Canon 10D, Tominon 17mm f4 on about 10 inches of extension tubes and bellows at f8, 1/250 sec., 3 diffused manual flashes as main light source at night. Full frame, leveled, USMed, dust spot removed.
I was trying originally my MP-E 65mm lens on ants and aphids. I did not get too many interesting shots with that. Then, I remember Danny talking about his goal of this summer... I thought it would be interesting if I try that in parallel with him. I took a shot or two of some aphids, with the lens wide-open. Well, I turned it to f8 to get more DOF, and it became really dark with only a 100 watts of light with all 10 inches of extensions and bellows.
Moving around the scene in very dark viewfinder, I thought I saw an ant's head, and that "shinny" (not really) drop of dew from the aphid, I instinctively pressed the shutter twice (making sure the flashes recharged after a pause) and hoped for the best. This is the first one, while the second one was just too late... Hope you like it.
Superb use of gear and a brilliant ratio along with the shot. How many time do we get to see them this close 
, amazing Charles, beautiful work M8t.
