Assassin Bug Larva

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Canon 430EX + Diffuser
1/250 sec f/10 ISO 400

Sharpening CS6
NR in Noiseware 5

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Ian,

Greetings. If this were a bird, I would say the shooting angle is a bit high but for macro you'd have dof problems. Seems a little tight in the fg. Not sure about the bright reflections I'm guessing is from the flash? The speckled appearance of the green fg is distracting. Interesting creature... I'm guessing it's pretty small?

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks for commenting, Michael. Yes, he's all of 2-3 mm in size. I see what you mean about the speckled appearance of the FG -- I'm not sure why it looks like that. The reflections are from flash -- probably should have toned it down some.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

[QUOTE=Ian Cassell;850603] Yes, he's all of 2-3 mm in size.[QUOTE]

Hah! A lower angle would be quite the challenge ;-)

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Jeannean Ryman]

Agree, more flash diffusion would result in softer light which would most likely take care of the specked foreground (less sharpening for that area also). Nice colors. :)

[Clyde Hopper]

Hi Ian ,The CC has been covered . Kool looking Bug .

[John Chardine]

I think this is great Ian. A little off the top and a tighter crop and you would have it. After all, doesn't macro imply a tight crop??! Certainly worthy of our Macro and Flora forum too! I like the green base but can't figure out what it's made of.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks for commenting, all. The base is a basil leaf.