alien invasion
by roz

Comment by GolferDDS:
Very interesting. Leaves a lot to the imagination.

alien invasion
by roz

Comment by PenelopeK:
What fun! Very creative.

alien invasion
by roz

Comment by CarlvanHeerden:
The title is a bit deflating for me. Just call it "Invasion"? Let the viewer make out the kind of invasion.
Well done anyway.

alien invasion
by roz

Comment by Neat:
Super cool!

alien invasion
by roz

Comment by Janja:
Never thought a folding steamer would scare the hell out of me...I like the crispness and colours. Top 3

little spider in the grass .. he's so cute .. but moves real fast!!
by roz

Comment by GolferDDS:
Well done but probably would do better in a macro challenge. Colorful does not come to my mind when I look at this.

robberfly with bokeh
by roz

Comment by Lydia:
Go, Roz!

Lovely image!

Congratulations on your HM!

robberfly with bokeh
by roz

Comment by PennyStreet:
Gorgeous! So well done. This was my pick to win.

robberfly with bokeh
by roz

Comment by P-A-U-L:

Originally posted by roz: Originally posted by P-A-U-L: This is totally amazing. The amount of detail you manage to capture of these tiny creatures is mind blowing! How do you get these little beauties to stay still for you? thankyou Paul .. :) if you shoot in the early morning there's more chance that the insect will stay for a few shots .. during the day they're more active .. when I'm looking for an insect to shoot I will have set up my shutter speed .. aperture and iso before I see one .. all those settings will depend on whether it's sunny or cloudy .. when i see an insect I will shoot a blade of grass or a leaf or the barbed wire fence depending on what the insect is on .. before i get to him .. as a test for exposure .. when I approach I move very slowly with no sudden movements and make sure my shadow doesn't fall on them .. the flash doesn't bother them tho .. I try and brace myself on something so i move as little as possible .. and shoot as many photos as I can before the insect flies away ..I mainly try and get the eyes in focus and then different parts of the body so I can focus stack later .. I prefer to shoot not as close as I can get and then crop later .. that way I'll get more of the insect in focus .. that's just a bit of a summary .. :)

Wow thank you very much Roz for the detailed notes on your technique. Much appreciated!

robberfly with bokeh
by roz

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by P-A-U-L: This is totally amazing. The amount of detail you manage to capture of these tiny creatures is mind blowing! How do you get these little beauties to stay still for you?

thankyou Paul .. :)

if you shoot in the early morning there's more chance that the insect will stay for a few shots .. during the day they're more active ..

when I'm looking for an insect to shoot I will have set up my shutter speed .. aperture and iso before I see one .. all those settings will depend on whether it's sunny or cloudy ..
when i see an insect I will shoot a blade of grass or a leaf or the barbed wire fence depending on what the insect is on .. before i get to him .. as a test for exposure ..
when I approach I move very slowly with no sudden movements and make sure my shadow doesn't fall on them .. the flash doesn't bother them tho ..
I try and brace myself on something so i move as little as possible .. and shoot as many photos as I can before the insect flies away ..I mainly try and get the eyes in focus and then different parts of the body so I can focus stack later ..
I prefer to shoot not as close as I can get and then crop later .. that way I'll get more of the insect in focus ..
that's just a bit of a summary .. :)