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Green Dock Leaf Beetle

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 18, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Green Dock Leaf Beetle

One from the other week, a Green Dock Leaf Beetle on a dock leaf.

1/40th @ f8 -1/3rd iso400 ( 90% of FF )

Please view the large version

Thanks for the feedback on my last post and thanks for looking.

Andy...

Posted by Matt Cole on June 19, 2012 at 1:42 AM

I've always found these difficult to photograph Andy because of their habit of dropping off the leaf as soon as you get too close to them. This is nice, I like the light and colours. I wonder if there's a bit more detail that you could pull out of the blacks?

Matt

Posted by John Robinson on June 19, 2012 at 5:32 AM

Hi Andy
Nits covered above.Keep going else we'ii have nowt to look at

Cheers
JR

Posted by Neil Burton on June 19, 2012 at 6:06 AM

wonderful colours Andy. Must get me a macro lens.

Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys

Andy...

Posted by Craig Jones on June 19, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Lovely close up, really like the colours on this fellow and nice composition too

Posted by Nick Mckeown on June 19, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Great shot of a quite difficult species as Matt says.

Nick.

Posted by Andy Astbury on June 20, 2012 at 7:23 AM

Nit covered by Matt - comp is spot on for me Andy

Posted by Barry Southon on June 20, 2012 at 1:07 PM

Andy

Not easy at all class image.

Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys, I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

The way this image was circumnavigated by one member raised a

Andy...

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 21, 2012 at 1:32 PM

Very cool Andy.

Phil.