Red-Necked Longhorn Beetle
I found this specimen dining on anthers in a small flowering shrub in my yard. While testing two stacked objectives salvaged from junk lenses I decided to check this particular bush which, during June... always has a variety of insects and spiders that make good test subjects. The most difficult part of getting this pic was trying to time things right to get legs, head, mandibles and antennae in a position that looked good. A dozen exposures were pretty bad, but this one had everything arranged OK.
Nikon D40, 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens focused at infinity, with the objective from a junk Soligor 90-230mm reverse mounted on the 105mm, and an objective from an older Nikon 80-200mm lens (also reversed), mounted on the Soligor. Lighting was provided by the pop-up flash shot through a lens-mounted diffuser made from the plastic bowl that came in a frozen dinner.
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Red-Necked Longhorn Beetle
I found this specimen dining on anthers in a small flowering shrub in my yard. While testing two stacked objectives salvaged from junk lenses I decided to check this particular bush which, during June... always has a variety of insects and spiders that make good test subjects. The most difficult part of getting this pic was trying to time things right to get legs, head, mandibles and antennae in a position that looked good. A dozen exposures were pretty bad, but this one had everything arranged OK.
Nikon D40, 105mm f/2.5 AI-S lens focused at infinity, with the objective from a junk Soligor 90-230mm reverse mounted on the 105mm, and an objective from an older Nikon 80-200mm lens (also reversed), mounted on the Soligor. Lighting was provided by the pop-up flash shot through a lens-mounted diffuser made from the plastic bowl that came in a frozen dinner.
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