Out in the backyard again with reversed 50mm lens and homemade diffuser I managed to grab a few shots of some hoverflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoverfly at rest on spent Japanese Anemone flower.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Depth of field is seriously small, and with the lens stopped down it\u2019s not easy to focus. All the same it\u2019s quite good fun when you capture a wee beastie in focus! A few clever people seem to be able to take multiple images, hand held, focused in different places along the body of the insect and then stack them together to get a photo where all the creature is in focus. As you may have guessed, I\u2019m not that skilled!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I use my speedlight with a snoot\/diffuser made from old yoghurt pots to illuminate the insect and freeze the action. I must admit that using the snoot\/diffuser provides a much more even and less harsh light than using a bare speedlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHoverfly … I\u2019ve always been fascinated with their eyes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve always been intrigued by the eyes on flies and bees and not until recently did I realise they had more than two eyes. There\u2019s the two big compound eyes that are very obvious, but on the top of their heads they have three more simple eyes. If you look carefully at the two photos above you might just be able to pick them out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Out in the backyard again with reversed 50mm lens and homemade diffuser I managed to grab a few shots of some hoverflies. Depth of field is seriously small, and with the lens stopped down it\u2019s not easy to focus. All the same it\u2019s quite good fun when you capture a wee beastie in focus! A … <\/p>\n
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