my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
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Comment by primabarbara:
Roz - huge Congrats!
I'm looking for a hat as dinner right now...

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
by roz

Comment by P-A-U-L:
Incredible capture. Having had a go at insect macro photography myself (with some very kind tips from the master herself) I know how tricky it is to take a photo like this. The droplet is the cherry on the very nice cake. Congrats!

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
by roz

Comment by Beaubeau:
Wow is all I can say. Thanks for all the details too

housefly in the garden
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Comment by spencelg:
Fantastic! Love the detail.

housefly in the garden
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Comment by cools98:
The detail in this is fantastic!

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
by roz

Comment by P-A-U-L:
Incredible! And he is blowing a bubble too - what a catch!

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
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Comment by spencelg:
My pick for red in this challenge.

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
by roz

Comment by jomari:
Incredible!

pollinator extraordinaire
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Comment by roz:

Originally posted by tvsometime: Remarkable and beautiful shot. The wonder is how did you do it with that camera setup?

thankyou so much Tom .. i find this photo so much more appealing than my recent 2nd place in the off-centre challenge .. and a much much harder shot to get .. but maybe the voters are over bees ..
anyway .. i use an external flash .. and take a lot of shots .. altho this particular bee did move around a lot .. doing various things on that flower for maybe 4 or 5 seconds .. i was lucky i got the parts i wanted in focus .. as i haven't shot bees for a very long time .. was just a fluke .. the shot .. and that i went out to a bush that had a few last flowers before autumn .. those flowers are all gone now .. its coming into winter here in australia ..
there is certainly an art to getting macro shots of insects .. i think you've got to have a certain appreciation of them .. and consideration .. never hurting or otherwise causing them pain or discomfort .. which is why all my photos are taken in nature .. they do their thing and i do mine .. sorta .. !! ..
but also there's knowing about them as well .. studying the way they interact with their environment etc ..
like they are often easier to shoot in the early morning as they are more dopey .. and more likely to stay for a couple of shots .. but thats not always the case .. this shot was taken in the afternoon ..
anyway .. thankyou again .. for your comment .. very appreciated .. :)

my hobby is the study of insects in their natural environment
by roz

Comment by GolferDDS:
You’ve done it again Roz. Magnificent!