INSECT MACROS

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MACRO SHOTS OF CREEPY INSECTS, HOUSEFLY OR WHOEVER YOU CATCH HOLD OF. GOODLUCK.

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Fearless Defender

by Joggie van Staden

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A small female paper wasp - ready to defend her nest (I was coming very close and had to run for it several times before I got shot

Camera:	Nikon D70
Lens:	Nikon Micro 105mm
Submitted:	Saturday, 25th April, 2009 06:49 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 17th May, 2006
Focal length:	105 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F28
ISO:	100
Notes:	Used the 105mm Micro plus a 2.5X Panagor Macro Converter - Magnification 3.5X lifesize. Ringflash used
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