A Sitting With A Plant Bug
e6filmuser
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On our patio we have a pub/picnic type wooden bench, where the top comprises several wooden slats with spaces in between them. A Valerian plant seems to thrive beneath it, growing from a crevice in the concrete..
That plant had pushed a shoot up a few cm between two of the slats of the top. I happened to glance in that direction and saw the profiles of a tiny brown plant bug. The nearest I can identify it is a de-salivated spittle bug.
I fetched my EM-1, with twin diffused, off-camera TTL flash attached and with my reversed Schneider HM 40mm, at f16, and x1.5 TC setup in place (FOV 6mm).
The bug stayed more or less in place but was clearly trying to keep the stem between me and itself. Even so, using the support of the table, and the comfort of the seat, I was able to take quite a number of shots.
My main and fill flash seemed to struggle to light this subject evenly, especially with the low angle views. So I detached the fill flash (RC) and stood it level with, or below, the bug.
I always struggle with seeing the eye focus of this type of eye (bugs, bush crickets, etc.). I was pleased with the success this time. More than that, this lens clearly exceeds the detail visible in the viewfinder.
Four of the images have been slightly cropped for composition.
Harold
That plant had pushed a shoot up a few cm between two of the slats of the top. I happened to glance in that direction and saw the profiles of a tiny brown plant bug. The nearest I can identify it is a de-salivated spittle bug.
I fetched my EM-1, with twin diffused, off-camera TTL flash attached and with my reversed Schneider HM 40mm, at f16, and x1.5 TC setup in place (FOV 6mm).
The bug stayed more or less in place but was clearly trying to keep the stem between me and itself. Even so, using the support of the table, and the comfort of the seat, I was able to take quite a number of shots.
My main and fill flash seemed to struggle to light this subject evenly, especially with the low angle views. So I detached the fill flash (RC) and stood it level with, or below, the bug.
I always struggle with seeing the eye focus of this type of eye (bugs, bush crickets, etc.). I was pleased with the success this time. More than that, this lens clearly exceeds the detail visible in the viewfinder.
Four of the images have been slightly cropped for composition.
Harold
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Thanks. Better than I expected, from what I saw in the viewfinder.
Have you noticed how the eyes follow you?
Harold
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Thanks, Brian.
Harold