Photographer View on Black shows off the amazing capabilities of his Canon MP-E lens (which I discussed in this morning’s article) in this awesome photo of a praying mantis.

So cool.

It was foggy here in Chicago last night and I started flipping through Flickr looking for some cool examples of fog photography. This image really stuck out to me.

Shutter speed of 1/125 second and an aperture of f/11. Taken with a Digital Rebel XT.

Here’s the best of Cheapshooter Week 8, in case you missed it.

• Budget Flash Triggers Expand Your Photography
• What’s Wrong with this Picture?
• Four Different Kinds of Light (and How They Impact Your Photography)

See you tomorrow.

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The photo’s from this week’s photo assignment were absolutely fantastic. Here’s a Flickr slideshow of the best. I’m not going to say too much because both Pedro and Nuno are working on a guide for Cheapshooter soon. It should be cool.

This week’s photo assignment:

The idea is to photograph, converging, diagonal, horizontal or vertical lines. There are some lines that make your eye go into the infinite or to some determinate place or object. Find them. Due on Monday, the 24th of September, at noon GMT+1.

Post your results by Monday to the Cheapshooter Flickr Group and I’ll feature them here on the site.

Image by Thomas Witte

Looking for some photo ideas? American Photo Journalist has three pages of archives of photographers talking about how they captured some of their coolest images. It’s a great resource to see how the pros approach a situation. Some of the equipment they used may be a little pricey, but it will at least get you thinking about different ways to light and shoot a photo. It’s a great resource.

Check it out here (via American Photo Journalist).