2bees, 2bugs, a bird and a bush

Fooling around in the yard yesterday afternoon while dodging mosquitoes.....

old slow moving bumble bee with nikon 200 f4 micro...



moth on butterfly bush with 200 f4 micro...



another bee on purple salvia with 200 f4 micro...



a little moth drinking (not quite in good focus I think)..200 f4 micro..



finch sitting on bamboo stick...nikon 80-400 @ 400



the bush...geranium blossum @ 2.5X with reversed nikon 24mm...



Thanks for looking.....

 

Awwwww....just buy it :wink:

Or... get a used Nikon 55 2.8 micro for about $185 (I have one of those too)......it's even sharper just no AF (which you don't need anyway for macro)....depends on how much working distance you need...!! 8)

 

Hi Lisa...great to see that you made it over here too !!

The 200 f4 micro will focus down to 19"(1:1)....and yes, you can hand hold it (all of these were hand held and shot @ 1/250)...it is a bit heavy, however (42 oz)....so one can't carry it around ALL afternoon without a break... :wink:

 

Thanks for your comments Gale...   I really like the bees too...they aren't as hard as one might think to "capture"....that way my old body doesn't have to bend and stoop so much..!! :wink:

 

Thanks for your comments Mike...!!!  

 

Everythings fine....!!!....do it :wink: