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**GeraldCortis** · 04-03-2012, 06:12 PM

There are no real secrets.

first.. you need an insect that sits still.. second you need a lens or lens arrangement that can capture it.. thirdly you need to be able to hold the camera still.

shutter speeds matter less than aperture.. as long as the light is right(if everything stands still for at least 1/60th/sec..) that is.

Fairly sure this is shot at or less than 1/60th sec.

dragonfly boom by roughbarked, on Flickr

If you want to go to four and five.. you need a flash and a tripod.. but to do this, you basically need to bring the insect to the camera.

04-03-2012, 06:12 PM	#4
GeraldCortis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	There are no real secrets. first.. you need an insect that sits still.. second you need a lens or lens arrangement that can capture it.. thirdly you need to be able to hold the camera still. shutter speeds matter less than aperture.. as long as the light is right(if everything stands still for at least 1/60th/sec..) that is. Fairly sure this is shot at or less than 1/60th sec. dragonfly boom by roughbarked, on Flickr If you want to go to four and five.. you need a flash and a tripod.. but to do this, you basically need to bring the insect to the camera.
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