And it’s that time of year – here are my best or perhaps more aptly – my favorite photos from 2012 (in no particular order). First, a photograph of the once thought extinct Cicindela flori...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/my-top-twelve-photos-of-2012/
I photographed this grey hairstreak (Strymon melinus) with my Canon 7D and an adapted Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 lens over the past weekend. I used a diffused 580 EX Speedlite to provide fill light....
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/photographing-butterflies-with-a-30-year-old-lens/
Photographed on Big Pine Key, Monroe County, Florida in August 2011.
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/brephidium-pseudofea/
Back at the end April I had a chance to escape from classes and get out into the field for a weekend of collecting and photography. The day was slightly cooler than anticipated but still producti...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/calosoma-wilcoxi/
and the Dogwoods are in bloom. Molorchus bimaculatus is a small cerambycid which commonly frequents flowers in the early spring; sure enough they were out in numbers this past Friday. This mati...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/spring-has-sprung/
These stunning green-patterned wings are those of Callophrys gryneus gryneus, the “Olive” Juniper Hairstreak. I was experimenting with some old Canon gear, a FD bellows and 35mm bellows len...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/a-look-at-callophrys-wings/
This summer I photographed quite a few ants, so here are the best of the bunch: Photos taken with a Canon 7D , 65mm macro lens, and 580EX flash unit. And yes, I did just go for the awful pun…
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/feeling-antsy/
And once again it’s time for my top five favorite shots from 2010: Cicindela albissima female with prey, Kanab UT Agapostemon sp. on flower Jumping spider on flower Agapostemon sp. feeding “Y...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/my-favorite-shots-from-2010/
While test various styles of diffusers I came across a one involving a rather unique method of removing highlights: cross polarization. As detailed in Wil Hershberger’s article here, this tech...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/a-quick-thought-about-polarizing-filters/
In my previous post I detailed my transition from using Canon’s MT-24 EX Twin Flash to the Canon 580 EX for macro work. Now, at last, here are a few samples of the lighting produced by the new ...
https://lifeonsixlegs.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/a-summer-with-the-580ex/