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Milkweed Leaf Beetle
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Milkweed Leaf Beetle

by Jim Zablotny

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 24, 2017141 views2 comments
This is a milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis) perched on a seed pod of common milkweed. K5 IIs 180mm f3.5 flash set at -1.67ev (1/10 sec at f16, Iso 160) Crop for comp Brightness & Contrast, Shadows & Highlights, Curve adjusted on Midtone Luminosity Mask, and some dust removal..............................Jim

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 24, 2017 at 4:26 PM
Very nice focus and Shine! crying  Is the sun causing the little halo effects or is that just her?  
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 24, 2017 at 6:37 PM
Interesting...I'd have called this a "lady bug".  Is that a different critter or an alternative common name, Jim.  This is a great look, with outstanding details and dof on the beetle.  The perch also shows well.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments