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Thanks David, Ron, Adam & Rob – I appreciate your comments.
Rob: The Praying Mantis and funky spider were taken with the Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 macro with the remainder being captured with the Canon 100mm F2.8 macro lens.
All were at 1/250 sec, F11, ISO100. Illumination was provided by a Canon 580 EX II flashgun with a Lumiquest soft box and the light was further diffused by a 12x10cm diffuser velcro’ed to the lens hood, between the flash and the insect. The diffuser came from an old Samsung LCD monitor that died and when I took it apart, I found 2 sheets of diffuser material which I kept, just in case…
The diffuser minimises any hot spots from the flashgun and provides a softer light compared to a naked flashgun.
Cheers
Dennis
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