Bugglies...

King4aDay · 5 Jun 2007 at 22:44

Still getting to grips with my Sigma 150 and ringflash combo... had a play in a field yesterday with everything including the flash on full manual - I figure if I make everything as difficult as possible it'll cut down on leaning time

Far from perfect I know, but I'm slowly improving (I think!). C&C welcome.

King4aDay · 5 Jun 2007 at 22:44

This guy had a bit of a stare...

...eventually he decided he quite liked me so we shook hands! Thats my fat finger by the way.

King4aDay · 5 Jun 2007 at 23:18

Thanks very much! I've only been taking photos for a few months, so I've still got a long way to go - far to many of my shots are mediocre ones rescued with photoshop!

King4aDay · 6 Jun 2007 at 09:36

These bugs were all found in the field closest to my house, which rather handily isn't being grazed this year so is full of flowers and insects. Go to anywhere green other than an urban park and sit down and you're likely to find all kinds of things crawling and jumping and flying!

The 70-300 should be pretty good for larger stuff like butterflies and dragonflies. These were all hand held - although tripods are generally useful for macro, they're pretty useless if you're bug hunting because everything moves around so much. Unless you've got loads of patience and are just staking out a particular plant/flower waiting for stuff to arrive.

King4aDay · 6 Jun 2007 at 10:14

Aye, I still feel much happier taking photos when there's no one else around - its a general confidence thing which I intend to work on. Bug hunting is loads of fun though - always puts me in a really good mood despite the bleeding/nettled legs!

King4aDay · 6 Jun 2007 at 22:59

Well the ringflash I use will screw into the filter thread of any lens as long as you buy the right size adaptor. I'm pretty certain the Nikon R1/R1C1 attaches in the same way.

Complete non-issue as far I'm aware.