carlj
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Sorry Keith!Finished work, grabbed my tea and nipped off to the River. 10 Banded Demoiselle on view, though still a little flighty! Get much easier to shoot as the season progresses.
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hil26
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one word
stunning
thanks Carl
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Venom
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| hil26 wrote: | one word
stunning
thanks Carl |
Second that, all I can say is your one very patient and steady (if these are handheld) man.
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creators
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Awesome Carl, just absolutely bloody awesome mate!
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Evolution104
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Nice images Carl. What lens are you using? Are these hand held or tripod?
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carlj
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I currently run 2 lenses for macro, the Sigma 105mm and the underrated Tamron 70-300mm 1:2. Because of the flighty nature of these fellows, it has to be the Tamron to get sufficient distance to make the Demoiselle comfortable - and even then, the females are difficult.
All handheld as I have to react almost instantly!
Thanks for comments and have corrected second shot - no-one noted the deliberate mistake 
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creators
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| carlj wrote: | | I currently run 2 lenses for macro, the Sigma 105mm and the underrated Tamron 70-300mm 1:2. |
I was out playing with my Tamron 70-300 1:2 at the weekend and it's an awesome bit of kit. Although I didn't get anything worth mentioning, it is force to be reckoned with for macro work.
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carlj
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The general concensus is that the Sigma 70-300m is the better lens, but for macro work, it's a dog. The Tamron focusses down to 1m, which is just about a perfect working condition for insects. At the extremes of the day, when everything is ready to rest, the Sigma can be used with care!
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Venom
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| carlj wrote: | | no-one noted the deliberate mistake |
Was that the first 2 pictures were the same?
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carlj
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Gold star for young Mike there! 
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Simonzphotoz
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I have the sigma 70-300, why is it a dog, the focus distance is 95cm, which is the same as the tamron!??
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carlj
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A friend of mine had one with his pentax, and couldn't get a sharp image - couldn't say it was down to technique, but he sold it on, got the tamron, and advised me to go down that road. Looking at a couple of his shots, I could see the difference straight away. To counter the argument, put in an area of high contrast (water can be the worst) and the CA is a mare on the Tamron.
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Simonzphotoz
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do you know which one he had, the gold ring sigma was know to be sh1t but the red ring one has really good reviews, this was taken with it.
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carlj
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Believe it was the gold ring version Simon.
Another reason I got my Tamron at the time, was the £50 I saved on the Sigma too! Ironically, just as Tamron released the DI version
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