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Macro Ladybird

Posted by
LivingTestimony - NatXWy (Singapore, Singapore) on 15 March 2011 in Plant & Nature.

At 5X magnification, the depth of field is razor thin - just a millimeter or so. On top of that, the working distance is a mere 41mm (just 4.1cm away from the insect!) These shots were even more painfully hard to take.

Canon 5D Mark II, Canon Speedlite 580EXII, Canon MP-E 65mm, 65mm, 1/640 seconds @ f/8.0, ISO 3200

Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1/640 second F/8.0 ISO 1600 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/640 second
F/8.0
ISO 1600
65 mm

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