Weevil

[SamFisher]

I spotted this Weevil on a leaf along the riverbank.
The closest ID I can find is a Vine Weevil.

7D, EF100 f2.8L Macro, 1/160 @ f10, 580 EXII + softbox


Weevil by mike.stephen99, on Flickr

[colin C]

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Always wondered what a weevil looked like.

Colin

[Hereford_EOS]

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Mike I look forward to your posts as you never disappoint.
Quality, quality, quality

[Stan]

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Nicely detailed Mike

Stan

[hhcanon]

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Thats a cracker sam - you really are getting the most from your new lens - well done

[Muscat]

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Nice one Mike, I love the colours on these little fellows

[DeeGee]

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Great detail, but honestly wouldn't want to find him in my plants.

[SamFisher]

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Thanks Folks
Much appreciated

Mike

[wolfyccfc]

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Great yet again, how do you get the depth of field so close in? That close I only get around 1mm using the same lens as you @ f8-11

[Deva32]

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Mike - It looks like you are becoming a macro-master and I am an envious, but grateful pupil! Thanks again for your PM advice.
Another great capture.

Thanks for sharing.

Ian

[briansquibb]

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Great detail, but honestly wouldn't want to find him in my plants.

Vine weevils chew the roots at the caterpillar stage and kill the plants that way.

Definitely want to get rid of them to stop them breeding

[SamFisher]

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Great yet again, how do you get the depth of field so close in? That close I only get around 1mm using the same lens as you @ f8-11

Thanks wolfy
I did a lot of experimenting and found that with the camera set to M, 1/160@f10, ISO 200, flash set to ETTL +1/3 gives me the best results.
I tend not to vary much from the above settings.

[SamFisher]

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Cheers Ian

Interesting bit of info Brian
Luckily this was shot away from the garden - along the nearby riverbank.

Mike

[Macro Meister]

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Is this a queen? "Weevil, weevil, rock you, rock you..."

OMG that was a bad joke. Excellent shot, with very fine detail.

[SamFisher]

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Is this a queen? "Weevil, weevil, rock you, rock you..."

OMG that was a bad joke. Excellent shot, with very fine detail.

Thanks MM

Mike