Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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fastson
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Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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This little guy was very hard to photograph. Not only is the visibility of the lens (Spiratone Macro 1:3.5 35mm) very poor when set at f8, I didnt have a tripod (becase I forgot to transfer the quick release from my A700 to the A100) and he kept walking around. It felt like I was juggling when trying to cover my eyes from the sun, keep the camera still on what stable surface I had but also keeping the focus on him all at the same time.

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I got about 3-4 sharp shots of him before he turned around and gave me the finger. :(

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This shot was taken with my Tamron 90mm
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Re: Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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great pics. theres a whole parallel universe living in macro
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Re: Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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gio67 wrote:great pics. theres a whole parallel universe living in macro
Thanks. It sure is. :) Probably my favourite type of photography.
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Re: Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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I think I have lots of bugs to shoot.
Nice pictures. Like them all. :D
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I had forgotten all about that old click-stop bellow 35mm macro lens. I used to have one under a different brand. I'd buy another if I ever saw one.

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Re: Little beetles feasting on a Dandelion

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Very good macros fastson!

I nteresting shooting technics too with that lens and all.

Thanks for sharing,
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