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Fire ants

by Kedar Bhat

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 27, 201178 views6 comments
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon 105mm macro lens
Flash: 2 Nikon SB800
Location: SGNP near Mumbai, India

First post after a long time. Been a NPN member in 2009

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 27, 2011 at 9:08 AM
This is such an appealing image, such clarity, great comp and light and colors. The upper right ant makes the image, but without all the others, including the ones "inside" the leaves, it wouldn't be nearly as interesting. I like this a lot.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on April 27, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Gorgeous! The golden colors of the ants really stand out against the dark background. Barbara is right about the relationship between the ants in the image - I agree with her completely. The veins in the leaves are a really nice detail.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 27, 2011 at 6:13 PM
beautiful colors and detail. The ants really pop against the black bg
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 27, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Works very well. As said before, the ants really pop against the black background and it's so nice to see a couple peeking out from behind the leaf. Had an interesting article in today's (or yesterday's) paper about how fire ants grab onto each other to create floating rafts to escape drowning.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 27, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Fantastic shot !!! love everything about it !
Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
Comment posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 2, 2011 at 4:25 AM
All been said Kedar.......brilliant

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Registered on July 11, 2005, 12 Posts, 98 Comments