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The Argument
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The Argument

by Mark Plonsky

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 18, 20042,306 views6 comments
I was trying to get a nice shot of the lady with the colorful flower in the background when this ant came in and starting arguing. I assume they were arguing about aphids, since the ants farm them and the ladies eat them.

1/160, f16, iso400. canon 300d, tamron 2xTC, canon 100mm macro, canon 500D closeup 420ex flash covered with a diffuser and mounted on a butterfly bracket. On a Tripod. Cropped at least 70%. This image is a composite of two successive frames in an effort to increase DOF.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by LILWINGS on November 18, 2004 at 11:10 AM
fantastic behavior shot Mark- great title for this one, well done :)
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Comment posted by Michael Bates on November 18, 2004 at 6:58 PM
Mark...who won???? LOL!! Excellent capture here!!!

Michael
Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 18, 2004 at 7:39 PM
Hey Mark

Very cool shot :toast: Excellent details, awesome color combination. Good work.
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Vernon on November 18, 2004 at 10:02 PM
Kind of a mis-match, heavyweight champ versus the flyweight champ, great shot.
Registered on March 8, 2004, 24 Posts, 263 Comments
Comment posted by Gary G on November 18, 2004 at 10:53 PM
Would you consider flipping it 180? Neat pic, with cool background.
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Comment posted by Charles Chien on November 19, 2004 at 1:43 AM
Cool shot, Mark. I would guess that the ant won. :smile:
Registered on January 2, 2004, 3 Posts, 15 Comments