Aggie Gardens fauna

[Kenj8246]

Shot these at Aggie Gardens late yesterday. Had rained during the day, so it was overcast and late. There wasn't much ambient exposure to be had, so I just blasted away--more or less--with flash. Most all are F9-F11, 1/250, ISO640. Thank God for Noiseware Professional. Nikon D200, Sigma 150 with a full load of tubes and 1.4x TC. Flash is a Nikon R1 wireless twinlite set on manual, one lite @ 11 o'clock on 1/4 power; the other @2:30 on 1/8 power.

#1 Gulf fritillary larva

#2 Different angle

#4 Leaf-footed plant bug on caesalpinia seed pod

#5 Tentatively ID'd as orange barred sulphur - phoebis philea

#6 Ailanthus webworm moth

#7 Different angle

Thanks for looking, comments always welcomed.

Kenny

[kenw]

lighting is excellent. Normally I would have avoided flash but obviously there's times for it. It helps if you know what you are doing with it, as you prove here.

[ngoduyviet]

Excellent shots.
These brought back my childhood memories...thanks

[Kenj8246]

Originally Posted by kenw

lighting is excellent. Normally I would have avoided flash but obviously there's times for it. It helps if you know what you are doing with it, as you prove here.

Oh, I struggle plenty with flash. But thanks.

[Kenj8246]

Originally Posted by ngoduyviet

Excellent shots.
These brought back my childhood memories...thanks

Thanks very much.

[Jim Victory]

Beautiful work!

I'm just starting to play with flash and macro work but it can really make a difference.

[Kenj8246]

Originally Posted by Jim Victory

Beautiful work!

I'm just starting to play with flash and macro work but it can really make a difference.

Thanks Jim from North Texas. Sometimes it can make all the difference between getting detail in the shot or not. It's a struggle to do it well and consistently, but worth it IMO.