Wild Load more bugs.

[Andy Johnson]

My turn

First up Sciara hemerobioides which is a member of the crane fly family,,,,, i think.

moth by andy johnson, on Flickr

Fly ? by he wife

Fly by andy johnson, on Flickr

Lace wing by the wife

lace by andy johnson, on Flickr

Green Bottle

green bottle head by andy johnson, on Flickr

Noon Fly - Mesembrina meridiana

Noon Fly - Mesembrina meridiana by andy johnson, on Flickr


Rhingia campestris

hover2 by andy johnson, on Flickr

I spent a couple of hours trying to get these flying which was great fun although very annoying that they just wouldnt stop still long enough to get a good focus. Following them through the view finder was also a tad difficult but i found it easier tracking them keeping both eyes open. Anyway these two were the best of a lot
Migrant hawker

dragon3 by andy johnson, on Flickr


Migrant hawker

dragon4 by andy johnson, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice set! Well done both of you.

 

[Andy Johnson]

Thanks Nick, from us both

 

[Tintin124]

Very good attempt at flying dragons not a easy task at all....

think the best shots are #1/5 detail is great in both of them and they don't look like you have excessively cropped.

Composition needs a little work as everything seems very central but improvements are being made so that means your heading in the right direction.

 

[Andy Johnson]

Thanks Bryn. The dragons were fun trying to shoot and there were plenty of them in the hot sun last sunday. Trouble was most of the pics came with a big white sun spot on their eyes, which i had to edited out on the first one. As you probably know dragons will patrol the same area for a while and if you throw a twig in the air just as they are passing they will turn and follow it giving you another chance to shoot them. Still not easy though and with a 100 mm macro. Looking at the pics again i agree with the composition being central, totally missed that.

Thanks for the advice all taken on board

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Really nice set of images Andrew & Wife, some fine detail with pretty good exposure.

George.

 

[Andy Johnson]

Thanks George.