Black Butcherbird / Cracticus quoyi
Well, this photo is what it is, basically it does not break three legs of a duck. It would have been more pleasant if I had checked my aperture before releasing the shutter (ƒ8 here). At ƒ5.6 @400mm with the 100-400L ➜ would have given a less present background, thus enhancing the subject. The framing in cons-diving is the most classic …
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Who said the 180L is a macro lens?
One of the photos taken for my friend Christoph Vogelbusch. Natural lighting for the main part, plus a flash triggering (@ -1 EV). Ok, I admit it, with such a Canon EF 180mm ƒ/3.5L Macro USM ➜, you’re not standing close to the subject, but… what a pleasure! About adjustments, I stuck with something natural, first because of the needs, also …
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Australian Wood Duck / Chenonetta jubata
From left to right then, the male and the female. I only get on try (3-4 pictures) with this one by chance successful. The ducks group took-off to join the other riverside, far away.
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Spiny-backed orb-weavers / Gasteracantha fornicata
A spider with unusual form “shield”, this species lives in Queensland, Australia. The picture is not exceptional, I didn’t want to use an higher ISO than 800 at 1/30th and +1EV (to light-up dark areas), and the environment was not the most stable, the spider web was moving in the slightest air movement. Thank you to Marion, Lionel and Yannick …
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Grey-headed Flying-foxes / Pteropus poliocephalus
That’s all, I’ve no more flying-foxes picture to post… at least flying ones! ^^ I personally don’t like this picture as much as my previous one, but she just offers me a tremendous flyby!
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Shield bug / Parent bug
Two images of a shield bug (Elasmucha grisea), results of a stack of multiple photos taken with different focus (focus stack).
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