Leafcutter Ant Carrying Leaf. Soberanía National Park, Panama. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1DsMKIII, Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro, Wimberley F2 Macro Flash Bracket, Canon 580 EX II Flash with LumiQuest Softbox III Hand-held. ISO 250, F16 @ 1/200s Manual mode. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION.
Leafcutter Ant Mediae Carrying Leaf and Minor. Soberanía National Park, Panama. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1DsMKIII, Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro, Wimberley F2 Macro Flash Bracket, Canon 580 EX II Flash with LumiQuest Softbox III Hand-held. ISO 250, F16 @ 1/200s Manual mode. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION.
Leafcutter Ant Major Carrying Leaf Litter. Soberanía National Park, Panama. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1DsMKIII, Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro, Wimberley F2 Macro Flash Bracket, Canon 580 EX II Flash with LumiQuest Softbox III Hand-held. ISO 250, F16 @ 1/200s Manual mode. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION.
While certainly a challenging photographic subject, I managed a few decent images of these Leafcutter Ants (Leaf-cutter, Leaf-cutting). Their speed and the lack of depth-of field from my full-frame sensor camera made it quite a difficult task. I did manage to find an exposed tree root that a colony had made a trail over, and used it as a seat to save my back. All went well until I decided to get a low, intimate view and lay down on the ground - That is when I got attacked by a couple of dozen Major, or soldier, ants…….something I don't want to do again.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update 2.0.4
Canon has released firmware v2.0.4 for its 5D Mark II DSLR that corrects the bug found in the previous version. With v2.0.3, sound recording would not work if a manual record volume was used in the C1/C2/C3 custom settings modes. The revised firmware update addresses the issue and is now available for download from Canon's website HERE