed 29^th in the challenge. This happened really quickly, there were 2 common wasps, and one larger less common variety on this flower. One of the commons took off and the larger approached the remaining common. Note the upraised 2nd right leg raised on the common, a warning.

I would add to that, bring along both a CF and an SD card to insure  both slots work (although the real worry is CF). To my dismay, the CF no longer works on my 5DIII. Honestly I would use it as a ...