I think it's great that you were inspired and willing to share. I have had precious little luck in photographing bug like Mark. I think you are on the right road - found, captured and now to find out the little things that make Mark's really stand out - I suspect that lots of practice is involved.
-- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, July 2, 2005, 8:43:04 AM, you wrote: FW> Being inspired by Mark's stunning images I thought I'd FW> try some bug shots myself. I wandered around the small FW> park behind my house and came across this guy, who was FW> kind enough to stay in one place long enough for me to FW> take a few shots. FW> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/23042647/ FW> Nowhere close to Mark's work but a reasonable first FW> attempt. Wish I could persuade them to pose with open FW> wings like Mark does <G>. FW> Pentax *istDS, Super Takumar 200mm, 56mm extension tubes, FW> 1/400, F8, ISO200, handheld. FW> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FW> Fred Widall, FW> Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] FW> URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall FW> Images: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/ FW> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

