Beetle on a Strawberry Flower
Technique: I spotted this tiny beetle foraging for pollen on a Strawberry flower and looked for an angle that would make the most of what little depth of field I had. I held on to the stem with my left hand and then rested the lens on that same hand to help keep the scene steady.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200 with highlight tone priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 3x) + 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.
Beetle on a Strawberry Flower
Technique: I spotted this tiny beetle foraging for pollen on a Strawberry flower and looked for an angle that would make the most of what little depth of field I had. I held on to the stem with my left hand and then rested the lens on that same hand to help keep the scene steady.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200 with highlight tone priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 3x) + 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.