{"id":2248,"date":"2011-09-02T06:25:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T10:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/09\/02\/922011-bugs-on-stone-rutland-water-uk\/"},"modified":"2011-09-02T06:25:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T10:25:31","slug":"922011-bugs-on-stone-rutland-water-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2248","title":{"rendered":"9\/2\/2011: Bugs on Stone, Rutland Water UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my one all too short walk around to the far side of the Visitor Center lagoon at Rutland Water, I found that the stone of the path seemed to attract a lot of bug life. They were not particularly cooperative. I suspect that the path carried the vibration of my foot falls well ahead of me, and the bugs were up and away while I was still out of zoom range. Eventually I caught on, and stood and waited just out of reach until the bugs rose and settled closer to me. The waiting game. <\/p>\n

We have here, if you take the word of a novice at bugs in general and certainly a tourist among British bugs (not a good idea), a Gatekeeper, a Common Blue Damselfly, a Common Darter, and a Speckled Wood. Each image is linked to a larger version on Wide Eyed In Wonder.<\/p>\n

Nikon Coolpix P500 in Close Up mode, with the default zoom setting overridden. 1) 403mm equivalent field of view, f5.6 @ 1\/640th @ ISO 160. 2) 810mm, f5.7 @ 1\/640th @ ISO 160. 3) the same. 4) 538mm, f5.6 @ 1\/320th @ ISO 160.<\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness. All but 3) cropped for scale.<\/p>\n

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