Fun with the new 180L + MT-24EX and stink bugs
Green stink bugs are one of my favorite subjects due to their bright green color. For more information about stink bugs, see the previous blog I wrote about them. In particular I often enjoy photographing them against the strong red of the Japanese maple bushes in our front yard, which works out well because that is where I usually find them.
The leaf in this shot is from me. In a previous shot some commented that the red of the Japanese maple was too strong against the green of the stink bug. Also, in this case the stink bug wasn’t in a very good spot to photograph so I used the leaf to move it. One thing I have noticed is that the MT-24EX on the 180L can tend to be a bit too strong. In this case the front of the stink bug is a bit too strongly lit. Continue on for a comparison with a similar shot on the MP-E 65 and more stink bug experiments.