Asparagus Beetle: The Next Generation

e6filmuser

There has been a continued presence, of at least three adults, on our asparagus since I photographed the adults. A close inspection found large numbers of these eggs, mostly laid in straight lines along the stems.

I used the reversed Schneider HM 40mm for the higher magnification and the Kiron 105mm for the lower one. The first one had an additional 60mm of extension.

These eggs proved difficult to light well with my standard configuration, with twin diffused flash, one above left, the other at lens level on the right. For most of these the fill flash was removed and placed on the substrate.

The last image is a cross-eye stereo.

There is some ripple artefact in the second image, which I tolerate to bring out maximum detail in the eggs.


Harold

Lord Vetinari

Interesting series and good stereo Harold
Brian v.

e6filmuser

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Interesting series and good stereo Harold
Brian v.

Thanks, Brian.

I thought you might query the dark colour of the eggs, in that insect eggs tend to be e.g. green, white or yellow when laid and darken towards hatching time. Not the case with this species.

Harold

Paul Iddon

Agreed all round. 3D worked well, and an interesting subject.

Paul.

e6filmuser

Paul Iddon wrote: »

Agreed all round. 3D worked well, and an interesting subject.

Paul.

Thanks, Paul.

My first thought was how to make some greyish blobs look interesting. I thought a stereo would annoy the gardeners!

Harold