Bee Fly but poor shots, wrong lens.
Mar 24, 2020 11:11:36 #
My first ever Bee Fly, a Dotted Bee Fly (Bombylius discolor). Its wings have spots all over them.
Not a true macro, I only had a 70-300 lens with me so a massive crop, a macro spider added.
Not a true macro, I only had a 70-300 lens with me so a massive crop, a macro spider added.
Dotted Bee Fly (Bombylius discolor)
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Dotted Bee Fly (Bombylius discolor)
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Enoplognatha ovata - one of the different Candy Striped spiders
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Mar 24, 2020 11:14:10 #
Mar 24, 2020 11:16:04 #
Bee Flies are difficult - I will say that my experiences using a 75-300 as a macro for insects have been very favorable.
Mar 24, 2020 11:22:23 #
quixdraw wrote:
Bee Flies are difficult - I will say that my experiences using a 75-300 as a macro for insects have been very favorable.
Yes it was difficult quixdraw and today the wind was blowing the flowers all over the place. I don't think I would have been able to get close enough even if I had been using a macro lens. Thanks for commenting.
Mar 24, 2020 11:23:25 #
napabob wrote:
coolio, and three springtails accompanying the spider
Yes Bob, and the springtails also give an idea of the spider's size, it was small.
Mar 24, 2020 11:48:45 #
Mar 24, 2020 11:53:34 #
kpmac wrote:
Nice set, Brenda. The wind has made it tough for my macro shots, too.
Thanks Ken, roll on summer here.
Mar 24, 2020 12:29:47 #
oh Brenda,to bad.i only shot 1 bee fly,years ago and would really like to see another,when i have my camera and macro lens :-D
Mar 24, 2020 15:13:46 #
tinusbum wrote:
oh Brenda,to bad.i only shot 1 bee fly,years ago and would really like to see another,when i have my camera and macro lens :-D
Yes, it was quite a treat for me to see one, I will go back tomorrow with the macro. We are only allowed out for 1 walk/run/cycle each day so I am making my dog walk a long one
How do you explain to a dog he can only have one walk a day when he normally has 2? 
Mar 25, 2020 08:03:43 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
My first ever Bee Fly, a Dotted Bee Fly (Bombylius discolor). Its wings have spots all over them.
Not a true macro, I only had a 70-300 lens with me so a massive crop, a macro spider added.
Not a true macro, I only had a 70-300 lens with me so a massive crop, a macro spider added.
By any chance are you familiar with "Searcher" who I think was also from Kent. He passed away a few years ago but he was a very active member on this forum.
Mar 25, 2020 10:27:38 #
Mar 25, 2020 11:14:47 #
FiddleMaker wrote:
By any chance are you familiar with "Searcher" who I think was also from Kent. He passed away a few years ago but he was a very active member on this forum.
Hi FiddleMaker, I did not know him personally but through the forum he did help me set up my first speedlight a long time ago. I had wondered what had happened to him, he also did a lot of work collating software packages for the forum and was a very helpful member. He has been missed I am sure. Thank you for letting us know that he has passed away, I know other members will in the macro group will remember him well.
Mar 25, 2020 12:48:43 #
Wonderful images, Brenda. Thanks for sharing yours while ours are still on winter vacation.
Mar 25, 2020 13:39:33 #
A bee in flight is hard to catch, but you've have some good images, there.
Mar 25, 2020 14:39:41 #
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