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
Canon EOS 650D (100mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Me and My Reflection
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.
Canon EOS 650D (100mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
Orchid Mantid Portrait Reflection.
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.
Canon EOS 650D (100mm, f/3.5, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
Orchid Mantid.
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.
Canon EOS 650D (100mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
Orchid Mantid.
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
Canon EOS 650D (100mm, f/9, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
Orchid Mantid and Reflection
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.

 

Chris

I've been taking macro photography from 2004. I use both Canon film and digital cameras.

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