YES!!!!

[Overread]

I've wanted to get a shot of one of these bugs for ages, and then the other week one lands right on my windowsill and poses for me!

larger: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/4845492599_dd25c72268_o.jpg
Taken with Canon 400D, Canon MPE65mm macro, 580EX2 + lumiquest softbox
Each shot taken at f5.6, ISO 100, 1/200sec
Stacked from a series of 5 shots with Combine ZP

I might have to try editing and stacking again to lose a bit of the glare around the midface area, but overall I'm very pleased with the result. It was a handheld stack with the main limit being the recycle time on my flash. I'm seriously putting though to getting an external powerpack just so I can burst out 5-10 fast shots with flash when handholding a stack (there were 3 or so missed frames in this stack alone - thankfully there was enough to make a working stacked shot)

Any comments/crits welcome - thank you

 

[Stormchase]

Congrats! looks like the stack came out ok. I see what your saying about the mid face area and the glar but this is amazing shot. I love the eye!

 

[Neil S.]

Nice shot. :thumbup:

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

Nice! Thats one crazy lookin eye.

Edit: best seen LARGE!

 

[Overread]

Thanks for the compliments guys
And yes it is best viewed large for those wonderfull eye details

 

[Neil S.]

Macro photography is so cool because it allows you to see things that the human eye just can't possibly see (without the help of optics that is).

I know that I am stating the obvious here, but in this case it seems especially true.

That is one big crazy looking eye lol. :thumbup:

 

[Airborne_Guy]

Thats an awesome shot!!

 

[Derrel]

Really nice shot!

 

[Sebastian Riel Ph.]

Nice catch dude

 

[Hardrock]

Outstanding!:thumbup:

 

[Overread]

thanks for the compliments all

 

[Micah]

Very cool. I haven't done any macro for a while, but that shot makes me want to get out the 105 macro and hit it hard.

 

[Moe]

Spooky when seen large! Nice job!

 

[klotzishere20]

Very nice capture

 

[TJ K]

Holy crap that's just amazing. The detail is ridiculous! Looks like i'm going to be renting a macro lens in the near future.