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027.jpg		 2006-07-27-10.jpg
2006-07-27-10.jpg		 2006-07-27-10-crop.jpg
2006-07-27-10-crop.jpg		 2006-07-27-02.jpg
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035.jpg		 European Hornet Face
European Hornet Face		 European Hornet face a little closer
European Hornet face a little closer		 Another European Hornet
Another European Hornet		 Yet another European Hornet, mouth agape
Yet another European Hornet, mouth agape		 European Hornet profile
European Hornet profile
European Hornet 019.jpg
European Hornet 019.jpg		 Don't forget the stinger
Don't forget the stinger		 White Faced Fly 1
White Faced Fly 1		 White Faced Fly 2
White Faced Fly 2		 White Faced Fly 3
White Faced Fly 3		 White Faced Fly 4
White Faced Fly 4
Velvet Ant
Velvet Ant		 Horse Fly 1
Horse Fly 1		 Horse Fly 2
Horse Fly 2		 Wood Boring Beetle aka Patent-leather Beetle aka Bess Bug
Wood Boring Beetle aka Patent-leather Beetle aka Bess Bug		 Wood Boring Beetle 2
Wood Boring Beetle 2		 Wood Boring Beetle 3
Wood Boring Beetle 3
Wood Boring Beetle 4
Wood Boring Beetle 4		 Wood Boring Beetle 5
Wood Boring Beetle 5		 Dung Beetle 1
Dung Beetle 1		 Dung Beetle 2
Dung Beetle 2		 Dung Beetle Eye
Dung Beetle Eye		 Ground Beetle 1
Ground Beetle 1
Ground Beetle 2
Ground Beetle 2		 Long-Horned Beetle
Long-Horned Beetle		 Long-Horned Beetle Underside
Long-Horned Beetle Underside		 Long-Horned Beetle Front Feet
Long-Horned Beetle Front Feet		 Female Stag Beetle
Female Stag Beetle		 Female Stag Beetle's Rear Foot
Female Stag Beetle's Rear Foot
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle
Reddish-brown Stag Beetle		 Deer Fly
Deer Fly		 Deer Fly 2
Deer Fly 2

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Susan Rovira19-Jun-2010 03:22
Astounding gallery of bugs. I feel like I know them better, now. I'm not sure how you reverse a lens on a bellows, but thanks for doing it. V.
Chuck Canfield17-Aug-2009 22:25
Hi Chris, the insects are dead indeed. I keep an eye out for samples here and there. The exceptions are the tick which I took off one of our dogs, and the horse fly which was trying to bite one of the workers on the job site and litteraly got nailed buy a nail gun. (It was a big fly)

I used all kinds of things for the flashes including reflectors and diffusers. Each one is a little different. Some have one flash, and others have up to three.
Chris Alford 01-Aug-2009 23:30
Hello, were these insects dead when photographed? Did you use flashes or Reflectors?
Chuck Canfield02-Nov-2006 12:34
Hi Micheal, and thanks. No, you won't be able to get this much magnification with just a macro lens. I tried to point out what I did with each shot here. Some are with extension tubes and a macro lens, and some are with a wide angle lens reversed on a bellows. The most magnification I got I figured to be about 6:1 which is very difficult to deal with.
Michael Knox02-Nov-2006 03:21
Magnificent shots! It’s a fantastic lens as well – do you use an extender for these? I’m on a Canon 20D with the 100mm Macro, but I can’t get that close… These are closer than 1:1… Beautiful colors, anyway…
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