Rose aphid

Finally  have managed a true almost 3X life size macro (2.8times to be precise  )
Taken with OIympus 90mm macro with 1.4X converter , lighting Olympus STF-8 twin flash, also used a polarising filter which helped compared to images without it, you can even see the compound eye make up when viewed large !
I went into town this morning and was ushered into the main carpark to be told I had timed it just right as they are upgrading the payment system and parking was free today :-) The down side may be the prices are about to go up !!