Stratiomyidae Soldier Fly

I found this soldier fly resting on a leaf in my backyard. I was using Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM. The Canon Speedlite 580EX II, I was using was fitted with ExpoImaging Ray Flash Adapter. Unfortunately the shiny metallic body of the fly produced plenty of specular highlights with Rayflash adapter. I cannot alter or modify the effect when using this adapter, so it is a good tool where it works and not so nice in such a tricky situations. It is better to use much larger diffusing soft box to get ... Read more...