Sometimes They Come to You, Pt. 4 - _TNY_0701

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 quick lens change and shifted to the MP-E65mm and got even closer.

 

For part 2 it even let me get five exposures at 3:1 magnification which I focus stacked here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51445740326/

 

Part 3, which I like because of how it turned its head towards the camera, is even closer at 3.3:1 mag here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51710272447/

 

This one is from the first ones using the 100 mm & Raynox.

Done