Insects in flight are really hard to get, lots of patience required. Bees are relatively easy as there are usually lots of them where there are flowers. Wasps are hard to get even when they are not flying.
The two pics of bees in flight I posted on page one of this thread were the only good ones I got from a two hour shoot and over 400 pictures.
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Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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That was my first effort at insects in flight, it does get a bit easier as you get to know their behavior but can still be very frustrating.
When you think you have a good shot, you usually haven't. It's either blurred or focused in the wrong place.
The weather is getting warmer, flowers are starting to bloom in the garden. Spring is in the air and it's almost time to brush the cobwebs off the macro lens
When you think you have a good shot, you usually haven't. It's either blurred or focused in the wrong place.
The weather is getting warmer, flowers are starting to bloom in the garden. Spring is in the air and it's almost time to brush the cobwebs off the macro lens
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Some really nice ones here! I'm really enjoying seeing all of your pics as it helps me with composition, etc. 
I use Canon 60D with a Canon 100mm Macro lens and Canon Macro Twin Lite. Also use extension tubes for REALLY teeny tiny stuff. Can be exasperating, so lots of patience is required, but when you finally get a good one it was all worth it. Keep 'em comin', all.
I use Canon 60D with a Canon 100mm Macro lens and Canon Macro Twin Lite. Also use extension tubes for REALLY teeny tiny stuff. Can be exasperating, so lots of patience is required, but when you finally get a good one it was all worth it. Keep 'em comin', all.
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Sometimes you have to look very carefully...
Because things aren't quite what they seem to be....
And then there's the accidental picture - I was taking a series of this flower closing in order to make a time-lapse video and a bee just happened to pass by.
Because things aren't quite what they seem to be....
And then there's the accidental picture - I was taking a series of this flower closing in order to make a time-lapse video and a bee just happened to pass by.
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Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Nice ones, BluTuna The little crab spider with the bee and the attendant flies is a miniature version of a predator kill with all the scavenging vultures. Interesting.
Jumping spider on purple queen
Damselfly
Dragonfly (how many eyes can you see
)
Fearsome babysitters
Oops, they seem a bit too big...will make smaller in the future
The little crab spider with the bee and the attendant flies is a miniature version of a predator kill with all the scavenging vultures. Interesting.Jumping spider on purple queen
Damselfly
Dragonfly (how many eyes can you see
)Fearsome babysitters
Oops, they seem a bit too big...will make smaller in the future
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Awesome pics Wish I would be as good already. I sneaked out today again, but somehow didn't find anything really interesting. 
Wish I would be as good already. I sneaked out today again, but somehow didn't find anything really interesting.