High Speed Chase - _TNY_1648
Shooting peacock beetles is a bit of a high-stress situation for a bug photographer. Since they are so small - this copper peacock beetle (Elaphrus cupreus) is fairly large at 87 mm / .3" so you need high magnification, but then they are speedy runners and seem to be constantly on the move which means you typically have very little time to locate them through the camera which is difficult due to the higher magnification before they have run off again.
This one (and a buddy) was haning out on a small sand bank next to the Stenbäcken creek in Tyresta National Park and when I tried to close in, I got to low and dipped the front part of the diffuser in the creek. Since the diffusion layer is made up of three different sheets of plastic (including a fresnel lens) I now have water stuck between them which I need to dry out in some way. But at least the bettle came out beautifully!
High Speed Chase - _TNY_1648
Shooting peacock beetles is a bit of a high-stress situation for a bug photographer. Since they are so small - this copper peacock beetle (Elaphrus cupreus) is fairly large at 87 mm / .3" so you need high magnification, but then they are speedy runners and seem to be constantly on the move which means you typically have very little time to locate them through the camera which is difficult due to the higher magnification before they have run off again.
This one (and a buddy) was haning out on a small sand bank next to the Stenbäcken creek in Tyresta National Park and when I tried to close in, I got to low and dipped the front part of the diffuser in the creek. Since the diffusion layer is made up of three different sheets of plastic (including a fresnel lens) I now have water stuck between them which I need to dry out in some way. But at least the bettle came out beautifully!