Libelloides coccajus -owl sulphur

a dorsal view of a male, taken in 50-70cms grass . Hence I used a long tele to blur out a lot of it.

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Good tip on using a tele. Sometimes macro is not the answer. Posted 9 years ago
1. Annette Flottwell
  
  Lion
  
  thank you, yes I use my 200-400 a lot in the following situations:
  - it is windy to very windy like on any November day in the Netherlands :) or any other month in the cordillera de Guanacaste , you can't move your body with the macro lens fast enough to adapt to swinging plants
  - insects sit in high grass if it happens to be not windy : you can't avoid to move grass and these little beauties have very good eyesight, just like many flutterbies.
  the focussing distance of 1m95 can be a bit of a nuisance but a 36mm extension ring gets you to about 1,80.
  - or I am after dragonflies in a stream or pond. While it can be nice to get cool feet it is not always advisable in swampy waters or fast flowing ones. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe, all good reasons. For me the main reason is depth of field. At a macro distance, it is incredibly hard to get all of the insect's body in focus, which is much easier with a tele. Posted 9 years ago