A small cicada in a meadow in Greece

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
edited December 16, 2014 in Holy Macro
In 2012 my wife and I visited the Zagori region of northern Greece. Quite high up in this mountainous region there was an area of heath-like long grass and sparse scrub.

I believe this to be Cicadetta argentata .

I expect cicadas to be up in the trees, singing, after dark on a warm evening. This one, of several heard, was on low vegetation (where they rest when freshly-emerged) in hot sunshine. It made a shrill sound, which it did not stop at my approach, and was easy to locate. It was 1cm or so long.

Olympus E-P2, Leitz Elmarit 60mm macro, probably f8, 1/80 ISO 100 hand-held.

Slightly cropped for composition.

Harold

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2014
    Good find and shot
    Brian V.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2014
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Good find and shot
    Brian V.

    Thanks, Brian.

    Harold
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2014
    I love how you guys know so much about these bugs! Maybe I should pick up a book or something....but then there is no time left to shoot!:D
    Is this shot with natural light? Really nice punch to it.....so wondering.
    Loverly capture!
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    I love how you guys know so much about these bugs! Maybe I should pick up a book or something....but then there is no time left to shoot!:D
    Is this shot with natural light? Really nice punch to it.....so wondering.
    Loverly capture!

    The book issue can be daunting:

    http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7459

    Of the above, my list is a couple of years out of date:

    http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=45503#45503

    It is easy for anyone to misidentify from a book or website, even more so for the novice. That, said, you can learn a lot from such books, not least where, and when, to look for subjects.

    If I recall correctly, I had (legacy manual) flash with me for the trip but never used it. This was in bright sunlight, possibly diffused by surrounding vegetation.

    Harold
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2014
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    The book issue can be daunting:

    http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7459

    Of the above, my list is a couple of years out of date:

    http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=45503#45503

    It is easy for anyone to misidentify from a book or website, even more so for the novice. That, said, you can learn a lot from such books, not least where, and when, to look for subjects.

    If I recall correctly, I had (legacy manual) flash with me for the trip but never used it. This was in bright sunlight, possibly diffused by surrounding vegetation.

    Harold

    Thanks! I will bookmark those!thumb.gif
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Thanks! I will bookmark those!thumb.gif

    Remember that, overall, there is a deliberate UK and/or European bias in my list. The FAQ should otherwise have more of use in the USA but you need to check individual items.

    Harold
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