Thanks for your comments guys. No big secret with regard to my macro shots, I have been using a Ricoh RR30 which I bought new in 2001 and more recent purchases of a Ricoh R6 and Ricoh R7 P & S digitals. All focus as close as 1cm and I usually use a monopod for the higher up shots. These cameras are super cheap on ebay. I bought a Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro IS USM lens last year to further my macrophotography interests but frankly am disappointed with the results. The depth of field is too short and I don't think it is as sharp as I would like for an "L" lens.
I also took other cicada pics last year in Winmalee, see :
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...hlight=cicadas
The pics of these Green Grocers are of the same species of cicada but just happen to be green. I recall some of the shots may have been taken with my Contax TVS 5Mp P & S camera as well as the Ricoh's, A superb camera and still going strong after 13 years
