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Flea

awild | December 4, 2008

A deer flea hangs from a hair, California I don't ordinarily hang around animal carcasses.Â But every now and again I'll brave a fresh roadkill to shoot the parasites as they jump ship from the cooling body.Â Fleas and lice are fascinating creatures, and as they are hardly ever photographed alive I can capture some unique images just by staking out a common subject that most people would not think to shoot. photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS D60 ISO 100, f/13, 1/200 sec, flash diffused through tracing paper

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