Beetle, a little one. Could be a Tater Bug

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:54 pm

EOS 30D
Manual mode/hand held/IS off
1/200 sec. @ f/8 ISO 400
EF 28-135mm IS Wide Angle Zoom @ 130mm close focus
Sunny, in shade 430EX Speedlite @ -1/3

salden · Post by **salden** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:38 am

You have a nice background with this set Ken. I am not sure what the bug is, but he is a cutie.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:56 am

Don't know what kind of bug it is either and it is probably not a tater bug though I really am not all that interested if it is. Yes, I like the background I got with the top image and I really like the subtile softness of this lens too, though it can produce very sharp images in subjects other than in macro having been shot with it. I never thought I would say that because I have always liked the high definition and sharp images that we so often see. The 28-135mm zoom lens has got me going back to the things I really once liked shooting and I am getting photos that I find to be more pleasing to myself but after all that is what is important isn't it? A great suggestion on purchasing this lens, again thank you Sue.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:53 pm

Very nice photos Ken. Both are very pleasing to the eye, no busyness

to distract from the main subject. I went searching for an ID (page 32 in bugguide for leaf beetles) Just for the hell of it. http://bugguide.net/node/view/39442. Have a great vacation (were did I see that

)

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:30 pm

Yep sure looks like my bug there Doug, a leaf beetle for sure. Yeah, holiday starts week after next! Oh boy!

Thanks Doug