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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago