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Caterpillar Hunter

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 1, 2015160 views7 comments

The adult Fiery Searcher (AKA Caterpillar Hunter) feeds at night on many soft- bodied larvae, including Cankerworms and Caterpillars.

F/9, 1/200th, ISO 500, 5D M2, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 using a monopod for support in our asparagus patch. Cloudy & No flash around 7:30am.
I left the rear of the beetle dark, OOF anyway..

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 1, 2015 at 6:43 PM

Hi Howard,

Your beetle photo looks pretty good. For these types of photos, I'd like to see more DOF, but you captured the important part of the beetle, the head and mandibles which are nice and sharp. The background and asparagus perch are nice features that contributes well to the overall composition............................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 1, 2015 at 9:11 PM

Great to have you back posting here, Howard. Expertly composed and captured beetle. No nits from me whatsoever.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 1, 2015 at 11:29 PM

Cool iridescence in the carapace, Howard....you can't imaging how many years I've been waiting to be able to say that, man,

, but I'm not sure I'll eat the Asparagus.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on April 2, 2015 at 5:03 PM

I've missed your magic, Howard. Glad to see you back with your considerable expertise on display. I'm glad these creatures aren't six feet tall

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 3, 2015 at 2:59 PM

Most excellent, Howard ! Beautifully composed on a nicely graded background, with fine detail in the insect and plant and great control of the highlights; the dark oof rear is fine by me as it adds a touch of contrast to the image.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 12, 2015 at 8:50 AM

WOW, what an ugly looking guy. Seems like this guy would make an excellent replacement for the giant ants in "Them"....... sad

Seriously, congratulations on this image being picked for the EP / WP here, Howard. Excellent closeup capture...... devil