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Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
Lens: Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro
Filter: Raynox 250
Configuration: normal
Extension Tubes: no
Image Stack: 35 Images
Stackware: Zerene Stack
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100th sec
ISO: 400
Flash: no
Stabilization: Handheld
Subject Size: 5mm
Species: Vine Weevil, Juvenile (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado
These minuscule beetles are attached to the undersides of boards in my backyard. Without a closer look they appear as mere pieces of dirt. Their defense mechanism is most abrupt while photographing. If you get too close and one becomes cranky, he simply tucks his legs and free-falls off whatever he was standing on. That makes it pretty hard to reframe the shot. If you look at his middle leg, there’s a tiny mite. Perceptive shutterbugs might wonder if this image of such a small beetle taken with just a naked macro lens is a crop; yes it is, I cropped about 25% off.
Equipment used:
Olympus OM-D E-M5 II Camera
Olympus 60mm Macro Lens
Raynox 250 Macro Converter Lens
46-43mm Step Down Ring