Critique Spiders, hoverflies and Ladybirds (oh my!)

mjmountain · 2 Sep 2017

Really had to search for anything in the garden...

Garden spider

DSC04649 by mike mountain, on Flickr

Midge

DSC04561 by mike mountain, on Flickr

Plume moth

DSC04552 by mike mountain, on Flickr

Hoverfly

DSC04620 by mike mountain, on Flickr

Spider and lunch

DSC04605 by mike mountain, on Flickr

ladybird

Kodiak Qc · 2 Sep 2017

mjmountain said:
Garden spider

That one is groovy, my pick!

mjmountain · 3 Sep 2017

Kodiak Qc said:
That one is groovy, my pick!

I like Excalibur on it's abdomen.

alfbranch · 3 Sep 2017

Nice work Mike I really like the first spider but a good set.

G.K.Jnr. · 3 Sep 2017

Really good set of images Sir, with #1 being my fav'.

George.

Dave A · 3 Sep 2017

Excellent set. That 3rd bug is crazy.

Dave

mjmountain · 3 Sep 2017

alfbranch said:
Nice work Mike I really like the first spider but a good set.

G.K.Jnr. said:
Really good set of images Sir, with #1 being my fav'.

George.

Dave A said:
Excellent set. That 3rd bug is crazy.

Dave

Thanks everyone.

mjmountain · 4 Sep 2017

The sword wielding spider was still there tonight, an opportunity to try out my new flash rig:

DSC04680 by mike mountain, on Flickr

and a close in crop, as Flickr doesn't seem to do them justice when embedded

Orangecroc · 4 Sep 2017

Absolutely nailed the focus!

mjmountain · 4 Sep 2017

Orangecroc said:
Absolutely nailed the focus!

Yeah. Thanks. Moving the flash closer to the subject has made a ton of difference.

GardenersHelper · 9 Sep 2017

Well done finding a nice variety even though subjects are thin on the ground. The second is my favourite.