Midge

[Ken Ramos]

Midge
EOS 20D
1/200 sec. @ f/11 ISO 400
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro
Daylight late afternoon, overcast

[Bruce Williams]

Moodily atmospheric.

IMO nine out of ten times this sort of pic just doesn't work - this one does! I think maybe in part because it's a good composition and the background is well ....just perfect!

....also that hint of detail in the antennae sort of "pulls" you into the picture.

well done Ken!

Bruce

[Ken Ramos]

I took several shots of this thing, this seemed to be the best of the bunch. I really liked the way the antennae stood out and the curvature of the insects body. I would have liked to have had more detail in those antennae though but this thing was in an awkward spot and seeing as how I have a @#!@# cold, I did not feel like fooling with it much as it was. When I am ill, I have very little patience but I think most of us are like that. Another thing I liked as you have pointed out is the background, dark and forebodding, kind of like shooting Draculas Castle against a stark Romanian sky. I like "moody" images, I guess its my darkside.

Thanks Bruce

[beetleman]

I gives me the feeling of a cool, misty early morning in the field

[crotermund]

I really like this shot, Ken. The sky is perfect for the mood it creates. Like Bruce, I find that this silhouette type of shot usually doesn't work for me. It's like the scout midge of doom surveying the scene before the armies arrive. Ok, that might be a bit extreme, but the sinister vibe in the picture works well.

[Ken Ramos]

Thanks Craig and Doug Both of your interpretations fit quite well, though I had never considered Dougs. It has been quite some while since I have greeted the "brookies" on an overcast spring morning