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Mating Milkweed Bugs

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Posted by Karla Hall on June 4, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Mating Milkweed Bugs
So....really bugs aren't my thing, but I couldn't help but catch these two while I was out taking pictures of flowers at Robinson...
Thought I would add just for something different.

Nikon d200 105mm micro 125-ISO f18 0.050sec
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 5, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Bugs aren't my thing either Karla but it was a good catch to spot these two in amongst all this color. You had some tough shooting conditions with the deep shadows and bright highlights but this is a nice behavioral shot.

Thanks for sharing, enjoy your weekend. :smile:
Posted by Larry Daniel on June 5, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Nice macro Karla. tough light is right. Did you use NX2 to process?
Posted by Daniel Loomis on June 5, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Nice capture. A bit of flash-fill would have helped with the shadows.
Posted by Karla Hall on June 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Larry, used Adobe Camera Raw to process..Daniel, a bit of flash would have been a good idea, but I wasn't thinking clearly :smile:
Thanks for the input everyone!