Camponotus gigas. Not what I was after, but….
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Camponotus gigas. Not what I was after, but….
I had spent a considerable amount of time last night cleaning and “prepping” this ant for a full head shot. A good portion of that time was working with the antennae. This morning, while setting up the lighting I was about to place the ant in position, accidentally dropped it and lost both antennae. ...
So I decided to do just the mandibles, and light them to give a sort of ominous, metallic look. (It suited my mood at that point).
Canon 50D. Canon 65mm MP-E. 23 images @f/4. Stacked with Zerene.
So I decided to do just the mandibles, and light them to give a sort of ominous, metallic look. (It suited my mood at that point).
Canon 50D. Canon 65mm MP-E. 23 images @f/4. Stacked with Zerene.
What a great piece of glass the MP-E is !
And in the hand of mr. Krebs it is pushed to its limits.
An absolute stunning picture Charles. And so beautiful lit.
And in the hand of mr. Krebs it is pushed to its limits.
An absolute stunning picture Charles. And so beautiful lit.
Fred
Canonian@Flickr
Canonian@Flickr
(As a sidenote, triggered by the comment of ChrisR)
Some species names may sound funny but dont be surprised if they are actually used. We named a fossil hermit crab worfi (from Worf, Star Trek) in 2008, and as a reaction an extant crab species was named darthvaderi in 2009. Both names chosen based on some similarity with the science fiction image, btw.
Regards,
Barry
Some species names may sound funny but dont be surprised if they are actually used. We named a fossil hermit crab worfi (from Worf, Star Trek) in 2008, and as a reaction an extant crab species was named darthvaderi in 2009. Both names chosen based on some similarity with the science fiction image, btw.
Regards,
Barry