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On gossamer wings

awild | January 4, 2009

leafcutter ant mating swarm, Arizona The sparkle of these insects' wings was captured by pointing the camera at the sun while standing behind the mating swarm.Â I find backlighting to be one of the most pleasing effects for translucent wings. photo details: Canon 100mm f2.8Â macro lens on a Canon EOS 20D ISO 100, f/11, 1/500 sec

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