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Harmony II

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 9, 20072,089 views12 comments

I believe this is a Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) in a daisy patch. For 30+ mins. I watched this tiny beetle roam on a daisy, preen itself and roam again. After preening it would sit still for 20-30 secs before it ventured off again - that's when I was able to shoot.

105/2.8 @ f/8 - almost full frame (about 5% crop)

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Justin Wambold on July 9, 2007 at 10:17 AM

I like this very much. The composition is nice with the petals and the yellow spot in the background. And I really like the light. The white flowers are bouncing light around quite nicely. It has a nice luminance quality to it.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 9, 2007 at 10:39 AM

Will: Absolutely wonderful comp and colors. The DOF choice was just perfect. 2+ thumbs up. >=))>

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Comment posted by Sam Rua on July 9, 2007 at 12:36 PM

Very nice, Will. The flower and that great BG would stand on their own, but the LB really makes this one special. I really like the detail you've captured in the white petals.

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on July 9, 2007 at 4:17 PM

This is so beautiful and light!

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on July 9, 2007 at 4:58 PM

What a great shot, William! The OOF flower really makes this for me!

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on July 9, 2007 at 8:58 PM

Hi Will,

Very nice composition with regards to the placement of the beetle. The strong colors of the beetle really look good among all the whites of the flower. I am a little dissappointed that you are not finding some exotic bugs up in the Northwest.

Heck, I can find one of these down in the swamps.

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Comment posted by Tom Rojahn on July 10, 2007 at 4:00 AM

Very nice indeed, Bill, lovely light and soft colours in back!

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on July 10, 2007 at 4:16 AM

This is fantastic. I love everyting about it. Wonderful soft light with lots of detail great and composition.

Edwin kats

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 11, 2007 at 4:15 AM

Wow, Will, what a spectacular shot. I love it. Having just the one petal in focus with the oof daisy in the bg is just right to show off this colorful little bug. Good going!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 11, 2007 at 10:10 PM

What a fitting composition for an Asian beetle, Will. Looking at the thumb made me think of an oriental scroll. The soft colors and pure whites make for a subtly stunning image. Bravo!

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Comment posted by William Brozy on July 12, 2007 at 9:56 AM

Thank you all for the generous and kind words.

Ronnie - Tell me about it. This area is devoid of bugs! Never seen a place with so few little critters (except bees and flys). I am now just starting to see a few DFs and a few Whites fluttering about. But that's really it. We are in a hot spell right now so maybe things will pick up soon. But I must say the summer weather here is delightful.

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on July 16, 2007 at 10:57 PM

beautiful composition - congratulations

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