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caterpillar

by Reed Bowman

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 16, 2009287 views14 comments
Haven't figured out which species this is yet... but they were really beautiful

Nikon d200 sigma 180 mm macro
f/11, 1/30 sec
ISO 100
macro flash

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 16, 2009 at 4:06 AM
Really nice!

Great colors, good comp, and interesting.
This would have been a great entry into the "Weekly challenge" last week - "guess what this is?"

I suppose all those spiny hairs make them hard /impossible to eat by the birds.. maybe that is why they are so plentiful !

sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Lewis Thomson on August 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM

Hi Reed,

Nice shot, really like this! Superb detail and beautiful patterns in there.

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Registered on February 19, 2009, 2 Posts, 10 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 16, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Reed: Frame filling spectacular. Cactus caterpillar perhaps? :biggrin: Very well done.>=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on August 16, 2009 at 11:59 PM
I love your super tight crop on this. Makes it more interesting
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on August 19, 2009 at 12:17 AM
What a great design to this creature. Beautiful frame filling image Reed.

David M. Cobb
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on August 19, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Hey Reed, very cool close-up. Nice abstract look and good details. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on August 19, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Nicely seen and a beautiful capture.
Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 19, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Wow! A caterpillar?? What a gorgeous abstract; I almost don't care what the subject is.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Lynn Markarian on August 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Great detail and colors!!
Registered on August 17, 2009, 35 Posts, 168 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Whoa Reed! And this is a beautiful shot of them! Great details. Congrats on the EP.

Nathan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Way to go, Reed! :toast:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on August 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Congrats on EP Reed.
:toast:
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on August 25, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Congrats on the EP Reed. Not sure on the ID,but it looks a fair amount like a gypsy moth. Although I didn't think they were in Florida yet. Check out
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=2652044
Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments
Comment posted by Reed Bowman on August 25, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Hi Julie... I guess I should have stated that the caterpillar was shot in Michigan. I ID'd it as far as the moth family Noctuidae (not sure if Gypsy moth is in that family), but I haven't been able to find anything that looks exactly like it... thanks for the idea though
Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments