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â– Macro shot of a little red bug on top of a small yellow flower in Majaelrayo (Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain).
Taken handheld with my Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3) in available sunset light ( 25 mm, F5.6, 1/640 s., ISO 80, EV -2/3 ).
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■Macro de un pequeño insecto rojo sobra una florecita amarilla en Majaelrayo (Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha).
Tomada a pulso con una Panasonic Lumix TZ7 (ZS3) en luz ambiente al atardecer ( 25 mm, F5.6, 1/640 s., ISO 80, EV -2/3 ).
Nan doesn't like to pose for portraits, but the ringing of a phone usually draws her attention, so I decided to intentionally ring my phone to try to get an interesting expression from her. Well, this is what I ended up with. She doesn't seem too impressed with my attempts.
As with all sunbirds, it's diet consists of mainly nectar from flowers that it harvests with the help of its long tongue that extends well beyond its curved bill. It has the capacity of hovering above flowers if there is no perch nearby as from flowers of Saraca and Water Canna (Thalia sp.). Other plants it visits for nectar include Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta mutabilis), Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior), Heliconias (Heliconia spp.), Mempat (Cratoxylum formosum), Noni (Morinda citrifolia) and Sea Apple (Syzygium grande). It has been known to rob nectar from flowers of Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and Manihot (Manihot esculenta). It also takes fruits of mistletoes like Dendrophthoe pentandra.
It is also an insectivore, taking various insects, even to the extent of stealing trapped insects fron spider webs.
I also have a GBA SP and 2 DS Phats, but they didn't show up for the photoshoot, so they had to be left out for now.
ISO 6400 f3.2 1/60
I'm still testing the limits of my IR filter. Focusing was the biggest challenge here, since the subject was moving and you typically focus before putting the filter on the camera. IR filters block almost all visible light so you typically have to focus _before_ putting the filter on the camera. I had to work hard for this test shot. But the real reason for the test to see if it could be done and if the high ISO noise would be tolerable. I was pleasantly surprised; it seems to be acceptable with a little post processing noise reduction work. It reminds me of some of my Holga-ish images from the beginning of the year when I first started learning photography.
Great thanks to my friend Dmitry who gave me
a nice chance to testdrive Canon EF 16-35 mm F/2.8 L II USM