J.K. Hering Photography
Mayfly's green eyes
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II reverse mounted on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO, handheld, 2:1 magnification. Lit with on board flash through DIY flash diffuser.
2 images focus stacked using CombineZM
Saw this mayfly hanging out on my window screen and wanted to practice a bit with my then new DIY flash diffuser. I never realized these little guys had huge green eyes until taking the pic. To give a sense of scale, the faint squares in the background are the holes in my window screen, similar to the tiny jumping spider pics in my photostream. These bugs usually only live a few days or less. Crazy!
Mayfly's green eyes
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II reverse mounted on Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO, handheld, 2:1 magnification. Lit with on board flash through DIY flash diffuser.
2 images focus stacked using CombineZM
Saw this mayfly hanging out on my window screen and wanted to practice a bit with my then new DIY flash diffuser. I never realized these little guys had huge green eyes until taking the pic. To give a sense of scale, the faint squares in the background are the holes in my window screen, similar to the tiny jumping spider pics in my photostream. These bugs usually only live a few days or less. Crazy!