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Update ... turns out this is the 2nd record for Jersey rather than the 1st!! Just found out that Simon Robson recorded one previously tho was originally erronously ID'd as E. dominulus but is in fact E. ornata (his photo is on the British Bugs website under E. ornata) and the Channel Islands records only at present show ornata recorded on Guernsey and none on Jersey.
Sharon (@sharritta) at 365Project.org challenge me this week to do a forced perspective shot.
I decided to combine that with a field trip to Victoria's Bug Zoo that I went on with an old friend.
I'm spending this week developing my professional web site (finally!), so I'm going to infill with some of the really groovy bug shots that I got on the weekend with my old friend LP.
This lady tarantula was quite tame. I even held her, which surprised me, as I'm quite terrified of spiders. Our guide put me at ease.
The Bug Zoo doesn't allow tripods, so lighting was definitely a challenge. I lost about 1/3 of my shots to camera shake and insufficient exposure. My macro lens opens up to f/2.8, but there's a lot going inside that lens that reduces its light output, so it's not a particulary fast f/2.8.
My VR macro lens has a 12" minimum focusing distance (close enough for me, thank you), which renders a wonderful 1:1 close up. However, as with any lens when you get this close, your DOF declines exponentially. Even at f/29, there's very little depth of field, and I couldn't get anywhere close to that, as it either forced an exposure too long to hand hold, or reduced my light to nothing when using the on-camera flash. I couldn't push it much past f/8.
Pushing the ISO to between 1600 and 2000 helped to shorten the shutter speed, but introduced a LOT of noise into the shot. Lightroom helped to mitigate that, but the adjustment brush liked to pick up the noise when Auto Masking while selecting each bug, making selection much more tedious.
I think next time I go, I'm going to rent a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. That should give me additional working distance, and provide me a greater depth of field at the same framing. I've shot with it before, and it's a *very* fast lens.
Very freaky viewed large.
Taken handheld with my Nikon D600 for 1/60th of a second at f/9, ISO 1600 with my Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR macro lens, using on-camera flash.
The whole set of high-resolution images from the Bug Zoo is avavilable on my Flickr site:
I was trying to take a photo of my daylily when this wee bug dropped in. He said he made the shot better.
When you see them up close like this, I'm glad the bug screens keep them on the outside. Shot with two lenses coupled (100mm macro +77mm prime)
Reduviidae - Assasin Bug
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I went outside to ride my bike,and i found this ant battle bug!!!
So,i decided to take pictures of it,and upload them to flickr!!!
This specimen had an ant driving it.
This is a wasp beetle and well versed in the art of deception. It's markings shout 'I'm a bad ass bug and I can hurt you' when actually it's just a harmless sheep in wolfs clothing.
I'm having a bit of a run on subjects that present themselves at the right time. This bug appeared as if by magic in our back garden for me to shoot. Looked it up on Google and thought this'll be perfect for MM!
HMM! Theme: Deception
This time of the year bugs are everywhere and they have a big fan...me 😄 The insect world is amazing! It's so worth to take a closer look.
Ambush bugs are tiny predatory insects that lie in ambush and snag their prey with their claws and hooks. They then poison and ingest their prey through a beak folded behind the face plate. These are images of fully mature ambush bugs. The early nymph stages have similar shape but often come in differing colors.
A little sap-sucking bug, 2 - 3 mm across the shoulders. Six aqua legs, two dark antennae, and (front and centre) the proboscis inserted into a vein of the leaf.
100 mm macro lens, hand-held.
I had seen these before on an earlier European holiday, it looks a deadly predator of other imsects with that stiletto like mouth part. I don't know what species it is - anyone help please?
Positively un-macho phrase to emit while wielding a machine gun: "I'll merry YOUR melodies."
Tech. notes:
Exposure modified in Aperture.
A favourite bug to photo; so many people feel friendly toward ladybirds, it's totally endearing :) their bright red colour makes them a great subject.
Couldn't resist snapping this cute seven spot at my parents' house last weekend. When they saw this photo yesterday they told me the ladybird is still there! Must really love artichokes!
This photo was edited in Adobe Lightroom. Wanted to alter the colours slightly so gently messed with Lightroom's camera calibration colour sliders. Lots of fun! :)
Spotted: MBK, Bangkok, Thailand
Gist: “The café with a buzz!”
Oddity: Gnocchi Gingko Nut in Chili Sauce
Origin: Thailand
Locations: Two in Thailand
The green shield bug (Palomena prasina) is a shield bug of the family Pentatomidae. It may also be referred to as a green stink bug, particularly outside of Britain, although the name green stink bug more appropriately belongs to the larger North American stink bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield bug throughout Europe, including the British Isles, and are found in a large variety of habitats, including gardens. They have been found as far north as 63° N latitude.