Monday, July 29, 2019

Quenching the macro thirst!

Hadn't shot macro the whole month, managed a productive session with some interesting finds. Some images from exploring the Bangalore University area

A hairy Pentatomid
A pretty pentatomid

Adapted to both dry and green patches!
Grasshopper, dual tones

A cute looking Carrhotus female
Carrhotus! as cute as a button

Carrhotus male(?)
Carrhotus(?)

Shield bug, with the blue sky providing some contrast
Shield bug

9/10 times one would've walked right past this perfectly aligned caterpillar
Cryptic caterpillar

Mating chafer beetles
Mating Chafer beetles

An Ichneumonidae wasp with a stunning, long ovipositor
Ichneumon wasp

A handsome looking Tachinid fly
Handsome tachinid fly

Stunning coloration on this nymph
Little clown grasshopper..Mother nature sure went crazy on this grasshopper with colors!

Deaths head hawk moth, those wings surely hold many galaxies within!
Deaths head hawk moth, Sphingidae

Deaths head hawk moth, Sphingidae. Close-up

Omega!
Geometridae moth caterpillar


Got lucky with this find, they hadn't even darkened yet
Freshly hatched Owlfly larvae

Freshly hatched Owlfly larvae

Just as we were trudging back (was a rather humid day!), we found this fascinating scene - the Robberfly which is an apex predator of the aerial world falling prey to the super-agile Hyllus (Jumping spider) female..that meal will definitely help her with making her silken nest/egg sac
Predating on the predator! Hyllus with robberfly kill

All shot on the Olympus OMD EM10 M2, 60mm macro and Godox TT 350O with DIY diffuser.

Thanks to Pavan, Naveen, Pradeep, Sushvin for the company. Amit was kind enough to share this diverse location and help us explore :)

Cheers!
Hayath

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Revisiting Agumbe with Photowalk Bengaluru

Got an opportunity to go back to experience the monsoons at Agumbe, this time with Photowalk Bengaluru as a Macro mentor.
Always a pleasure returning to Hingaara, with the warm hospitality, amazing food and rich biodiversity.   

A quick compilation of select images for your viewing pleasure :)


Till the next ride!

Cheers!
Hayath