Being inspired by Mark's stunning images I thought I'd try some bug shots myself. I wandered around the small park behind my house and came across this guy, who was kind enough to stay in one place long enough for me to take a few shots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/23042647/ Nowhere close to Mark's work but a reasonable first attempt. Wish I could persuade them to pose with open wings like Mark does <G>. Pentax *istDS, Super Takumar 200mm, 56mm extension tubes, 1/400, F8, ISO200, handheld. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------