Every now and again we get an ant invasion, usually more in the summer. We had one in the kitchen last week, but my first instinct was to get rid of them, not to photograph them! So when some showed up in my daughter's bedroom, I remembered to get my camera out before the bug spray this time. I experimented with my macro lens and my new extension tube, and this was one of the best images I got. I'm really pleased with how much detail you can see on the ant, especially as they were very tricky to shoot. I couldn't use a tripod as they were moving too fast, which meant I had to use the flash. As a result all my pictures came out quite bright. I was hoping I could fix this in Photoshop, but I wasn't thrilled with the results I got. In retrospect, I think I should have dialed the flash down a stop, and I should have shot in RAW format. Oh well, I'll know for next time (and I know there will be a next time!).
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