Another option I have is to use my existing canon speedlight with one of these on top, to direct the light downwards.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LZRBOME/ ... _lig_dp_it

I don't mind the specular highlights, I just want a simple system that's easy to use in the field.

I've got a bit of money and I'd like to get a ring flash/light to screw onto the front of my macro lens. It needs to be compatible with a Canon 30D. I've noticed there are a lot of units on Amazon and elsewhere that use LEDs rather than a conventional flash unit. Are these worth having? One I was lo...

Fascinating!

Wonderful tones and textures, I like the dark vignette, gives it an otherworldly look.

A little male Zygiella x-notata flexing his boxing gloves

Troels wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:54 am

An other beautifull creature!
It looks as if the long 'sting' really is the hind legs held tightly together?
Such behavior is well known among some spiders as camuoflage. But I am not aware of its use among moths or butterflies.
Could anybody comment on this?

Hmm, that's possible I suppose.

Spotted this T shaped Plume Moth (Pteriphoridae) on the wall upstairs.
Canon 30D/100 macro/pop up flash with diffuser.

Beautiful daisies. Though the word weed applies to gardens.

The remains of an old clothes peg in the garden.
Canon 30D, 100mm macro

Olympusman wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:16 am

Looks like an orb weaver.

Mike

Yea a Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)

Adalbert wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:14 pm

Hi Cyclops,
But my problem is that the eyes quickly collapse and lose their colour
This time I got some colour :-)

M6M2 + DCR150 + Mitu20x, 1/2s, 761*(DOF/3) , LED
Best, ADi

Ah I didn't realise the eyes had collapsed!

Very good!

Handheld in the garden using sunlight. Took ages to get a decent shot. The slightest breeze and poof, gone.
Canon 30D, Cosina 100 mm macro

I think this might be a Tachinid. I could only get one shot before it scarpered.
EOS30D/100mm/pop up flash