Monday, July 13, 2009

Attempts at Photographing Skippers

































It has been a busy week preparing for Cambridge Open Studios so I have only just got round to looking at the far too many images that I took of the Skippers and Bees in the lavendar plants at Belstead House last weekend.

I tried both my 50mm Macro and a 180 mmm lens that Jane kindly lent me. The 50 mm lens allowed enough depth of field to get the whole insect in focus (first image) but the close-up detail and the diffuse backgrounds with the longer focal length were great.

My favourite is the bumble bee just launching off the lavendar

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