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Egg laying

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 22, 2012112 views5 comments

I was fortunate while shooting the stink bugs hatching to see a female laying eggs. She did not seem to be concerned about my being close, but concentrated on the job at hand.

Canon T3i
1/400 @ F-4 ISO 400
Canon EF 100 macro USM + 12mm Xtube
tripod.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 22, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Great nature story! It would be better if the bug was totally in focus (more DOF). Would consider cloning out the egg just above the tail end (I think it's an egg).

Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 22, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Excellent companion to your previous post. I don't recall ever seeing an image of an insect depositing her eggs. I agree about cloning out the oof egg above the mother.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 22, 2012 at 11:18 PM

How fortunate to gather a (nearly) complete natural history of a bug in one place. amazing series you've got going with this. Very well seen and captured

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 24, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Wow, amazing capture of a natural event, John! Yes, more DOF on the insect would have been nice but to me the most important parts are clear--the eye and the egg. And that egg is very sharp! Great comp on this but also agree with others about cloning out the one egg or at least toning down the brightness of it. Thanks for sharing this seldom seen glimpse of nature.

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 30, 2012 at 6:23 AM

The eggs bring a lot to the shot adding great interest John.
Great plane of focus @ f/4 to bring so much in as well.
Good light & natural color, nice job here

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments