Dragon-head Katydid

orionmystery · Sep 15, 2014

Jerry Spidell said:
Very sweet shots of a very bizarre critter. I dont see that in the Midwest.

Thanks, Jerry. I go deep into the forest to find these.

ilscuro said:
that's a weird looking creature, great capture

Thanks, ilscuro.

baturn said:
Great shots of a strange looking bug. At 8 cm. I guess it's really to big to be called a bug.

Thanks, Brian.

Flyextreme · Sep 18, 2014

My first time on here since I got my first DSLR last November and what's one of the first things I see? These Fantastic shots of a very interesting critter. The DoF , clarity and richness is unreal. Outstanding :applause:

greybeard · Sep 18, 2014

I would love to see a video of you going wherever you go to get these fantastic shots.

orionmystery · Sep 18, 2014

Flyextreme said:
My first time on here since I got my first DSLR last November and what's one of the first things I see? These Fantastic shots of a very interesting critter. The DoF , clarity and richness is unreal. Outstanding

Thank you, flyextreme

greybeard said:
I would love to see a video of you going wherever you go to get these fantastic shots.

Flyextreme · Sep 18, 2014

I'm curious about your equipment and lighting..?

orionmystery · Sep 19, 2014

Flyextreme said:
I'm curious about your equipment and lighting..?

40D, 60mm F2, 270EX diffused with a giant concave diffuser which looks something like this (for small - for MPE65) but way bigger.

MT24EX concave diffuser quick update | Up Close with Nature

Flyextreme · Sep 19, 2014

Ah! That explains quite a bit. I have seen a few other versions of similar concave designs that have produced results much like yours. I am still trying to dial in my Speedlite/softbox set up. It can be a pain to readjust the bracket when needed. I'm shooting 1:1 97% of the time but, when I change from my 105 to the 180 or even the 150, it all has to be retuned (so to speak).

My next question would be, what software do you use?

orionmystery · Sep 19, 2014

Concave Diffuser is the brainchild of my friend SteB1: Flickr: steb1's Photostream

I started using concave diffuser since March, 2010, i.e as soon as I found out about Stephen's concave diffueser idea. Since then, a lot of macro photographers have successfully copied the same idea, with or without acknowledgement.

I use CS6 to process my raw images.