Tortoise Beetle

First one I've ever seen so I can't be more accurate than just Tortoise Beetle.

It's approximately 4-5mm long and sitting on a groundsel flower head

Full frame and uncropped image of 3 frames focus stacked to give me the depth of field I wanted without getting into defraction softening.

Canon 20D
Canon MP-E65 at x3 magnification (plus the x1.6 from the sensor)
1/60sec@f11 iso 100 raw
2 x 580Ex flashguns used triggered by a wireless thingy on the hotshoe.

This is one heck of an image Kev - how did you stack the frames??

Very cool image,great technique.

Cracking macro pic - almost looks surreal

Mark

Andy I used a free program called CombineZM. In my opinion a very useful technique made alot easier with the additional software It will handle full frame images and output a focus stacked Tiff file.

Thanks for the link on the CombineZM. A very useful tool. Good work with the beetle. They are often well camouflaged and difficult to see. This one is Cassida vibex. Looks like you photographed it on a Field Horsetail, which is the same plant where I found my tortoise beetle.

Thanks for the ID Elliott :)

Cracking image Kevin.
John
Aberdeen

Good job on the focus stacking and the flash has brought out that metallic green stripe really well.Not overly keen on the black background though,perhaps a piece of green or brown card would have worked well here.

WOW a awesome macro image.

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