Image © Jeff Chevrier

This lovely green fellow was sitting outside my room in Arenal, presumably attracted by the light nearby that lit the walkway at night. I noticed him / her after returning from a walk at night. So, I got out the EOS 5D Mark II and the EF 100mm Macro lens, and made this image of this insect. I held (+ sometimes Brenda helped) a Canon 580 EX Speedlite directly overhead with a Canon off-camera TTL flash cord attached to my hotshoe, and shot on Manual mode at f/16, 100 ISO. Not sure what species it is, looked to me to be a cross between a Grasshopper and a Preying Mantis. I liked the diagonal composition I achieved, the clean background and the lighting was simple but it worked well here I felt. Need help with your flash? Come in and I will try to help.