Mirror Mantid

Yesterday I decided to take some shots of an attractive Orchid Mantid.  I also thought it would be nice to take it’s reflection too, so I put it on a Mirror.  To remove the hotspot reflection of the flash I need to use to get a sharp image as I was indoors I put the mirror and mantid under a light tent.  Then I triggered a 580ex Speedlight situated outside of the tent via an ST-E2 trigger mounted to my Canon 650D.

These are the results from the shoot.  The first taken early on is of the Mantid regarding it’s own reflection, I did wonder at one point if it would attack itself, but it soon just resumed it’s normal watchful pose.

Me and My Reflection. Orchid Mantid.  Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 200 F4.5 1/200.  Flash from Canon 580ex Speedlight, shot on mirror inside a light tent.

This next one has a spot of Topaz Simplify 4 added in the post processing.

Orchid Mantid Portrait Reflection.  Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 100 F11 1/200.  Flash from Canon 580ex Speedlight, shot on mirror inside a light tent.

Then I went for an angled shallow depth of field shot.

Orchid Mantid.  Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 100 F3.5 1/200.  Flash from Canon 580ex Speedlight, shot on mirror inside a light tent.

Then a close up shot.

Orchid Mantid.  Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 200 F11 1/200.  Flash from Canon 580ex Speedlight, shot on mirror inside a light tent.

And finally this one.

Orchid Mantid and Reflection. Taken on Canon 650D with Canon 100mm F2.8 USM Macro Lens.  ISO 200 F9 1/200.  Flash from Canon 580ex Speedlight, shot on mirror inside a light tent.