What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Great shot - just look at the detail of the feathers! :thumb:


Wasp on thistle ball (?) -

 

Brilliant photos Capney and Kedi lovely colours and clear shots.:thumb:
Here's some I got this afternoon between showers.

Touch Down.











Alfie

 

What a great shot of the hoverfly coming in for landing, Ace! Very well caught :thumb: Needless to say, I'm green with jealousy :D.

I note that your camera does a 5-pic multi shot, mine only does a four. I haven't taken any good shots with that function yet, need to practice more.

 

Hi Kedi The camera isn't limited to 5 multi pics I think the only limit to the amount of pics you can take on the ultra high speed setting is the amount of space on the card. I focused the lens on the flower then tapped the stem waited a few seconds for the hoverflies to return then pressed the button and took about 20 shots, these were from near the end of shoot.

Alfie

 

Wow! A machine-gun type thing. I don't suppose that a small camera, like I am after, has that function? :confused:

 

I also have a film camera that will fire off a 36 exp film in less than 10 seconds, I don't use it now since I got my digital one. Two reasons for this, one the costs involved and two with digital you can dump the rubbish shots at the press of a button instead of paying for them then putting them in the bin.
Here's another one I took yesterday.




Alfie

 

Lovely! How close do you manage to get? Like for this shot and the multi-ones above?

I like the way the white flowers are not blurred from being too close, they look like they are covered in a white cloud. Or did you alter them to look like that? The hoverfly so nice and clear, sitting on a white cloud.

I do love this pic.

 

ooooh Wow...........Campney
Kedi
Ace
What absolutely beautiful pics.

 

Wonderful macro work guys.
You are almost making me think I should be looking for new kit.
And after I promised myself I would not go that way again with humping loads of kit about.. I do miss a manual focus on my Panasonic. I find it lot restrictive when up close.
Robert

 

Fantastic photo's everyone.:thumb: I have taken seven shots of this little critter and four of them were blurred.Can't understand why at times no matter how much I try I can't get a good macro piccy,especially if it is a bright day:eek:

Anyway,can't for the life of me remember what this is but spottedit on a leaf so had t o take some piccy's.....

 

lovely pic :thumb: glad it isnt in my garden tho :eek:

 

I found this handsome new visitor in the garden today.

amblyteles armatorius, a member of a large group of insects called Ichneumons (no common name i'm afraid). ID'd by Walnut, thanks!



This next pic is rather unclear and he didn't give me a chance to get a third shot. But the pattern and colours can be seen.

 

Lovely woo, and I think I got one of them today too. Shall upload it tomorrow, here are a few other insects.


Hoverfly -




Eye to eye with a wasp in a courgette flower -




Blue damselfly -