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Potato Beetle

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 18, 2013268 views9 comments

This is some type of a potato beetle. . .I had posted a back view of this beetle previously. Even though considered a pest, I thought he was quite photogenic with his interesting designs and the nice perch he had on an unopened Hosta flower.

Canon Rebel T1i. 180mm macro lens. F/9 for 1/13 sec. ISO 100. Tripod mounted, in-camera flash.

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9 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 18, 2013 at 9:02 PM

I well remember your excellent previous view of this cool looking beetle, Carolyn. I like this view which includes the squiggly legs and the soft colorful bg. Lots of super colors for an insect image.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 19, 2013 at 2:58 AM

Carolyn..is there a way to send this bug across to me. Beautiful subject and a extra beautiful composition...

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on April 19, 2013 at 8:39 AM

His colors are wonderful. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 19, 2013 at 1:03 PM

Love everything about this - the exquisite colours, pose, comp, and BG.
Excellent!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 19, 2013 at 6:26 PM

This must be a girl Potato Beetle, much too pretty to be a boy

A real eye catcher Carolyn, and such lively colors throughout..
Best lookin' little beetle macro I've seen in a long time, well done!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 19, 2013 at 8:34 PM

What an awesome look at this handsome beetle, too bad it's a pest. That mostly yellow background is sure sweet.

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on April 20, 2013 at 5:43 AM

Nice picture. Beautiful colors of the insect. Great background.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on April 20, 2013 at 1:27 PM

A very beautiful beetle which I saw so often as a child in my grandma's garden.The first time I saw one I proudly showed it to her, then she shreeked and squashed it immediately...fearing for her potato crop...needless to say I never told her again when I saw one

so yes, a pest, but very beautiful and captured here very nicely in all his beautiful detail.
Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 6, 2013 at 3:09 AM

Very nice sharp detail in front of beautiful soft colored BG. TFS.

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