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Thirsty Work

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted July 11, 2011215 views18 comments

A thirsty Black Ant - Lasius niger (the common garden ant, 3-5mm in length) on top of a Foxglove flower. I noticed these ants patrolling up and down the tall foxglove stems and around each flower and thought the bright colour would make a striking backdrop.

Canon MP-E 65mm lens, f10, 1/160, ISO 100, diffused MT-24 flashgun, handheld. Taken at between 3x and 4x lifesize. Full frame.

Best viewed large.

All C+C welcomed.

Matt

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 11, 2011 at 3:28 PM

Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Malcolm Muir on July 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Really superb - dof and film plane spot on at f10! Envious!

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Comment posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 11, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Excellent macro work Matt,
congratulations,

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Comment posted by Guy Rogers on July 11, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Hello Matt.

Stunning capture and a first class piece of work.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 11, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Excellent !! Nothing more to say really. The water droplet is the icing

Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Graham Goddard on July 11, 2011 at 5:09 PM

I suspect this image will attract rather a lot of comments Matt - I like this an awful lot

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Comment posted by Des Ong on July 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM

Nice one Matt, great work as usual.

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 12, 2011 at 1:49 AM

What a superb shot. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on July 12, 2011 at 2:01 AM

Thats a cracker ..and love the detail on its eyes, well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Phil Ellard on July 12, 2011 at 4:00 AM

you were right stunning backdrop, another very colourful shot

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Comment posted by Mark Green on July 12, 2011 at 4:26 AM

if this doesnt win something, ill eat my shorts, !!! amazing work Matt.

Mark.G

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on July 12, 2011 at 1:55 PM

So much detail

Great image!!

Edwin

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on July 12, 2011 at 3:17 PM

I think MG has nailed the critique on this one; and I couldn't agree more. A very special image, beautifully executed.

Top shot, Matt

Andy...

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Comment posted by Ian Haskell on July 12, 2011 at 6:59 PM

The foxglove sets this shot off a treat.

Superb

Ian

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Comment posted by Matt Cole on July 13, 2011 at 4:02 AM

many thanks for the comments, all appreciated.

Matt

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Matt the detail on the large image is simply stunning.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Craig Jones on July 14, 2011 at 5:48 PM

Beautiful image with amazing detail the colourful background works really well Matt

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Comment posted by David Taylor on July 20, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Superb 2D image, showing some great behaviour. Well up to your usual very high standard.

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