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Water Bug

by John Robinson

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 10, 2011115 views7 comments
Notonecta Glauca.
Done in small tanks made by using rubber tube between two pieces of glass held together by bulldog clips. Easy to carry around too!
D200 Sigma 50mm macro
$00 ISO
50th @f16
&0% crop. Levels.
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 10, 2011 at 10:19 PM
How cool is that? I remember those bugs when I lived up North. Great shot and nice and clear
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Comment posted by John Kerr on June 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Interesting shot John. The bug creates nice natural lines and shapes, well done.
Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on June 10, 2011 at 11:58 PM
Great shot, John. I see these once in a while and haven't even thought of netting them and photographing them in a tank of sorts. Thanks for the idea. do you have any of the underside of this one? You probably know that they fly also. The first time I saw these I didn't know what it was and was quite surprised to see it fly from the surface of the pond. Fast if I recall correctly.
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 11, 2011 at 1:48 AM
John:
Innovative and work really well. Nice and sharp. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on June 11, 2011 at 8:44 AM
Excellent shot- Nice sharpness and detail- Great idea for acquatic critters- Ciao, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 11, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Great shot. The detail in the backswimmer is terrific and getting it underwater is special. Your set up is very interesting.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 12, 2011 at 12:33 PM
John,
great image of this underwater bug. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments