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Jeweled Shield

Jeweled Shield

A shield bug magnified at about lifesize (1.0Ã—).

Canon 40D, Vivitar 90mm f-2.5 + 1:1 adapter + Raynox DCR150, bracketed flash and remote flas...
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A shield bug magnified at about lifesize (1.0Ã—).

Canon 40D, Vivitar 90mm f-2.5 + 1:1 adapter + Raynox DCR150, bracketed flash and remote flash at about 1:1 power.
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beautiful !!

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