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this needs to be done in a series but we're only allowed 4 pics so since there will be quite a few pics i'll do them as clickable thumbnails ...
if you want to see the larger size just click on it.
hope this is OK mods...

from crawling up the tree to leaving the hulk behind took less than an hour

Thats so cool. Thats something I could see being used in some kind of educational publication. It does so well outlining the whole process.

Shane,

This is clearly an instance where more than four images are needed to illustrate what you're doing, and in those instances, it is acceptable to bend the rules.

And if you're in doubt, please feel free to ask any of the mods.

Great series, well done.

Can you please explain the technique that you used for this?

Cool. It's like a David Attenborough dodecatryptich.

Excellent Cicada series.
We've got the Red-Eye Cicadas going through this around here at the moment. Last year I got heaps of good photo's

Great sequence Shane,

Cheers,

André

gstark wrote:Shane,

This is clearly an instance where more than four images are needed to illustrate what you're doing, and in those instances, it is acceptable to bend the rules.

And if you're in doubt, please feel free to ask any of the mods.

Great series, well done.

Can you please explain the technique that you used for this?

i used the Pentax K10D and FA100/2.8 macro hand held with the Pentax AF540FGZ flash so i could use F18 to get it all in focus.

i tried a difuser but the pics were too dark so i just moved back a bit to help spread the light then cropped all the pics about 50%

these are straight from camera JPEGs with some sharpening.

we were in the middle of a Xmas Party so i could just lean over every now and then and grab a pic when something changed.

over about an hour most of the people came up to have a look at what all the flashing was as another guy had some tubes and a flash on his canon and there was a small crowd around at all times.

was a good way to pass the time

Wow Shane -great series
Life is always better with bugs  LOL

when you look at the last pic it makes you wonder how it fitted inside it

What a fantastic series! Just shows its worth having your camera with you 100% of the time.

incredible! i have never seen this myself, must be very interesting to observe.

very nice set up, exposure and the detail in each shot is stunning!

Nicely done series!!

interesting insight to how it happens
Well done