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Chorthippus brunneus climbing a gorse stem. Charming creaytures really, they seem to watch you cautiously, often moving around a stem so they can peep at you without being seen so much. This one posed just briefly.
Ambush Bug in His Domain - Sony A7R II, Fotodiox Canon EF to Sony E Adapter, Quantaray 50mm 1:2.8D Macro lens.
Still Dragonflies around late September. This one was photographed at the edge of a pool in the Manx Birdlife Reserve, northern tip of the Isle Of Man.
Cool, partly cloudy weather makes the perfect conditions to photograph small solitary bees. I found this Mining Bee foraging in a Dandelion. Image taken in Lago Patria, Italy in April of 2021.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. ISO and shutter set to expose for the natural light in the background.
A very small insect in the Fly family (Diptera). I was impressed with its plumose antennae, indicating that this is a male midge.
(For you fly-fishing fans, this insect was so small it would have to be tied on a size 22-24 hook!)
Happy Fly Day Friday!
HSOYF!!!!
So very tiny, a green planthopper nymph genus Siphanta within family Flatidae.
These nymphs have a tail of waxy filaments.
There are around 40 described Australian Siphanta species and to my knowledge, there is no way to ID this sighting from a photograph alone.
No more than 5 mm length.
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This Chafer Beetle is eating pollen on a Buttercup flower. I managed to get five frames before the critter realized I was close and stopped feeding.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2.5x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order. I was holding on to the flower's stem with my left hand, and then resting the lens on that same hand to help keep the scene steady.
This Praying Mantis was taking deep dives into my Lavender to hunt the moths and other insects that take refuge in it. I took this shot by focusing on the critter's mouth parts and then twisted my wrist (the one holding the camera) to push the area of acceptable focus deeper into the top of the frame.
Image taken in Lago Patria, Italy in September of 2021.
This image was critiqued on the Behind the Shot #25.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/200, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to almost 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.