Sometimes They Come to You, Pt. 2 - _TNY_0703S5
Here's a shot I am *really* pleased with. Do take the time to zoom in because this one sparkles with detail!
So I was out near my fav spot at Åva-Stensjödal chasing bugs and decided it was time for a coffee break and put the camera on a tree stump and myself on the one right next to it.
After pouring my coffee I noticed I had a small visitor, right next to the camera.
This metallic little (~8 mm/.3") friend is a Donacia brevitarsis, one of the reed beetles and shooting it was really comfortable with it being both like 60 cm/2' off the ground but also near the edge of a flat surface.
I initially started out with the 100mm + Raynox (like here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51198299331/), but it kept still there so I went for a lens change and shifted to the MP-E65mm and got even closer.
This is five exposures taken at 3:1 magnification and then focus stacked into a single image using Zerene Stacker.
Sometimes They Come to You, Pt. 2 - _TNY_0703S5
Here's a shot I am *really* pleased with. Do take the time to zoom in because this one sparkles with detail!
So I was out near my fav spot at Åva-Stensjödal chasing bugs and decided it was time for a coffee break and put the camera on a tree stump and myself on the one right next to it.
After pouring my coffee I noticed I had a small visitor, right next to the camera.
This metallic little (~8 mm/.3") friend is a Donacia brevitarsis, one of the reed beetles and shooting it was really comfortable with it being both like 60 cm/2' off the ground but also near the edge of a flat surface.
I initially started out with the 100mm + Raynox (like here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51198299331/), but it kept still there so I went for a lens change and shifted to the MP-E65mm and got even closer.
This is five exposures taken at 3:1 magnification and then focus stacked into a single image using Zerene Stacker.