Macro variety - III

[hayath]

Continuing the series

1. Crab spider female, Thomisus sp

Thomisus female, crab spider

2.

Pretty Coreidae

3.

Playing dead! Leaf beetle

4.

Orchid mantis, Creobroter sp Juvenile

All shot on the Olympus OMD EM10 M2, 60mm macro, Godox TT 350O with DIY diffuser

C&C sought

Cheers!
Hayath

[WalterD]

Wonderful, great stuff! Thanks for sharing.

Regards

Walter

[zzffnn]

Beautiful composition @Hayath!

I have admired your wonderful work at mu-43.com as well.

Were beetle and mantis photos shot are 1:1 magnification on m4/3 sensor? Have you tried higher magnification using the same lighting rig (that you posted previously)?

Thank you for sharing!

[hayath]

Thank you Walter and zzffnn for the kind words, truly appreciated

zzffnn - too kind, thanks much for the support.
The leaf beetle was pretty close to 1:1, while the mantis was maybe about 1:4

Some images on the Olympus 60mm along with the Raynox 250 (with this combo the subject gets the best possible surround light)

One of my faves from the recent past

Psyllid nymphs secreting honeydew


Pentatomidae eggs

[brentbristol]

The strong brow ridge and nostrils of the crab spider make it very expressive. Wonderful images!

[hayath]

The strong brow ridge and nostrils of the crab spider make it very expressive. !

Indeed, makes it fascinating

Wonderful images

Thanks much

[Yawns]

very good picture series ... but the "pretty coreydae" one impressed me .. what a beautiful light. This DIY diffuser is doing a very good job.

[hayath]

very good picture series ... but the "pretty coreydae" one impressed me .. what a beautiful light. This DIY diffuser is doing a very good job.

Thanks much, the diffuser works great as long as the subject is "within ideal range"