This freshly emerged Cicada was photographed at night at Selva Verde Lodge in Costa Rica. Canon 1D X, Sigma 150mm macro, 1/80, f/10, ISO 3200, tripod. This Lodge does not allow the use of flash for photography so the side lighting was provided by a hand held LED light (the difference in light intensity between flash and the LED necessitated the low shutter speed and high ISO).
Last edited by Steve Maxson; 11-06-2018 at 06:04 PM.
Steve that's really good, I suspect better than flash which I suspect may have reflected on the wings (??). I think the night scenario is well presented, it is almost as if a little moonlight came and did you a favour!
It may be worth having a look see to see if you can get a little detail more on the RHS which is in strong shade it may/may not be practicable.
Thanks Jon. One good thing about the LED light (if you have a subject that allows you to set up a tripod) is that you can move the light around to see the effects of different positions and angles - before you take the shot.