The most difficult condition to shoot

[mousedeers]

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These images are most difficult and challenging to shoot. The crab spider holding on the bee and they only hang by a single spider thread. The wind is blowing them from left to right and vice versa continuously and it rotating all the time. A higher speed is needed to get a sharp images and again Miss LI WuQian never let me down although her higher shutter speed is only 1/200s.

D5000, 200mm macro, F16, tripod, rear syn, vivid color, remorse cord, SB900, diffuser, ISO400, speed various, from AP.

[mousedeers]

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[jameskkmok]

Nice! Look like free fall

[yoong8]

Nice shots

[justin79]

was there a smaller bee coming to the big bee's rescue in the first pic? tat pic look really interesting. by the way, where are crab spiders normally found? bushes or trees?

[mousedeers]

Originally Posted by justin79 was there a smaller bee coming to the big bee's rescue in the first pic? tat pic look really interesting. by the way, where are crab spiders normally found? bushes or trees?

no, the small bee coming to share the food. Crab spider normally found in the bushes. Look out for those tall grass with flowers. You can find them in Admiralty Parks.

[dRebelXT]

wah.. u r good!
i still havent spotted a crab spider yet..
nor anyone with a bee in the hand..

[Outlook]

Great pictures.

Who/What is 'Miss LI WuQian'?

[zh3ng]

Wow, the exposure is perfect, and the background is lovely! Looks like I must really diy a nice diffuser like yours~

Congrats on your new hoot, Li Wu Qian~ lol

[ex0rzist]

Nice shots Mousedeers, Its not easy to capture this shot. With the wind blowing and the spider and bee spinning round and round. Congrats !

[ytbryan]

nice !

[Sispecho]

why the bee never fight back one? so big but useless like hell

[tagorean]

Originally Posted by Sispecho why the bee never fight back one? so big but useless like hell

Crab spiders have stings that paralyse their preys.

[tagorean]

Very good shots with great patience. I know how difficult it is to shoot a swinging insect. It's like watching Cirque du Soleil.

[simpleliving]

u must have alot of patience to wait for your shots.....swing spider wif "food"

[mousedeers]

Originally Posted by zh3ng Wow, the exposure is perfect, and the background is lovely! Looks like I must really diy a nice diffuser like yours~ Thanks. a diffuser is very useful it is worth to DIY one. Congrats on your new hoot, Li Wu Qian~ lol

Love the Li Wu Qian very much.

Originally Posted by ex0rzist Nice shots Mousedeers, Its not easy to capture this shot. With the wind blowing and the spider and bee spinning round and round. Congrats !

Thanks. Yes it is not easy to capture a lot of patience is need.

Originally Posted by ytbryan nice !

Thanks

Originally Posted by tagorean Very good shots with great patience. I know how difficult it is to shoot a swinging insect. It's like watching Cirque du Soleil.

Thanks. Most of the photos taken is blur. It took me two hours to get the like one.

Originally Posted by simpleliving u must have alot of patience to wait for your shots.....swing spider wif "food"

Thanks. Patience is needed and most important is that you must like and enjoy photography.

[Maconian]

interesting series

[NovJoe]

This is indeed the most difficult situation to shoot a macro. Power!

Alot of patience and skills to capture them hanging in the air are needed, and you have both qualities perfectly .

[Alm1ghty]

wa. extremely clean BackGround ..
very nice SHOTs!!!

looks like big diffuser good & multi functional

[balian]

Great Shots