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Wasp Portrait
Wasp Portrait
Martyk22


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Challenge: Macro VI (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro MF
Location: Home
Date: Oct 11, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 250
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2007

 This was taken with a Canon MP-E 65mm and a Canon Twin light flash, mounted on a focus rail and tripod. The flash allows a great deal of flexibility with placement and power of the flash heads and I experimented with varying flash positions and lighting ratios with magnifications ranging from 1X-5X. I wanted to bring out the eye detail as much as possible but had a great deal of problems dealing with specular reflections off the eyes.
The raw image was processed in Lightroom and a couple of small threads were removed in PS.

first submission!

For those of you who asked, Those are "simple" eyes on the top the head as opposed to the large "compound" eyes.

thanks to all for your positive comments.

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 10/22/2007 01:13:46 PM
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Message edited by author 2007-10-22 17:14:22.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/21/2007 05:56:44 PM
WOW! That is an awsome macro. Great detail on the hairs. What lens (lenses?) did you use go get that close and sharp?

Any idea what the three eye-looking thing is on it's head? (never seen one close enough to notice that before)
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 10/21/2007 12:44:32 PM
How the heck does anyone get this close to a wasp to take such a picture?! Very nice. Lots of detail.
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 10/20/2007 05:00:38 AM
wow, up close and personal!! very nice, great detail. ah almost forgot! Yikes :S
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 10/19/2007 04:00:53 AM
I wonder if those 3 things on the top of his head are eyes too.
 10/18/2007 03:17:15 PM
EXTREME CLOSEUP!! Nice shot, good strong lighting and I bet it was a bugger to nail the focus.. 7
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 10/17/2007 06:05:34 PM
Wow. amazing work. great focus, almost perfect exposure, I hope you did not get stung!
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 10/16/2007 02:05:34 PM
10
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 10/16/2007 08:25:49 AM
thats pretty close there!
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 10/16/2007 06:55:01 AM
Amazing detail. Great macro.
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 10/15/2007 08:45:15 PM
Heh heh - rather cute - 10
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 10/15/2007 11:43:43 AM
super detail.
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 10/15/2007 04:31:52 AM
wow i don't know what else to say
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 10/15/2007 03:30:01 AM
very sharp, but lighting too harsh for my liking
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 10/15/2007 12:22:25 AM
Eeee gads Super Macro! Wonderfull detail. BTW he would have looked better if he had shaven before the shoot! ;P
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