End of May and Canon MPE-65mm ?
These photographs come from the final weekend of May 2018. They are also the last images taken on my Canon MPE-65mm for a while as it needs a repair. Going on previous Canon repairs that could be a while.
First up some damselfly portraits shot on the MPE.
Damselfly 3 images stacked.
Large Red Damselfly
Damselfly Face
And a mating pair taken on my Canon 100mm Macro lens.
Mating Common Blue Damseflies.
On which I also shot this Demoiselle.
The remaining images are all taken on the ailinig Canon MPE-65mm ( it could take an image at 1:1 and from about 1.9 – 5 x magnification, but nothing between the often useful 1-1.9x range).
These next ones being a mixture of creatures.
Hopper
Sawfly Larvae
Caterpillar on Nettles
Earwig
I did spot what I think was some interesting behaviour in the next two sets. First a figwort beetle, which I think is laying eggs.
Figwort Weevil
Figwort Weevil laying eggs
Figwort Weevil laying eggs (2)
And finally what looked to me to be two beetles fighting.
Common Malachite Beetles
Common Malachite Beetles Head to Head
Common Malachite Beetles Standoff
Hands Up!
Common Malachite Beetles Pushing Pano
Looking up at the fight
All images taken on Canon 5D mark IV. Where flash is used Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.
