Small Dusky Blue and practicing bowls...

[xerubus]

Small Dusky Blue - Candalides erinus

Very common butterfly in the Brisbane area. Wingspan of around 22mm.



Perhaps a Lauxaniid Fly? Approximately 2mm in body length and sitting on the underside of a magnolia leaf.

What's interesting about this fly is the abnormality on the end of the rear right leg. Or perhaps is was practicing bowling.. who knows.

[Glen]

Did you notice the bowling ball before or after the shot Mark?

[xerubus]

Did you notice the bowling ball before or after the shot Mark?

Wasn't until chimping that I saw it.

[Glen]

Well spotted Mark, for a moment I thought you had superhuman eyesight! I was jealous

Quite some detail on the Small Dusky Blue, at first glance you don't realise how sharp the wings are, then you realise the apparent softness is the nature of the wings. The blue tips must be very fine. What lens?

[xerubus]

Thanks Glen The wings are like lots of little velvet blankets when you zoom right in.. quite incredible ... maybe one day i'll reverse a 50mm and try and do some extreme macro work..... or..... <hint>Nikon could bring out a >1:1 micro lens!</hint>

Tamron 90mm.

[aim54x]

Great shots, the wings fooled me for a bit, but it is an amazing shot. As for the bowling....are you sure the fly was not practicing ball handling for soccer?

Gotta love the Tamron 90mm though, yes a >1:1 Macro Nikkor (a true macro by Nikon's terminology)

[DebT]

love the detail in #1 especial around the wing edge and antena - How do you manage to get them to sit still for so long ?

[quote="xerubus"]Thanks Glen The wings are like lots of little velvet blankets when you zoom right in.. quite incredible ... maybe one day i'll reverse a 50mm and try and do some extreme macro work..... or..... <hint>Nikon could bring out a >1:1 micro lens!</hint>

pity you don't have Canon or you could try the MP- E65 recomend trying it if you can get an adaptor for extreme macro - just need to get realy really close or find a subject asleep (or dead as has been suggested to me)

DebT