Canon EOS-1D Mark II with a Canon 100mm macro lens set to f32 and shot at 1/160 sec using a macro ring flash and an Adorama macro focusing rail.

Photographer: Reidar Schopp - www.RLSFoto.com

My wife was pruning the roses and noticed a black rose bud was covered in aphids. Although the image was in color, I increased the contrast and converted to black and white using NIK Silver Efex Pro.