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Crane Fly - Tipula abdominalis
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Crane Fly - Tipula abdominalis
Elachee Nature Center, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA
October 15, 2004
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 February, 2005 - 10:42pm
Last updated 31 August, 2005 - 10:41am

Equipment
Troy,

What a great shot...have you upgraded your equipment? what lens are you using?
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 9 February, 2005 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

 
Probably the lens
This was taken using the Canon 10D, the MP-E 65mm macro (probably at 1x), and the Canon MT-24EX macro twin lite. I used that combination a lot last year.
… Troy Bartlett, 9 February, 2005 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

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