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Scarlet Plant Bug
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Scarlet Plant Bug

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 9, 201270 views4 comments
Very small bug at about 5mm. Sometimes a pest of ornamentals, such as daylily, iris.
F/10, 1/100th, ISO 640, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 and fill flash.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Great composition and color :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 9, 2012 at 9:19 PM
I like the bold colors against the dark BG, Howard. The scarlet bug is really, well, scarlet, and I especially like the cool red eyes. :cool: Nice find and capture. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 9, 2012 at 10:20 PM
Great comp in this with the bug on the right and the flower spreading out to the left of the bug. I like the unusual color combination; those vivid colors show up so well against the dark background. Nice focus on the bug. He may be a pest but he sure is handsome! :wink:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 11, 2012 at 3:13 PM
This is a really neat image! You managed wonderfully with just the right DOF to pull it off!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments