I Still Love my 60mm Macro (Samples)

pyanezpyanez Registered Users Posts: 212 Major grins
edited May 26, 2008 in Holy Macro
The sharpness of this lens never fails to amaze me...

These were from a lunch-time outing this past friday.

Other similar shots available HERE

A little green beetle I came across in the woods - wasn't able to get to 1:1 range (he spooked before I could get off a second shot)

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a 100% crop of the same image: (not the reflection on the eyes and "pores where the iridescent portion of the shell is missing"

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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    eek7.gif Ewwwwwwwww and nice clap.gif all in the same sentence. Looks like he/she has some paint chipping.
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    LOvely captures- think it's a tiger beetle - wonderful colouring.

    Brian V.
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  • pyanezpyanez Registered Users Posts: 212 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Thanks for the ID -- with that info it looks like it might be (more specifically) a Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    LOvely captures- think it's a tiger beetle - wonderful colouring.

    Brian V.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    pyanez wrote:
    The sharpness of this lens never fails to amaze me...

    These were from a lunch-time outing this past friday.

    Other similar shots available HERE

    A little green beetle I came across in the woods - wasn't able to get to 1:1 range (he spooked before I could get off a second shot)


    a 100% crop of the same image: (not the reflection on the eyes and "pores where the iridescent portion of the shell is missing"

    I had a look in my bug book and as Brian said its a Tiger Beetle.
    I thought the white marks on its body was just debrie, but not so.

    The markings on your beetle match the one in the Bug Book thumb.gif

    Love the metalic look of this guy.... great shots clap.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • pyanezpyanez Registered Users Posts: 212 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    A few more from the same outing...

    a crab spider of some sort if I'm not mistaken:

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    and a water strider feeding on a drowned dragonfly:

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    and 100% crop of the above:

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  • TwistedJTwistedJ Registered Users Posts: 193 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Wonderful shot.
  • MichelleLMichelleL Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    What great photos - love the green in the beetle.
    Michelle Legg :smooch

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  • pyanezpyanez Registered Users Posts: 212 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Thanks for the comments and IDs.

    P
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