Opal mine.
Firstly, I should say again these are called Hibiscus Harlequin Beetles or may have other names, apart from their scientific name. But like I said yesterday, I like to think of them as opals as they have the intense colours of the very best of these magic gems. Red is best!
Unfortunately, conditions were so windy and difficult, I really had to freeze this shot but it impacted the DOF a bit, made worse by the angle of the leaf and proximity to the subject on which this crowd of baby harlequins was sticking together. Perhaps I should have pushed up the ISO but well, things don’t always work out in a blizzard! A bracket of shots at different settings didn’t improve things.
Wynnum Wetlands Reserve.
Opal mine.
Firstly, I should say again these are called Hibiscus Harlequin Beetles or may have other names, apart from their scientific name. But like I said yesterday, I like to think of them as opals as they have the intense colours of the very best of these magic gems. Red is best!
Unfortunately, conditions were so windy and difficult, I really had to freeze this shot but it impacted the DOF a bit, made worse by the angle of the leaf and proximity to the subject on which this crowd of baby harlequins was sticking together. Perhaps I should have pushed up the ISO but well, things don’t always work out in a blizzard! A bracket of shots at different settings didn’t improve things.
Wynnum Wetlands Reserve.