Post your Insect shots

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

Ok this looks like a mean arse Grasshopper of some sort, was lucky to get this shot as its gotten a bit windy. The flash and faster shutter speed plus ISO 6400 saved me. Getting focus was a pain though.
Also I hope you do not mind them being upside down but thats how I found it.

Monkey Grasshopper (Eumastacidae sp)

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

Here is my "Near miss" photo, it is not as sharp as I would have liked.
Other than the sharpness he is perfectly placed....

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

Here is my "Gotcha" photo, after the one above I saw the potential and went back out and re-shot this little guy. I adjusted the settings so that I was using a lower ISO with faster shutter speed.
Unfortunately he had moved up the leaf...

wornish · Sep 21, 2013

The detail in the eye is great. Bet you're glad you went back for a second go.

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

wornish said:
The detail in the eye is great. Bet you're glad you went back for a second go.

Yes I am, the more I think about the LED flash units the more I like them as they deliver more light instantly and then I can use lower ISO's and smaller apertures. I have gone through 2 x AA Lithium batteries in my LED ring light in a few nights.

WeeHector · Sep 21, 2013

I really envy you Scott. You have a most incredible range of species in Oz which we Europeans can only dream about.

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

WeeHector said:
I really envy you Scott. You have a most incredible range of species in Oz which we Europeans can only dream about.

Yeah we are a bit spoilt, plus living in the tropics helps. I nearly got a photo of a centipede last night but the things move when disturbed lol

Scott Murray · Sep 21, 2013

Dragon Fly

I think this photo sells me on the idea of using a ring flash compared to a ring light. I used ISO 100 for this one... I may even look at the directional flashes that you can get.