Macro photography – Red-and-black Froghopper

BySimon Hawketts 15 June 20131 March 2023

As I was out on my now customary weekend ‘walk with my camera’ I spotted this very bright Orange and Black beetle nestling under a leaf in the undergrowth. I took several pictures, but this is the best as the insect’s face is in focus. I’m beginning to wonder if my Tamron 90mm F/2.8 has a small amount of back-focus as the majority of the other shots were focused slightly behind the head. If this is the case I can correct it as the Pentax K-5 has the ability to store focus correction for up to 20 individual lenses. I originally thought this was a Sexton Beetle but a flickr contact pointed out it’s a Red-and-black Froghopper