Macro Morning 9/29 Robber Flies
Sep 29, 2012 10:53:42 #
Insane morning. I'm finding robber flies like crazy. One observation, this makes the third such morning in the last few weeks with excellent results:Rains the night before with heavy dew in the morning. Around 8am looking in only the sunny areas. Might be the Robbers are out catching prey as they are slower in the morning. Captured two feeding this morning.. Here are a few of the results.
F/14- F/16, 1/200- 1/250, ISO 320, Hand held, pop up flash with -1.7 flash compensation, home made diffuser.
F/14- F/16, 1/200- 1/250, ISO 320, Hand held, pop up flash with -1.7 flash compensation, home made diffuser.
Sep 29, 2012 13:19:03 #
Well, they are all good-- but #2 is freaking awesome!
Thanks for sharing-- I've never seen one here in the Northwest--but maybe I don't know what to look for. What approximate size are these guys?
Thanks for sharing-- I've never seen one here in the Northwest--but maybe I don't know what to look for. What approximate size are these guys?
Sep 29, 2012 13:33:53 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
These are the smaller ones and not the Giant type. Smallest one here about 1/2 inch long to about 1 1/4, the one that captured the fly. As you can see not a lot bigger than the dew drops. I've never seen one here in the Northwest--but maybe I don't know what to look for. What approximate size are these guys?
I slowly walk thru a small ditch line early morning and find these. Most of the time I see them shot from one weed to the next out of the corner of my eye. They usually travel in a straight line when flushed out from me walking. You start noticing little things like that the more you get to know your target. So if I see something flutter away or travel zig-zag I ignore and hone in on the other types of movement. Sometimes I see them perched, but most of them today I say after they made a move.
Sep 29, 2012 16:32:29 #
Sep 29, 2012 17:57:54 #
There all killer I just wish we had them out here in the desert. Your focus and exposure is right on.
Sep 29, 2012 18:34:58 #
clicktime wrote:
Thanks, appreciate the comments. Where are all the darn Tarantula and scorpions? Bet you got some killer lizards out in the desert. And if your near Area 51 got to be some Alien's too. Show me a Alien and I don't mean illegal either, Har, Har.There all killer I just wish we had them out here in the desert. Your focus and exposure is right on.
Sep 29, 2012 19:45:38 #
Sep 30, 2012 08:12:10 #
Fantastic, nice job!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Richard
Richard
Sep 30, 2012 09:13:33 #
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