Deep Eyes - _TNY_4414
Photographing tiger beetles, like this green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) is often an excercise in futility as they are ver fast runners (a species of tiger beetle is the fastest running invertebrate of all) plus they also are able to fly to really annoy the photographer.
On this particular April day, they were very accomodating though. I even decided to have a go at shooting them with the Canon MP-E65 mm lens which produces great results at high magnification - but the working distance is very short - something which typically isn't conducive to successful tiger beetle photography.
On this day it worked out great though, and this is taken at 3:1 magnification which means the distance between the beetle and the front glass of the lens was just 51 mm/2" (Canon has handily printed working distances in millimeters and inches on the lens barrel next to the respective magnification levels).
If you like this one (I'm pretty sure it's a girl), I have a little album with 30+ shots (and growing) of this species here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157719182564816
Deep Eyes - _TNY_4414
Photographing tiger beetles, like this green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) is often an excercise in futility as they are ver fast runners (a species of tiger beetle is the fastest running invertebrate of all) plus they also are able to fly to really annoy the photographer.
On this particular April day, they were very accomodating though. I even decided to have a go at shooting them with the Canon MP-E65 mm lens which produces great results at high magnification - but the working distance is very short - something which typically isn't conducive to successful tiger beetle photography.
On this day it worked out great though, and this is taken at 3:1 magnification which means the distance between the beetle and the front glass of the lens was just 51 mm/2" (Canon has handily printed working distances in millimeters and inches on the lens barrel next to the respective magnification levels).
If you like this one (I'm pretty sure it's a girl), I have a little album with 30+ shots (and growing) of this species here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/albums/72157719182564816