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I found this Crab Spider camping in a Poppy flower waiting for its next meal.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
I bought a kit so I could raise a few Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio machaon) and this is a frame with the Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens set to 1x.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (1x) + 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 Denoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Clarity in that order.
this is basically straight out of the camera - very pleased w/ this one - bumped the saturation and texture slightly and then a slight burning on the mosquito herself to bring out the details - the ferns are golden right now and the lighting just set this one off
backyard capture in chesterfield
While harvesting Mason Bee cocoons they sometimes emerge as I'm taking them out of the cardboard tubes that I use for their nests. When it happens I coax them onto my finger so I can release them onto a flower for their first meal.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
Back in March of 2020 I found a male Red Mason Bee resting on a Sourgrass flower. Image taken in Bacoli, Italy.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to around 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
Hier konnte ich gerstern eine kleine Bläulings Dame ablichten, die sich in der Abendsonne entspannte. 💕
This is another frame of the foraging honeybee that I used to test my diffusion. Partly cloudy weather and cool temps may have been effecting her metabolism. I took this frame when she paused to clean herself.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to a little over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky in the background.
OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 90mm F3.5 Macro IS PRO + Godox V860iii + Cygnustech flash diffuser - 91 photos focus stacked
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misumena_vatia
Often eats insects larger than itself, including honeybees and moths. It's bite is poisonous to it's victims but harmless to humans.
Can walk sideways, hence its name.
Ladybug on a leaf.
Gear: Bausch and Lomb 26mm f/1.9 C-mount lens, Fotodiox C-mount to E-mount adapter, Fotodiox E-mount Macro Extension Tube, Sony A7R II.
Looks as though this one has just emerged from the chrysalis. It was clambering around to get into full sun. The wings still not stretched and fully formed. I could only count 4 legs, so there may yet be a smaller pair still folded nearer the head, or they may not have formed. I hadn't realised butterflies have such a low success rate peer 100 eggs laid.
I am not sure what damaged this Sweat Bee's eye, but it is not unusual to see that kind of damage. The bee was acting normally, and flew off after it got tired of me sticking the camera into its face. Sweat Bees (Halictidae) are known to bed down together in groups, and there are over a dozen that are using one of my Geranium flowers as a hostel.
Possibly Halictus sexcinctus.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + 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.
Where i was, i was photographing some insects when i saw this scorpionfly. I took many shots, hoping to get a good result. Then i took my shot, making me have this result!
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Order: Scorpionfly (meadow/common scorpionfly species), schorpioenvlieg 🇳🇱, skorpionflue 🇳🇴 (mecoptera)
I wanted to make sure I photographed all things while on our trip ... big and small. Snapped photos of them buzzing the flowers while we watched the pelicans at Oxbow Bend.
Grand Teton National Park
A little warmer today and it has brought the butterflies out again. Here is a Small Copper on the Manx Birdlife Reserve.
I got lucky and found a snoozing Resin Bee. This is a new solitary bee for me as I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've photographed one. They look very similar to European Wool Carder Bees but the face is white instead of yellow.
Trachusa interrupta, male.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (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 Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. I held the grass stalk close to a wall to keep the background from being black.
After making some modifications to the diffusers that I built for the MT-26EX RT macro twin flash I decided to make a brand new set from scratch. The diffusion is so good that the specular highlights are merging at life size magnification and it looks like I am shooting with a single light source. This will be my light quality for 2022.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI but did not use Clarity. Shutter and ISO set to expose for the natural light in the background.
I found this male Blue Mason on a Dandelion but there were a lot or stamen in the way so I couldn't get a clear shot. So I coaxed the critter onto my finger and took a few frames before he warmed up enough to take off. This time of year it's easy to find small solitary bees that are easy to approach cause it's cool and partly cloudy. When the sun disappears behind the clouds their metabolism tanks.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (under 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 Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky in the background.
Technique: After photographing this mason bee in my lavender I turned it loose in a plant on my patio while I went to have lunch. Evidently the little guy got active and had lunch as well, because this is how I found him later on that same afternoon. Cool, partly cloudy, weather created stop and go conditions for the bee and made it easier for me to get close.
Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina, Male.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I used an artificial flower to keep the background from being black.