First fleeting view of a springtail

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited February 27, 2013 in Holy Macro
Just putting the rubbish into the wheelie bin tonight and spotted a brief movement on the base of the old parasol stand. Closer look revealed a bug!

Nipped back in for the camera and managed to get 3 or 4 shots fired off before it launched itself away onto the nearby soil bed. This was the only one I managed to have any kind of focus on, so this got the edit.

Cropped and rotated, this is a globular springtail - probably having a little drink of rainwater off the surface of the plastic.

3 extension tubes used and the ring flash.


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2013-02-10 22:25:04 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/9.5
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: A View of the UK - Paul Iddon Photography




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Paul.


Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





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