From one of last summer’s hike across the local, Missouri prairie, a Wheel Bug on a backlit Helianthus wildflower plant:
Looking forward to re-visiting this nearby prairie this summer, as well as a new prairie that was just purchased by the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF).
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 5D Mark 3 body
- Canon EF 180mm, f/3.5 macro lens
- Bogen 3221 Tripod, with ballhead
- ISO 1000
- Aperture f/3.5 (top photo) and f/8 (bottom photo)
- Shutter 1/4,000 sec. (top photo) and 1/250 sec. (bottom photo)