Tagged: Insects

Showing Some Leg(s)

November 16th, 2009 Permalink

Another picture from our hike along the Eno River this past weekend. We came across several spots where these little spiders with air-thin legs were crawling around. I was surprised that I was actually able to zoom in on them with the macro lens and get a non-blurry picture, considering how fast they were moving. [...]

Another picture from our hike along the Eno River this past weekend. We came across several spots where these little spiders with air-thin legs were crawling around. I was surprised that I was actually able to zoom in on them with the macro lens and get a non-blurry picture, considering how fast they were moving.

spider

See the rest of the set from the hike on Flickr.

Photo Data

Focal Length: 209mm
Shutter Speed: 1/59.9999999999
Aperture: ƒ/14

The Bee Sucked In By the Hyacinth …

October 26th, 2009 Permalink

We made one of our several trips to the zoo each year on Sunday, and as always, we came back with a ton of pictures. This is one of my favorites. It’s also really the first time I figured out how to use the “macro” function on my telephoto lens. Photo Data Focal Length: 300mmShutter [...]

We made one of our several trips to the zoo each year on Sunday, and as always, we came back with a ton of pictures. This is one of my favorites. It’s also really the first time I figured out how to use the “macro” function on my telephoto lens.

bee

Photo Data

Focal Length: 300mm
Shutter Speed: 1/59.9999999999
Aperture: ƒ/11