Insect Hunting Location

[piczzilla]

This seems like an odd question considering there are more than 200 million insects for each human on the planet, but where can I find some bugs in this cold chilly winter weather? I went to the royal botanical garden few weeks ago, only thing I found was a single caterpillar and 2 spiders, all of which were sitting in very unattractive angles.

I recently started pairing my 105mm macro lens with teleconverters and am itching to shoot with them. Plan B is distracting myself until spring comes around. Sigh....

[Mary Anne]

A caterpillar and two Spiders, lucky you I have not seen a Spider for a long time, and yes they tend to hide in the cooler weather.
This is what I do for unattractive angles being right handed I get the leaf or branch the Insect is on twist it around my fore/index finger on my left hand so the Spider/Caterpillar is facing me.
Holding the camera in my right hand I fire off a few shots there is always a couple there in focus.. Or you can put the Spider on your finger like Here (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?134159-Such-a-Tiny-One)
Jumping spiders love us humans and try talking to them I find it works for me. Only do it with friendly Spiders though.

Dew drops on Spider webs are good subjects for the cooler/wet weather so are > Refraction's in Dew Drops (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?140125-Dew-Drop-Refractions&highlight=refractions) it works for Raindrops too.
There are so many subjects out there for Macro, Flies, Ants, Moss and Lichen and the list goes on, so Happy Shooting :D

[piczzilla]

A caterpillar and two Spiders, lucky you I have not seen a Spider for a long time, and yes they tend to hide in the cooler weather.
This is what I do for unattractive angles being right handed I get the leaf or branch the Insect is on twist it around my fore/index finger on my left hand so the Spider/Caterpillar is facing me.
Holding the camera in my right hand I fire off a few shots there is always a couple there in focus.. Or you can put the Spider on your finger like Here (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?134159-Such-a-Tiny-One)
Jumping spiders love us humans and try talking to them I find it works for me. Only do it with friendly Spiders though.

Dew drops on Spider webs are good subjects for the cooler/wet weather so are > Refraction's in Dew Drops (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?140125-Dew-Drop-Refractions&highlight=refractions) it works for Raindrops too.
There are so many subjects out there for Macro, Flies, Ants, Moss and Lichen and the list goes on, so Happy Shooting :D

Hey Mary Anne, thanks for the suggestions. The spiders were perching on their comfortable homes, so I decided to let them be. Not sure why this winter has been so desolate, I can't even spot a roach in my home (not that I'm complaning about the latter). I do agree wet spiders make attractive subjects, I might go back sometime with a waterspray. Or I might try my luck with bicentennial park or some bushwalking trails. Wish me luck :)

[Mary Anne]

My Pleasure piczzilla it's amazing what you can find out there in the Bush and dont forget to look underneath the leaves that's where most tiny critters hide.
And Happy Hunting :2smile: