I hate them with a vengeance...

Paul Iddon

They make my skin crawl.

They make my spine tingle.

They bring back memories of when I was a kid and my big brother told me horrible (untrue) stories that they eat your brains out by entering through your ears.

They make me pull my hand back in horror.

They (along with centipedes) would give me nightmares if one were to crawl onto my bed in the night.

They come around every year.

They are just....



Earwigs.

By hell on earth, I don't like them. At all. Except...

...when they are in front of my macro lens, of course.


C&C as always accepted.

Exif:

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 450D
Image Date: 2009:07:30 22:25:42
Flash Used: Yes (Manual)
Focal Length: 105.0mm
CCD Width: 4.18mm
Exposure Time: 8.000 s
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -1.00
White Balance: Manual
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)













Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely series Paul - very rarely see these in daylight. Esp like #1
Brian v.

Elaine

OK...those are awesome shots, but...ewwww! I don't like 'em either! thumb

Paul Iddon

Thank you Brian, Elaine.

The earwig was a late night visitor to the house, found in our spare bedroom...

Paul.

Overkill

Cool pictures of a creepy bug

I am very new to this and am surprised by the 8.000s exposure time. Was the decimal point off on the exif data?

Paul Iddon

Overkill wrote:

Cool pictures of a creepy bug

I am very new to this and am surprised by the 8.000s exposure time. Was the decimal point off on the exif data?

No, 8 seconds it was. And the earwig wasn't dead, it was just "passive".


Paul.

GOLDENORFE

good shots paul, yes they creep me out also!
phil

Paul Iddon

HI Phil.


Funny how we photo 'em, but hate 'em... lol..

Paul.