Mantis Portrait

Your insect photos ROCK. The lighting is always superb. I'm curious how you get them to pose, or at least sit still. I forsee your insect images making money for you in the future. (If they're not already.) A book maybe? Get a printed portfolio in front of the right people.

How did you get so close? My G1 can't do that!

I attached a fast normal lens (Pentax 50mm 1.4) in the reverse position (using a macro coupling ring) to the Canon G1 digital. The normal lens acts like a high powered, high quality close-up lens when reversed.

Your work is really amazing. You are an artist!!!

I've got a minolta 50mm/1.7...I wonder if that could do the same? What sort of adapter is needed? is it dependent on the thread size of the lens? My 50mm uses 55 mm filters, so I suspect that canon's 58mm adapter wouldn't do the trick.

I just posted a "how to" article on another site.

Ah... it's smiling :)

This is truly amazing, excellent light and pose.