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Anthocomus bipunctatus
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Anthocomus bipunctatus
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
March 21, 2007
Size: Tiny
Stuck a magnifier onto my point-n-shoot for this.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 29 August, 2007 - 9:38pm

for something different
I use a point-n-shoot too, and recently have been shooting the "tiny" beetles by reversing a 50mm SLR lens in front of the p-n-s (which is zoomed to max tele). Give it a try if you have an old film camera lens laying around.
… Tim R. Moyer, 29 August, 2007 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting thought - thanks!
I actually have a little lens that was made specifically to slide onto the end of my Canon S70's lens. I thought it was a great idea, but since it only has one focal depth, keeping the subject in range is very challenging!
… Ashley Bradford, 29 August, 2007 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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