[OM] scaring bugs

[Steve and Kathy]

I know I'm on the right list when there is concern about scaring bugs out of
the picture.
I live in a bit of the Ozarks here North of St. Louis.  I spend an
inordinate amount of time photographing whatever wanders into the yard.  The
skinks and the garter snake are sick of me.
We've been noticing daddy-long-legs spiders with little bright red mites on
them.  So I'm trying to get a shot at that.
KathyD

> I prefer longer focal lengths for nature work because of their longer
> working distances, i.e., the distance from the front of the lens to the
> subject is longer. That makes it easier to get shots without the shadow
> of the lens in them and less likely to scare bugs. Zuiko has some
> wonderful macro lenses in that category, but they are rather expensive.


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