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Technique: I found this Chafer beetle feeding early in the day and it didn't seem to mind me getting close. I held on to the flower's stem with my left index finger and thumb, and then rested the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady. I took this shot in 2015, but I took another editing pass since my post processing has improved. Always back up your RAW files.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200 with highlight tone priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering with -1 2/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.

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Shufu wrote in post #19049126
Found this guy on the back porch today, dead......Tango-uniform

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A good subject for the MP-E. Looks quite natural.

Dalantech wrote in post #19049388
Technique: I found this Chafer beetle feeding early in the day and it didn't seem to mind me getting close. I held on to the flower's stem with my left index finger and thumb, and then rested the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady. I took this shot in 2015, but I took another editing pass since my post processing has improved. Always back up your RAW files.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200 with highlight tone priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering with -1 2/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iS2​huD Feeding Chafer Beetle by John Kimbler, on Flickr

Very nice. I will have to try holding the stem some time. Usually whenever I touch or move anything, the bug is gone.

Shufu wrote in post #19049126
Found this guy on the back porch today, dead......Tango-uniform

I've been trying to work out what you mean by tango-uniform. Toes up?

Pippan wrote in post #19049553
I've been trying to work out what you mean by tango-uniform. Toes up?

Close...tit's up

From today, 1st effort using the big gun for close ups...

A Paper Wasp blowing bubbles it seems.

Cheers

Dennis

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nardes wrote in post #19049733
A Paper Wasp blowing bubbles it seems.

Cheers

Dennis

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Amazing clarity. I didn't know they blew bubbles.

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Fastidious fly cleaning its hands!

Archibald wrote in post #19050187
Amazing clarity. I didn't know they blew bubbles.

I've seen the results of this behaviour a couple of times now, but I'm not sure if they obtain the droplet of liquid from somewhere else for drinking, or if they produce it?

Cheers

Dennis

Bug nymph.

Archibald wrote in post #19049465
Very nice. I will have to try holding the stem some time. Usually whenever I touch or move anything, the bug is gone.

It doesn't always work, but if the working distance is short enough for you to rest the lens on the same hand that's holding the flower you can get a lot of control over the framing and where the depth will be in the scene when the critter doesn't get spooked. Actually works best when it's windy.

Another batch of buglings hatching from their eggs this morning

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