Giving my new 100 mm L series a work out ..

[Cobra]

The first impressions are favourable

Oh look more Harlequins in the making

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It looks as though she has found prime real estate to raise her kids on


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And her


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[Deleted member 3428]

Looking good Chris.

 

[Cobra]

Looking good Chris.

Thanks Alby, just a little more running in I think

 

[LCPete]

Really nice
The 100L is my favourite lens for macro

 

[StuartUK]

The hoverfly is a female Syrphus ribesii. Most of the time you cannot separate the three common species of Syrphus from photos, But in this case, it is clearly a female, 'cause the abdomen comes to that conival ovipositor point, and you can see the hind leg, especially in the lower shot - the 3rd femur is all yellow (it would be about 2/3 dark in the other two common ones).

 

[Pick]

The Canon 100L is my favourite lens, and i bought a set of cheap extension tubes (£45).I have just started macro photography, passing the time with this lockdown.

 

[Cobra]

Really nice
The 100L is my favourite lens for macro

Thanks Pete. As I'm "all Canon" it'd rude not to use that one as well

The hoverfly is a female Syrphus ribesii. Most of the time you cannot separate the three common species of Syrphus from photos, But in this case, it is clearly a female, 'cause the abdomen comes to that conival ovipositor point, and you can see the hind leg, especially in the lower shot - the 3rd femur is all yellow (it would be about 2/3 dark in the other two common ones).

Thanks for the ID Stuart. TBH they all ( mostly) look alike to me

The Canon 100L is my favourite lens, and i bought a set of cheap extension tubes (£45).I have just started macro photography, passing the time with this lockdown.

these include 31mm of (AF) extension tubes curiously the M50 won't register anything greater ( I have a set of three)