Ok - as promised - a short break from the spiders.... The other day as I looked around for more creepy-crawlies to shoot, I turned my attention to some of the day lilies in our yard and took some shots focusing on their pollen stamens.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM with Kenko Teleplus PRO 300 "DG" AF 2x Teleconverter, 1/250 sec at f/16. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in auto mode and wireless control. Image Stabilization on. ISO 160. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw.

And some getting really up close and personal with the pollen in an exercise in super-macro....

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM with Kenko Teleplus PRO 300 "DG" AF 2x Teleconverter, 1/250 sec at f/16. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in auto mode and wireless control. Image Stabilization on. ISO 160. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw.

Hope this helps counter balance the week of spider shots, but I have more spiders to share soon, so probably not... (sorry!)

- Bill