It has been a long wait before Ive finally executed this under water macrophotography. The idea came from the Close-up in Nature book by J.Shaw (Micro Aquariums).
These are actually Mosquito Larva (a.k.a. wriggler because of its almost constant wriggling movements just below the water surface) and Pupa that is the teenage form of mosquito. Although they live in water, all mosquito larvae come to the surface to breathe air though a specialized tube or siphon.
Photographing these subjects means shooting them in their habitat, so I used an improvised small square glass and filled it with distilled water. I've used different shade of green as a background.
Set-up: Tamron 180mm + 500D + 12+25mm Ext Tubes.
Cheers!
edsel
"Wriggler" 1/45s, f16, ISO200
"Pupa" 1/60s, f16, ISO400
1/60s, f16, ISO400
These are actually Mosquito Larva (a.k.a. wriggler because of its almost constant wriggling movements just below the water surface) and Pupa that is the teenage form of mosquito. Although they live in water, all mosquito larvae come to the surface to breathe air though a specialized tube or siphon.
Photographing these subjects means shooting them in their habitat, so I used an improvised small square glass and filled it with distilled water. I've used different shade of green as a background.
Set-up: Tamron 180mm + 500D + 12+25mm Ext Tubes.
Cheers!
edsel
"Wriggler" 1/45s, f16, ISO200
"Pupa" 1/60s, f16, ISO400
1/60s, f16, ISO400