CHAT - Weekly Comp Fri 16th to Sun 18th April 2010 - Birds and Bugs

Originally Posted by SieSmith

Jerry, if you can get them to take their feathers off - you are a better man than I!

You got me remembering my first reaction to bald neck chickens They have a bald area below the tail too, making it look like they have been in a brawl when the wind blows



Busy weekend and uncharged batteries, so this may have to be my entry this week

[Jerry WSL]

Not what I had in mind lol

Originally Posted by Jerry WSL

Not what I had in mind lol

I had gathered that Nothing like being hen pecked

[michaelb104]

I'm in with this after spending what seemed an age chasing bees around the garden and getting nothing.




I did a very stupid thing after getting the ladybird shot, I was changing lenses to try and get a bird shot and knocked my macro off the dining table onto a wooded floor, I haven't yet had the courage to put it back onto the camera to see if it still works.

How well do lenses bounce

[Cutter]

Fingers crossed for you Mike. it's my dread as well so always try to put it safe after use.

Not got a shot yet cant find a bug or a bird to keep still. Will be going out in a short time for one last try, wish me luck

[oggalily]

Dropped lens- oh dear. Best of luck.

Well, I'm in. Kudos to to SieSmith for a good "stretch" topic this week, well outside my comfort zone. Those ants are so skittish as well, I had to try several techniques to get a decent shot. Lots and lots of rubbish ones (just like my water drop last week).

[Semaj]

Mike hope your lens is okay - fingers crossed.

Mark hope you get your shot, the weather up here is windy and wet and still too cold for bugs.

Just managed to get this one before the weather took a turn for the worse.



Jim.

[ianpinion]

Hope your lens is okay Mike, said whilst crossing my fingers for you...
Patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to photography, particularly when trying to shoot bees, woodnooks or hoverflies. Why don't they ever land or approach the flower your lens is trained on? Do they do it on purpose, I wonder?

Anyway, I went with a photograph of a ladybird, as it was a much more accommodating model.



I've decided to change my entry, everso slightly...

[Cutter]

This is all I could get (felt like a peeping tom ) which is a lot less than the bird did Sorry

[HinFrance]

Spring fun was definitely on the minds of just about every potential subject today.

This male was more interested in chasing girls than posing, but he got so worn out trying to have his wicked way with them that he took the occasional breather. Had to be fast to catch him TBH