Green Lacewing and A Harlequin

garytgaryt Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
edited November 17, 2007 in Holy Macro
This green lacewing was found freezing on the end of a dead leaf.
Gary
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  • garytgaryt Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2007
    The Ladybug was slowly making its way across the picnic table.
    Gary
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2007
    garyt wrote:
    The Ladybug was slowly making its way across the picnic table.


    Hi Gary, love this lady bug shot clap.gif
    Usually I find if your trying to photograph them they start walking and don't stop rolleyes1.gif

    You got in real close with this shot .... well done! .... Skippy :D
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  • garytgaryt Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi Gary, love this lady bug shot clap.gif
    Usually I find if your trying to photograph them they start walking and don't stop rolleyes1.gif

    You got in real close with this shot .... well done! .... Skippy :D
    .

    Thanks Skippy. I decided to let him do the work. I focus just in front and let him walk into focus. Worked well in this instance, although I usually try to focus moving from far to near to get more of the DOF over the critter instead of in front of it.
    Gary
    Canon 30D, 28-80mm kit, 100mm Macro, 80-200mm, Kenko Tubes (68mm), 380EX Flash, and a wish list.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/garythompson/
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2007
    Lovely captures :)
    Brian V.
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  • patricia kaypatricia kay Registered Users Posts: 206 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2007
    These pics are great....Love em both...I would love to see the outstretched wings on the first one...I am fascinated by wings and the details(maybe was a fairy in a former liferolleyes1.gif ) Your up close ladybird is brilliant...

    Patricia........:D
  • garytgaryt Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2007
    Brian,
    Thanks for the comment.

    Patricia,
    Thanks also. As you can see, I am still working on lighting too. These are just a tad blown out I think, but the focus is pretty good. Brian has written a ton af absolutely great stuff that you should read. I've re-read it a bunch of times already, as I am fairly new to this also. Practice is the best way to get better.
    Gary
    Canon 30D, 28-80mm kit, 100mm Macro, 80-200mm, Kenko Tubes (68mm), 380EX Flash, and a wish list.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/garythompson/
  • beetle8beetle8 Registered Users Posts: 677 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2007
    Man Bug
    I think it's a man bug and he needs a shave.
    - Keith
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  • firedancing4lifefiredancing4life Registered Users Posts: 550 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2007
    sweet angle on that ladybug.
    Kevin
    www.rightangleimages.com
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