Yet another robber fly

[TonyW]

I can't compete with David's (deetheturk) images for clarity. I was walking in the bush one day when I saw this fly land on the branch. I went to investigate and this is what I saw. The branch was waving in the breeze, as was I, which made it a bit hard to get good focus.


056A6073 by tonyw36, on Flickr

[grounded]

Wow, great shot Tony.

[deetheturk]

Cracking capture Tony,size matters not to these guys when food is concerned!

[Colin Southern]

Cracking capture Tony,size matters not to these guys when food is concerned!

David,

Most important rule in life ...

USE THE SPACE BAR AFTER TYPING A COMMA!!!

[deetheturk]

So, i am now getting Brian's punctuation lessons am i? full stop

[NorthernFocus]

And yet another awesome shot of a tiny critter. Nicely done.

[TonyW]

Thanks for the comments - very much appreciated.

One of these days I will probably get myself a flash. Do you think it would have helped in this case?

[deetheturk]

Hi Tony, i use flash 90+ % of the time as it helps freeze the motion, be it wind or just us shaking, as i know i do.

You mentioned it was windy when you took the image, I had the same problem, so the answer to your question is yes, it would most probably have helped

David

[Colin Southern]

Hi Tony, i use flash 90+ % of the time as it helps freeze the motion, be it wind or just us shaking, as i know i do.

You mentioned it was windy when you took the image, i had the same problem, so the answer to your question is yes, it would most probably have helped

David

PERFECT on the comma and the space

All we need now is a capital "I" instead of "i" and we're there buddy!

[deetheturk]

Don't know what you are talking about Colin, should have went to specsavers

[DanK]

Great capture

Hi Tony, i use flash 90+ % of the time as it helps freeze the motion, be it wind or just us shaking, as i know i do.

You mentioned it was windy when you took the image, I had the same problem, so the answer to your question is yes, it would most probably have helped

David

I do as well. However, the combination of the camera and lens with a flash that is held forward, so that the end of the flash or the diffuser is near the front end of the lens, is both heavy and awkward, so I often carry a monopod. Then it becomes a race to get the monopod to the right height before the critters leave.

Even with that, if there is enough breeze, it can be really difficult to get one in focus. In the case below, there was a lot of wind, and the flower was blowing back and forth. However, I had never seen a green sweat bee in my yard, and I just kept taking shots. Most were garbage, but eventually, random chance coordinated the bee's position and the timing of the flash.

[bnnrcn]

Great image Tony , just on time